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Three horses held at Bramham trot-up as riders embrace the festival theme

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    • Three horses were held at the Defender Bramham Horse Trials first trot-up this afternoon (10 June).

    Of the 51 CCI4*-L horses who came before the ground jury – president Christina Klingspor of Sweden, Britain’s Les Smith and New Zealand’s Andrew Bennie – ultimately, all progressed to take part in the competition, after nervous moments for these three British riders.

    The first to be sent to the holding box was Benedict Radau, presented by Matt Heath for owners Hans Radau and Jane Shears, who was passed on re-inspection.

    The second was Cooley Topgear, ridden by Mark Davidson and owned by Shaun and Emma Murray and Freya, Morwenna and Neil Hartley.

    He had not yet been re-presented when Hisco, ridden by Stephen Heal for The Knight Syndicate, was asked to trot again and then sent to join Cooley Topgear in the holding box.

    Cooley Topgear and Hisco were both re-presented at the end of the inspection and passed.

    The theme at the Bramham Horse Trials first trot-up was “festival” – a reference to Leeds Festival, which is held in the park later in the summer – and the winners of the Hiho Silver best-dressed prizes were among those who embraced this.

    Selina Milnes, sporting silver sequins to trot up former Bramham CCI4*-S winner Cooley Snapchat, took the female prize. Tom Rowland – “dressed to rave till dawn,” according to commentator John Kyle, in a green cap and shorts and a “brat” T-shirt in homage to the “brat summer” trend – landed the male award as he brought forward LB Mettaphor.

    “I feel like Max and Tom are going to two very different festivals,” said John, to chuckles from the crowd, as Tom followed Max Warburton’s more traditional outfit up the runway.

    Dressage for the CCI4*-L starts at 10.50am tomorrow. The CCI4*-S, which has a larger entry, kicks off at 8.30am.

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    Pippa Roome
    Pippa Roome

    H&H magazine editor and eventing editor
    Pippa is a true eventing geek and has been H&H’s eventing editor since 2005. She has first-hand experience of competing up to British Eventing intermediate and international CCI2*-L level, and has worked in the industry on a top event yard. Pippa enjoys nothing more than immersing herself in the sport at the highest level, reporting from the five-stars and international championships, including the Olympics.
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