Scores: 2008 CDI Hartpury

2008 CDI Hartpury - 16 - 20 July 2008

CDI Prix St Georges

1. Carl Hester - Movistar - 68.917 (England)
2. Rebecca Hughes - Shining Light - 68.917 (England)
3. Nicky Crisp - Pasoa - 67.583 (England)
4. Michael Eilberg - Marakov - 66.500 (England)
5. Matt Frost - Flyaway Wish - 65.750 (England)
6. Claire Harwood - Alley Baba - 65.583 (England)
7. Charlotte Du Jardin - Bicahu - 65.417 (England)
8. Lisa Hopkins - Likeur - 65.167 (England)
9. Katherine Bateson Chandler - Rutherford - 64.833 (USA)
10. Lucy Straker - Lionheart II - 64.583 (England)
11. Mary Sharman - Wohler Van Het Gerenshof - 64.417 (England)
12. Joanna James - Cavallino - 63.917 (England)
13. Hannah Biggs - Weltzin - 63.833 (England)
14. Ruth Hurst - Latin Lover - 63.333 (England)
15. Vikki Weaver - My Charming Valentine - 63.083 (England)
16. Rachel Struel - Ragusa - 62.917 (England)
17. Anni Macdonald Hall - Rosso - 62.750 (England)
18. Kate Attlee - Lochness - 62.583 (England)
19. Nicola McGivern - Active Valentino - 62.417 (England)
20. Matt Hicks - Solent Spice - 62.250 (England)
21. Angela Russell - Nico - 62.083 (England)
22. Claire Harwood - Alley Kazam - 61.833 (England)
23. Luis Principe - World Performance Washington - 61.750 (Portugal)
24. Denise Hallion - Santana - 59.083 (South Africa)
25. Matt Hicks - Highmark - 58.750 (England)
26. Paulo Santos - Oeste - 58.083 (Portugal)

The Prix St George winner was determined on collective marks; Carl Hester and Movistar just having the edge over Rebecca Hughes and Shining Light. Both combinations were outstanding; Carls ride, the stunning dark bay KWPN stallion by Jazz, owned by Sarah Tyler-Evans and Rebecca’s ride, an Oldenburg gelding, owned by Felicity Scott, demonstrating beautiful movement, balance and charisma throughout their tests.

CDI Intermediaire I

1. Carl Hester - Movistar - 71.583 (England)
2. Michael Eilberg - Marakov - 69.500 (England)
3. Mary Sharman - Wohler Van Het Gerenshof - 68.250 (England)
4. Rebecca Hughes - Shining Light - 67.000 (England)
5. Matt Frost - Flyaway Wish - 66.917 (England)
6. Claire Harwood - Alley Kazam - 66.083 (England)
7. Nicky Crisp - Pasoa - 66.000 (England)
8. Charlotte Du Jardin - Bicahu - 65.500 (England)
9. Joanna James- Cavallino - 65.167 (England)
10. Lisa Hopkins - Likeur - 64.833 (England)
11. Vikki Weaver - My Charming Valentine - 64.833 (England)
12. Hannah Biggs - Weltzin - 64.500 (England)
13. Lucy Straker - Lionheart II - 64.333 (England)
14. Anni Macdonald Hall - Rosso - 63.833 (England)
15. Claire Harwood - Alley Baba - 63.667 (England)
16. Matt Hicks - Solent Spice - 63.500 (England)
17. Rachel Struel - Ragusa - 63.000 (England)
18. Kate Attlee- Lochness - 62.917 (England)
19. Katherine Bateson Chandler - Rutherford - 62.500 (USA)
20. Paulo Santos - Oeste - 59.667 (Portugal)
21. Matt Hicks - Highmark - 59.500 (England)
22. Luis Principe - World Performance Washington - 57.333 (Portugal)
23. Angela Russell - Nico - 57.250 (England)
24. Denise Hallion- Santana - 55.417 (South Africa)
Nicola McGivern - Active Valentino - DNS
Ruth Hurst - Latin Lover - RET

Carl Hester continued his invincible form in the Small Tour with the eight-year-old 16.1hh Dutch-bred stallion Movistar by Jazz, owned by Sarah Tyler-Evans; the combination comfortably winning the FEI CDI Intermediate I, sponsored by Devoucoux Saddles, with 71.583%. Michael Eilberg and Marakov were placed second and Mary Sharman(pictured) and the Belgian warmblood Wohler Van Het Gerenshoffinished an impressive third. Mary and Wohler were selected onto The BEF World Class Dressage Equine Pathway Programme in 2006 and continue to impress the judges as they rise up the levels; the stunning Hanoverian gelding displaying the same cadence and temperament as his Grand Prix educated sire, Ragazzo, who stands at Hartpury’s Home Farm Stud and is now owned by the College.

