HOYS gets off to a great start for the Walker family

It proved a great day at the office for the Walker stable on the opening day of the Horse of the Year Show as Party Time and Goldern Tasset took the top two places in the small hunter championship for Robert Walker and his wife Sarah.

Both horses are owned by Jill Day, and are Irish-bred by Tasset. Party Time made his debut in small hunter classes this season, and he remains unbeaten so far. “He is the happiest horse, and he certainly rose to the occasion tonight,” said Robert.

small hunter ( Mrs J Banks, Mr M Fitton). – 1 & 2, J Day’s Party Time & Goldern Tasset; 3, Y Cuddy’s Paddy Swan. Cuddy working hunter (Mrs J Banks, Mr M Fitton). – 1, J Snedker’s Keep Talking; 2, L Bell’s W Get Smart; 3, J Ainsworth’s Up Date. Int SHT (Capt A Varley, Mrs J Banks)– 1, P Underwood’s Utah; 2, V White & D Thomas’ Rustle of Spring; 3, D Lacey’s Halfmoon Bellavista SEIB Search For A Star (Mrs M Ramsay, Mr R Oliver, Mr D Bartram) cob.– 1, P Isaac’s Rockstar; 2, P Madely’s Banwy Charisma; 3, E Clarke’s The Hammerman. Riding Club show horse.– 1, C Hawkins’s Kilcara Diamond; 2, A Green’s Maximus Tiberius; 3, S Renouf’s Passe Partout. riding horse/hack.– 1 riding horse, Z Whittle’s Mettlewood Mr Fahrenheit; 1 hack, L Needham’s Mortomley Twilight Jasper; 2, E Brassy’s Count On Me; 3, J Laurie’s Bozley. hunter (Mrs R Ramsay, Mr R Oliver, Ms L Daly).– 1, D Charlesworth’s Exclusively Centrestage; 2, J Everett’s Sheer Ambition; 3, E Harries’s Stradey Hanna.

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