European team gold medallists Kitty King and Vendredi Biats finish inside the top 20 in the Grantham Cup for owners Diana Bown, Sally Lloyd Baker, Sally Eyre and Samantha Wilson
Numerous horses headed to Badminton Horse Trials enjoyed a prep run at Thoresby last weekend, including the top three in the Lycetts Grantham Cup CCI4*-S – Brookfield Inocent (Piggy March), Cola III (Bubby Upton) and London 52 (Laura Collett). If you’d like to see some Badminton-bound horses stretching their legs, check out these Thoresby Park Horse Trials pictures.
Nicola Wilson riding JL DUBLIN in CCI-S 4* Section M1 during the Eventing Spring Carnival at Thoresby Park on the 3rd April 2022
(Image credit: Peter Nixon)
The European champions, Nicola Wilson and James and Jo Lambert and Deirdre Johnston’s JL Dublin, take seventh in the Grantham Cup
Emily King riding VALMY BIATS in CCI-S 4* Section M1 during the Eventing Spring Carnival at Thoresby Park on the 3rd April 2022
(Image credit: Peter Nixon)
Valmy Biats, owned by his breeder Philippe Brivois, lands eighth in the feature class under Emily King
Badminton final scores
Pippa Funnell riding BILLY WALK ON in CCI-S 4* Section M during the Eventing Spring Carnival at Thoresby Park on the 3rd April 2022
Libby Seed riding HEARTBREAKER STAR QUALITY in CCI-S 4* Section M1 during the Eventing Spring Carnival at Thoresby Park on the 3rd April 2022
(Image credit: Peter Nixon)
Libby Seed will make her Badminton debut with her parents Jonathon and Lesley’s Heartbreaker Star Quality, picks up a placing in the Grantham Cup
Rosalind Canter riding ALLSTAR B in CCI-S 4* Section M1 during the Eventing Spring Carnival at Thoresby Park on the 3rd April 2022
(Image credit: Peter Nixon)
World champions Ros Canter and Allstar B, owned by his rider and Caroline Moore, cruise to 14th place in the Grantham Cup
Ben Hobday riding SHADOW MAN II in CCI-S 4* Section M1 during the Eventing Spring Carnival at Thoresby Park on the 3rd April 2022
(Image credit: Peter Nixon)
Ben Hobday and 2019 British national champion Shadow Man jump a double clear in the Grantham Cup for 19th. The horse belongs to Jane Chambers, Ben and his father Stephen
Selina Milnes riding IRON IV in CCI-S 4* Section M during the Eventing Spring Carnival at Thoresby Park on the 3rd April 2022
(Image credit: Peter Nixon)
Selina Milnes and William Rucker’s Iron IV finish in the placings in the Grantham Cup
Felicity Collins riding RSH CONTEND OR in CCI-S 4* Section M1 during the Eventing Spring Carnival at Thoresby Park on the 3rd April 2022
(Image credit: Peter Nixon)
British rising star Felicity Collins pilots her mother Vicky and Avrina Milton’s RSH Contend Or to a double clear as they warm up for their first Badminton
Hector Payne riding DYNASTY in CCI-S 4* Section M during the Eventing Spring Carnival at Thoresby Park on the 3rd April 2022
(Image credit: Peter Nixon)
Another pair prepping for a first Badminton, Hector Payne and Dynasty, owned by the rider’s grandparents Jeremy and Judith Skinner, plus David and Margie Hall
Lauren Innes riding GLOBAL FISION M in CCI-S 4* Section M1 during the Eventing Spring Carnival at Thoresby Park on the 3rd April 2022
Never miss out on the latest happenings in the equestrian world
Harry Meade riding LITTLE FIRE in CCI-S 4* Section M1 during the Eventing Spring Carnival at Thoresby Park on the 3rd April 2022
(Image credit: Peter Nixon)
Harry Meade stands in for William Fox-Pitt on Jennifer Dowling and William’s Little Fire, running slowly across country after an impressive dressage score of 25.4. William has been stood down after being knocked out in a fall at Cirencester
Sarah Bullimore riding REVE DU ROUET in A Section L during the Eventing Spring Carnival at Thoresby Park on the 3rd April 2022
(Image credit: Peter Nixon)
Sarah Bullimore and five-star stalwart Reve Du Rouet claim sixth in an advanced section. Reve Du Rouet belongs to Chris and Sue Gillespie and Sarah’s husband Brett
(Image credit: creditUnknown)
Vicky Bates and David Myers’ rising star CHF Cooliser impresses as she takes seventh in an advanced with Tom McEwen
Richard P Jones riding ALFIES CLOVER in A Section L during the Eventing Spring Carnival at Thoresby Park on the 3rd April 2022
(Image credit: Peter Nixon)
Richard Jones pilots Sandra Martin, Dinah Saunders and his own Alfies Clover to 10th in an advanced
Alice Casburn riding TOPSPIN in A INCL. U25 Section K during the Eventing Spring Carnival at Thoresby Park on the 3rd April 2022
(Image credit: Peter Nixon)
Alice Casburn and her mother Caroline’s home-bred Topspin, who will make their five-star debut at Badminton, pick up seventh place in an advanced on their dressage score
If you enjoyed these Thoresby Park Horse Trials pictures, stay tuned over the next month as we build up to the big one!
Horse & Hound magazine, out every Thursday, is packed with all the latest news and reports, as well as interviews, specials, nostalgia, vet and training advice. Find how you can enjoythe magazine deliveredto your door every week, plus options to upgrade your subscription to access ouronline servicethat brings you breaking news and reports as well as other benefits.
Stay in touch with all the news in the run-up to and throughout the major shows and events during 2026 and beyond with a Horse & Hound subscription. Subscribe today for all you need to know ahead of these major events, plus online reports on the action as it happens from our expert team of reporters and in-depth analysis in our special commemorative magazines. Have a subscription already? Set up your unlimited website access now
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.