CDI Intermediaire I Kur to Music

1. Carl Hester - Movistar - 73.67 (England)
2. Nicky Crisp - Pasoa - 70.92 (England)
3. Matt Frost - Flyaway Wish- 69.50 (England)
4. Mary Sharman - Wohler Van Het Gerenshof - 68.92 (England)
5. Lisa Hopkins - Likeur - 68.92 (England)
6. Vikki Weaver - My Charming Valentine - 68.58 (England)
7. Claire Harwood - Alley Kazam - 68.08 (England)
8. Rebecca Hughes - Shining Light - 67.50 (England)
9. Anni Macdonald Hall - Rosso - 67.25 (England)
10. Hannah Biggs - Weltzin - 65.00 (England)
10. Charlotte Du Jardin - Bicachu - 65.00 (England)
12. Rachel Struel - Ragusa - 64.25 (England)
13. Lucy Straker - Lionheart II - 63.33 (England)
13. Matt Hicks - Solent Spice - 63.33 (England)
15. Joanna James - Cavallino - 60.00 (England)

Carl Hester continued the exceptional form he has displayed all week with Movistar, winning the FEI CDI Intermediate I Freestyle with 73.67%; his Latin American music choice suiting the character and movement of the refined KWPN stallion perfectly; this final test at the Festival for Carl, taking his tally of wins over the five days to six out of six! Nicky Crisp took second place on her own Dutch-bred 11-year-old mare, Pasoa (70.92%) followed by a clearly delighted Matt Frost and his 9-year-old Hanoverian gelding, Flyaway Wish (69.50%).

CDI Grand Prix

1. Richard Barrett - Alcatraz - 66.833 (England)
2. Judy Harvey - Fitzceraldo - 66.750 (England)
3. Nicola McGivern - Active Walero - 65.458 (England)
4. Sarah Jane Elmslie - Masterplan - 65.417 (England)
5. Nicola Jourdain - Saint Swithens - 65.375 (England)
6. Nicola Jourdain - Sancerre - 65.292 (England)
7. Kate Attlee - Teutone Z - 64.000 (England)
8. Jodie Lister - Nicky - 63.583 (England)
9. Carol Parsons - Giddy - 63.500 (England)
10. Kenneth Dyrby - Rholex - 62.125 (USA)
11. Jackie Beaven - Donner Dancer - 61.458 (England)
12. Katherine Bateson Chandler - Rainier - 61.208 (USA)
13. Anne Marie Dunphy - Egano S - 59.792 (Ireland)

The Grand Prix was a very closely fought contest; Richard Barratttopping the class on Alcatraz on 66.833%. On 66.750%, Judy Harvey finished a very close second on her big German warmblood, Fitzceraldo. Another excellent performance came from Hartpury College Equine graduate Sarah Jane Elmslie on her 16.1hh 7/8th TB gelding, Masterplan. The combination used to have lessons with Carl Hester whilst Sarah Jane was a student at Hartpury; Eventing being her passion back then. However, six years on, they have enjoyed unprecedented dressage success, winning Grand Prix’s at Wellington and Hickstead during their first year of competing at this level. Sarah Jane is trained by Nereide Goodman and sponsored by Wellington Equestrian.

CDI Grand Prix Special

1. Richard Barrett - Alcatraz - 68.720 (England)
2. Nicola Jourdain - Sancerre - 65.200 (England)
3. Carol Parsons - Giddy - 64.480 (England)
4. Anne Marie Dunphy - Egano S - 60.160 (Ireland)
5. Kenneth Dyrby - Rholex - Withdrawn (USA)

The final class of the Festival, the Grand Prix Special, was won by Richard Barrett on Alcatraz. Richard won the Grand Prix with 66.83% in the Big Tour competition earlier in the week and, despite the wind and rain that suddenly besieged Hartpury during his test, provided spectators with another stunning performance on his 16-year-old warmblood gelding, scoring 68.720%. Nicola Jourdain, who won the title in 2007 on St Swithens, had to settle for 2nd place this year riding Sancerre; her second competition horse, owned by Paula Ring

