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The
Bowmore Blair Castle International Horse Trials and Country
Fair
Blair Atholl, Perthshire
Thursday 22nd - Sunday 25th August 2002
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Bowmore Blair Castle International Horse Trials and Country
Fair
The
Bowmore Blair Castle International Horse Trials and Country Fair
finished yesterday in glorious sunshine at Blair Atholl.
The organizers were delighted with the way everything went and reckoned
around 30,000 visitors attended the event and enjoyed seeing some
of the world's top riders in action in spectacular surroundings.
Despite a few showers on Saturday afternoon, the cross-country course
rode well, while conditions could not have been better for Sunday's
showjumping.
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Lucy
Wiegersma, from Cornwall
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Winner
of the international two star three day event for the second
year running was Lucy Wiegersma, from Cornwall with Susan
Hunt's nine-year-old mare, Friday Morning. This is the first
time that anyone has won the two star section in consecutive
years and made Lucy's journey worthwhile.
Lisa Maynard's Sky Sport obviously enjoys the unique atmosphere
at Blair, he won the one star event in 2001 and came a close
runner up to Friday Morning this year. Third was Terry Boon
and The Irish Gunner. Terry had been leading after the dressage
on his other horse, Grove Joucas, but unfortunately had to
retire during the cross-country phase.
Highest placed Scot was David Gatherer from Renfrewshire riding
Anne Prentice's Aero Dynamic II. He finished in 7th place
and was a member of the first place Scottish team along with
Suzanne Lumgair, Peter Laidlaw and Richard Telford.
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Heidi
Simmons from York
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In
the one star competition, Heidi Simmons from York moved up
from third place overnight to first with a perfect showjumping
round on her own seven-year-old gelding, The Biz.
Oliver Townend and Lady Windsor came second with the overnight
leader Ruth Friend and Mister Barnabus in third.
Top Scot was local girl, Louisa Milne Home from Milnathort
with her own and Evelyn Crombie's grey gelding, Melody River.
She finished in 10th place.
In the one star team event the English team of Christine Hardinge,
Alex Bryne, Oliver Townend and Craig Anderson came first.
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Results - CCI** - 1, Lucy Wiegersma (ENG), Friday Morning, 58.61;
2, Lisa Maynard (GBR), Sky Sport, 62.41; 3, Terry Boon (GBR), The
Irish Gunner, 73.2; 4, Chris Hunnable (GBR), Red Quest, 73.4; 5,
Jason Ferguson (GBR), Spring Savannah, 76.61; 6, Ken Spencer (GBR),
Hakkinen, 82.01.
CCI* - 1, Heidi Simmons (GBR), The Biz, 44.13; 2, Oliver Townend
(ENG), Lady Windsor, 48.26; 3, Ruth Friend (GBR), Mister Barnabus;
50.18; 4, Erica Watson (GBR), Final Model, 53.35; 5, Nini French
(GBR), Pick and Mix II, 54.18; 6, Lucy
Wiegersma (GBR), Friday Feeling, 54.57.
CCI** Team - 1, Scotland; 2, Great Britain; 3, Under 25's.
CCI* Team - 1, England; 2, Young Scotland; 3, Old Scotland. For further details please
visit the Bowmore Blair Castle International Horse Trials and Country
Fair website - click here
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