Amelia Douglass and Sirius Du Granit victorious in Stal Tops Young Rider at Boneo

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The third round of the 2019 Stal Tops Young Rider Series was held today as part of the final day of the Boneo Park Cup show. The Stal Tops Young Rider Series was instigated by Edwina Tops-Alexander and her husband Jan Tops. Edwina is an outstanding ambassador for our sport and has represented Australia with great success at innumerable international competitions including Olympic and World Equestrian Games.

Last year, Edwina and Jan established the Stal Tops Australian Young Rider Series. This event was a highlight of the 2018 jumping calendar and thanks to their generosity, is being run again this year.

In 2019, the Stal Tops Australian Young Rider Series again comprises four events. The first was held as at the Aquis Champions Tour in May. For the full story on this event click HERE.

The top six placegetters in the first event were:

PLACE	RIDER	HORSE	PRIZE MONEY
1^st	Amelia Douglass	Cassis Z Ten Halven	$1,500
2^nd	Jamie Priestley	Kolora Stud Optimus	$1,000
3^rd	Sophie Smith	Bellhaven Jazz	$600
4^th	Jess Rice Ward	CP Southern Cross	$400
5^th	Tess McInerney	Alpha Centauri	$300
6^th	Samantha Dernee	TP All Class	$200

The second event in the Series was held at Willinga Park in September. For the full story on this event click HERE.

The top 6 placings in this class were:

PLACE	RIDER	HORSE	PRIZE MONEY
1^st	Erin Buswell	Quero Quero	$1,500
2^nd	Amelia Douglass	Sirius Du Granit	$1,000
3^rd	Will Dight	Thea	$600
4^th	Georgia Price	Batman Xtreme	$400
5^th	Isabella Evans	Joker XIX	$300
6^th	Mitchell Peulic	Black Currency	$200

After two rounds of the Series, the unofficial point score stood as follows:

Rank	Rider	Horse	R1	R2	Tot.
1	Jamie Priestley	Kolora Stud Optimus	9	4	13
2	Will Dight	Thea	4	8	12
=3	Amelia Douglass	Cassis Z Ten Halven	11		11
=3	Erin Buswell	Quero Quero		11	11
5	Amelia Douglass	Sirius Du Granit		9	9
6	Sophie Smith	Bellhaven Jazz	8		8
=7	Jess Rice-Ward	CP Southern Cross	7		7
=7	Georgia Price	Batman Xtreme		7	7
=9	Tess McInerney	Alpha Centauri	6		6
=9	Isabella Evans	Joker XIX		6	6
=11	Samantha Dernee	TP All Class	5		5
=11	Mitchell Peulic	Black Currency		5	5
=13	Victoria Hoy	Falklands	3		3
=13	Jessie Rice-Ward	Dusky Farm Cavalier		3	3
=15	Olivia Dalton	Cil Dara Bonsparte	2		2
=15	Sally Simmonds	Oaks Castanza		2	2
=17	Cade Hunter	Vasari NZPH	1		1
=17	Lucy Evans	Vivajoy		1	1

This morning’s class was the first class of the day and was held in cool conditions, with 33 of the country’s best Young Rider combinations involved. The top five combinations on the leaderboard were all competing, which meant that we expected the competition was going to be hot and we were not disappointed.

The 1.30m course saw an incredible 25 combinations record clear rounds, the fastest of which was recorded by the recently crowned NSW Young Rider Champions Amelia Douglass and Cassis Z Ten Halven. They were the only pair to break the 70 second barrier, a marvellous performance on a course with an allowed time of 80 seconds.

Amelia Douglass and Cassis Z Ten Halven

The ensuing jump-off saw an enthralling and high class showdown, between the best young riders our country has to offer. Of the 25 combatants, only six were able to record double clears and so it came down to time to sort out the placings. Fastest of these six were Amelia Douglass, however this time on her other ride, Sirius Du Granit. They were clear by just 0.17 seconds from the second placed Lucy Evans and Viva Joy, with Douglass, this time in combination with Cassis Z Ten Halven, filling third, just 0.03 seconds behind. Will Dight and Thea took Fourth with Jamie Priestley and Kolora Stud Optimus, filling fifth place – not quite enough to retain their lead in the Series.

Jamie Priestley and Kolora Stud Optimus

Lucy Evans and Viva Joy

Will Dight and Thea

The top 6 placings in this class were:

PLACE	RIDER	HORSE	PRIZE MONEY
1^st	Amelia Douglass	Sirius Du Granit	$1,500
2^nd	Lucy Evans	Viva Joy	$1,000
3^rd	Amelia Douglass	Cassis Z Ten Halven	$600
4^th	Will Dight	Thea	$400
5^th	Jamie Priestley	Kolora Stud Optimus	$300
6^th	Nicolette Evans	Crispi 4	$200

Today’s win has taken Amelia Douglass and Sirius Du Granit to the top of a very crowded leaderboard. She is just one point clear of herself and Cassis Z Ten Halven, Jamie Priestley and Kolora Stud Optimus and the consistent Will Dight and Thea, all tied in second place. The 2018 Series winners, Erin Buswell and Quero Quero lie within striking distance, only a further 5 points back.

After three rounds of the Series, the full unofficial point score stands as follows:

Rank	Rider	Horse	R1	R2	R3	Tot.
1	Amelia Douglass	Sirius Du Granit		9	11	20
=2	Amelia Douglass	Cassis Z Ten Halven	11		8	19
=2	Jamie Priestley	Kolora Stud Optimus	9	4	6	19
=2	Will Dight	Thea	4	8	7	19
5	Erin Buswell	Quero Quero		11	3	14
6	Lucy Evans	Vivajoy		1	9	10
7	Sophie Smith	Bellhaven Jazz	8			8
=8	Jess Rice-Ward	CP Southern Cross	7			7
=8	Georgia Price	Batman Xtreme		7		7
=10	Tess McInerney	Alpha Centauri	6			6
=10	Isabella Evans	Joker XIX		6		6
=12	Samantha Dernee	TP All Class	5			5
=12	Mitchell Peulic	Black Currency		5		5
=12	Nicolette Evans	Crispi 4			5	5
15	Sally Simmonds	Oaks Charliville			4	4
=16	Victoria Hoy	Falklands	3			3
=16	Jessie Rice-Ward	Dusky Farm Cavalier		3		3
=18	Olivia Dalton	Cil Dara Bonsparte	2			2
=18	Sally Simmonds	Oaks Castanza		2		2
=18	Paris Castledine	Cortehz			2	2
=21	Cade Hunter	Vasari NZPH	1			1
=21	Christopher Holland	Elsa			1	1

The final event of the 2019 Series will be run at the Summer Classic Show at SIEC during December.

We look forward to what should be a fascinating and thrilling final round.

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