CDI Grand Prix Kur to Music

1. Nicola Jourdain - Saint Swithens - 68.65 (England)
2. Sarah Jane Elmslie - Masterplan - 68.55 (England)
3. Jodie Lister - Nicky - 68.05 (England)
4. Judy Harvey - Fitzceraldo - 67.35 (England)
5. Kate Attlee - Teutone Z - 64.50 (England)
6. Jackie Beaven - Donner Dancer - 64.45 (England)
7. Katherine Bateson Chandler - Rainier - 63.55 (USA)

The highlight of the day was the CDI Grand Prix Freestyle that took place in Hartpury’s new arena complex. Last year’s Hartpury College FEI Grand Prix Special Champions, Nicola Jourdain and Saint Swithens (pictured), taking the coveted title on 68.65%, just beating Sarah Jane Elmslie and her gorgeous TB gelding Masterplan (by 0.100%). Sarah’s story echoes that of Steph Croxford, the Hartpury graduate and amateur rider was definitely the crowd’s favourite of the night as she rode a beautifully correct and entertaining test on a horse that captivates the heart just as Mr President does!

National CDN Classes

FEI 4-year old Test

1. Nip Tuck - Carl Hester- 43.2
2. Boheme Af Sulsted - Keith Robertson - 40.9
3. Webs Zigeunerknabe - Martin Schleicher - 38.6
4. Redstone Staccato - Jacqui Fulton - 39.2
5. SHC Zsa Zsa - Emma Jane Taylor - 37.3
6. Zandic - F L Hulme - 37.8
7. Alcat Boy B J Kellegher - 37.3
8. Legend Himself - Paul Friday - 37.1
9. Calemdula Herself - Paul Friday - 37.0
10. Michael Angelo - Karen Beddows - 36.2
11. Demelsa - Rebecca Ellis - 36.0
12. Etoscha Hit - Keith Robertson - 34.4
13. Rigoletto - Lisa Yates - 33.8
14. Luna Ramexica - Vikki Pengilly - 33.2
15. Springfield Symphony - Laura Deas - 32.0
16. Devtschmark - Nicole Mellors - 31.0

Local favourite, Carl Hester took the first win of the day on the 4 year old Dutch bred gelding, Nip Tuck, whom he owns with Jane De La Mare. Diane Smeaton had an outstanding day, winning both the Nuumed Potential International 5 Year Old class and the British Young Horse National 5 Year Old class on her stunning Hannoverian stallion, Aldham Mill Don Diego. Other Young Horse winners included Alicia Loughton riding Dante VI, Denise Hallion riding Wervelwind and Siril Helijesen on Dorina.

FEI 5-year olds

1. Aldham Mill Don Diego - Diane Smeaton - 39.8
2. Ruxton Dimitri - Melanie Phillips - 38.0
3. Dana - Sally Newcomb - 38.3
4. Wervelwind- Denise Hallion - 39.5
5. Watson - Greg Smith - 39.0
6. Solloman - Leonie Smith - 38.7
7. Active Baroncelli - Lindsay Coleridge - 38.0
8. Wonderboy R.S. - George Harrison - 37.9
9. Ruxton Conquistador - Melanie Phillips - 37.9
10. Peninsula - Belinda Lambie - 37.7
11. Chagall - Daniel Bremner - 36.9
12. Waterloo - Laura Ferrier - 36.9
13. Donna Gracia - Serena Pincus - 36.9
14. Dino de Laurentis - Henrietta Cheetham - 36.7
15. DHI What Ever - Sara Hardacre - 36.6
16. X L - Debbie Poynter - 35.7
17. Aerborn Prototype - Lorrie McGowan - 35.4
18. Winning Moment - Lotte Seal - 35.3
19. Coronado Son - Stef Eardley - 34.9

British Young Horse International 5-year old

Wervelwind - Denise Hallion - 79.00
Koning - Justine Sole - 76.40
Ruxton Conquistador - Melanie Phillips - 67.20
Columbus Himself - Paul Friday - 65.80

British Young Horse International 6-year old

Dorina - Siril Helijesen - 80.60
Wincent - Christian Landolt - 78.20 2
Cordamigo - Julia Raikes - 74.20
Dante VI - Tessa Thorne - 72.00

