Andrew Nicholson wins Punchestown CCI***
Andrew Nicholson won the CCI*** at the Irish Horse Board Punchestown International Three-Day Event on Silbury Hill by just 0.8pen from Oliver Townend and Flint Curtis. Andrew also finished third on Armada.
The only show jumping clear round inside the time propelled Matthew Wright up from 22nd after dressage to fourth on Another Cavalier, who was tackling his first three-star. Niall Griffin and Lorgaine dropped down the order to fifth after hitting five fences, and Michael Ryan finished sixth on Old Road.
Ireland’s Michael Ryan won the Failte Ireland/Irish Horse Board CCI**, ahead of Oli Townend and Jackson D’Allez. Paul Tapner’s good season continued with third place on Stormhill Michael, while Andrew Nicholson was fourth on Stormhill Kossack.
Matthew Wright wn the CLG Developments/Irish Horse Board CCI* on a horse purchased only two days before the event, Noisette Des Pres. Young rider Eliza Preston finished second on her part-Connemara Soft Touch.
Read H&H’s full report, including photos and further analysis, in this Thursday’s magazine (24 May, ’07)
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A St Andrews’ graduate, Catherine joined Horse & Hound in 2002 and stayed for 11 years in a variety of roles until she went freelance in June 2013. She rejoined the team part-time in November 2016 as hunting editor. She pretty much lives on the hunting field or at the racecourse, but also loves eventing, as a journalist, press officer and competitor. She was H&H’s sole accredited journalist at the London Olympic Games and has reported from major race meetings and eventing, showjumping and dressage championships and shows round the world, and has hunted all over Britain and Ireland.