British teenager Rachel Proudley set a brand new private greatest by clearing 7ft 3in to tie for high honours with Eire’s Brendan Murphy within the LeMieux puissance on the CSI3* Bolesworth Worldwide introduced by Al Shira’aa on Saturday night (28 June).
A subject of three intrepid mixtures remained for the fifth and ultimate spherical, the place the massive crimson wall towered to 2.20m (7ft 3in) within the centre of Bolesworth’s iconic major area.
First to go of the ultimate trio was Jack Whitaker and D&H Q Paravatti N, who was contemporary from an look within the Hickstead Derby with Jack’s father Michael Whitaker, however the mare simply nudged out the highest bricks to complete on 4 faults.
One week wanting her twentieth birthday, 19-year-old Rachel Proudly was one of many youngest riders within the subject and nonetheless a relative newcomer to excessive leaping, however already a London Worldwide puissance winner with Graham Ward’s 11-year-old Simple Boy De Laubry Z.
The fearless duo tackled the wall with typical gusto, Rachel punching the air with delight as they surpassed their earlier private better of clearing a 2.12m puissance wall set at London in December.
Brendan shrugged off any strain as final to enter the sector and pitched his strategy completely with Hugh Fitzpatrick’s 12-year-old Erne Riverrun. The pair soared clear excessive bricks, making certain there could be a two-way lap of honour for these worthy puissance winners.
Bolesworth puissance winner: “I’m misplaced for phrases”
“I’m fairly misplaced for phrases. It’s a tremendous feeling, Simple Boy was nice at the moment,” mentioned Rachel. “We didn’t actually have excessive expectations, however he obtained higher with each spherical. He’s so courageous and you’ll belief him all the way in which – it actually helps. He’s unimaginable.”
Brendan Murphy using Hugh Fitzpatrick’s Erne Riverrun share high spot within the Bolesworth puissance on Saturday evening.
Brendan and the Irish-bred Erne Riverrun completed third within the puissance right here at Bolewsorth at his first try in 2023.
“We solely came visiting to Bolesworth with the one horse, so to drag off a win is superb,” he mentioned.
Ending in joint fourth had been William Fletcher using Alison Walton’s Quintine Van d’Abdijhoeve and Maisy Williams, who turned 19 final month, using Dalton D’Hoyo.
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Jennifer is passionate at showjumping and her function as H&H’s showjumping editor has taken her all over the world reporting from reveals and interviewing riders, connections and people concerned behind the scenes. Since becoming a member of H&H from BBC Sport in 2005, she has written on each topic throughout the equestrian sphere — from turnout rugs to secure administration — and has interviewed gold medallists, world champions and winners galore. She additionally has first-hand expertise of working within the equestrian trade as a using teacher and yard supervisor.