CDN - Prix St Georges

1. Janeiro - Michael Eilberg - 70.00 (England)
2. Go Dutch - Jackie Siu - 68.25 (Hong Kong)
3. Aspen Grove Duvie - Gareth Hughes - 68.00 (England)
4. Makakov - Michael Eilberg - 67.25 (England)
5. Lou Wega - Judy Harvey - 67.00 (England)
6. Berkenhorst Artrax - Sarah Gorvett - 65.63 (England)
7. Raffels - Alice Beasley - 65.25 (England)
8. Sheepcote World Of Optimism - Claire Speer - 64.88 (England)
9. Nofretete - Ann Marie Dunphy - 64.38 (Ireland)
10. Di Spirito - Tessa Thorne - 63.13 (England)
11. Futurus V - Rhegan White - 62.38 (England)
12. Fiano - Stef Eardley - 62.25 (England)
13. Abbey Macho - Glenys Hemming - 61.88 (England)
14. Mirette - Rebecca Lee - 61.38 (England)
15. Privaldi - Kay Maxted - 60.88 (England)
16. Bellano - Katharine Lewis - 60.25 (England)
17. Capetto Vestervang - Belinda Skipper - 60.25 (England)
18. Aldham Mill Don Picobello - Diane Smeaton - 58.38 (England)
19. Santana - Denise Hallion - 57.13 (England)
20. Ballybrock - J Randall - 55.50 (England)
21. Calimero II - Sally Williams - 54.13 (England)

Janeiro The Prix St George proved to be the spectacle of the day; Michael Eilbergtaking the top spot on Janeiro, scoring 70%, closely followed by Jackie Siu on Go Dutch (68.25%) and Gareth Hughes on Aspen Grove Duvie (68%). Katrina Cantrell-Bennett put in an excellent performance, winning the NAF FEI Intermediate II on her 14 year old Oldenburg breeding stallion, Woodlander Markies.

CDN - Intermediaire I

1. Damino - Carl Hester - 67.13
2. Sheepcote World Of Optimism - Claire Speer - 67.00
3. Janeiro - Michael Eilberg - 66.25
4. Flyaway Wish - Matt Frost - 65.50
5. Lou Wega - Judy Harvey - 64.75
6. Raffels - Alice Beasley - 64.38
7. Demanio - Laura Ferrier - 64.13
8. Half Moon Bertoni - Julie Deverill - 62.38
9. Capetto Vestervang - Belinda Skipper - 61.75
10. Bellano - Katharine Lewis - 61.50
11. Brendys K - Kate Byrom - 61.13
12. Mirette - Rebecca Lee - 60.50
13. Privaldi - Kay Maxted - 59.75
14. Fiano - Stef Eardley - 59.50
15. Santana - Denise Hallion - 58.00
16. Leo-Pard - Kate Byrom - 54.75

Carl Hester had another successful day of competition, winning both the national Intermediare I on his new Grand Prix project, Damino and the FEI Grand Prix on the stunning 17hh chestnut Hannoverian stallion, Bernstein. Carl hadn’t planned to compete Damino, however his Jersey owner, Ellen Bennett, decided to pop over and visit on route to Italy! Despite the last minute entry and lack of competition preparation, Damino behaved impeccably, scoring 67.13% on his very first outing.

CDN - Intermediaire II

1. Woodlander Markies - Katrina Cantrell-Bennett - 66.83
2. Dingaan - Lotte Seal - 63.29
3. Mozart V - Laura Fry - 62.80
4. Trapani - Kay Maxted - 60.73
5. Flick on Felix - J Randall - 58.90
6. Donascona - Markus Bauer - 57.68

CDN - Grand Prix

1. Bernstein Las Marismas - Carl Hester - 69.31
2. Nurejev - Gareth Hughes - 65.14
3. No Limit 5- Angela Weiss - 63.19
4. Othello - Melissa Smith - 63.19
5. Dingaan - Lotte Seal - 60.76
6. Trapani - Kay Maxted - 60.56
7. Massenet - Laura Fry - 60.49
8. Prima Courcheval - Lisa Hopkins - 60.35
9. Mozart V - Laura Fry - 59.10
10. Desiderata - Becky Whitcombe - RET

The first days of competition at the CDI Hartpury were a British affairewith several national classes and hardly any international rider lined up for the CDI show. Carl Hester and his student Yvonne Losos de Muniz' Bernstein Las Marismas won the national Grand Prix with 69.31%, staying far ahead of the competition. Losos de Muniz, who carries a dual citizenship of the Dominican Republic and Canada and is the 2007 Pan American bronze medallist, started training with Hester in 2008, having switched from Jan Bemelmans to the multiple British Dressage Champion. Unfortunately, due to an injury, Yvonne is currently unable to compete, but is keen that Bernstein progresses without her and gave the ride to Carl (pictured above riding Bernstein). The partnership is clearly working well, Carl scoring 69.31% in the Grand Prix, followed by Gareth Hughes on Nurejev (65.14%) and Angela Weiss on No Limit 5 (63.19%).