James Arkins claims Victorian State Title

Michelle Terlato Photography

Above: James Arkins and Eurostar. Photo credit: Michelle Terlato Photography

The Victorian State Jumping Championships wrapped-up yesterday with winners being declared in the three main championship classes.

Glenwood Park were the sponsors of the Victorian Junior Championship, done so in memory of Dreamtime Invader. Toddy, as he was known at home, sadly passed away recently. Ridden by James Arkins with great success in his early days, Toddy spent his latter years at Glenwood Park as a much loved member of the Dobbin family and was a great equine partner for Charlee Dobbin with their successes including a third placing in the 2019 Australian Children’s Championship.

The final round of the Glenwood Park Victorian Junior Championship was won by Lucy Locke and Diamont, which, when combined with their second placing in Round One and their win in Round Two saw them awarded the Victorian Junior Championship. Second place in the final round went to Zoe Waller and Bequest, who were the only combination to beat Locke this weekend, by winning the first round, however an 18th placing in Round Two put a dampner of their title chances.

Lucy Locke and Diamont. Photo credit: Michelle Terlato Photography

The final round of the Tri Flexx Victorian Young Rider Championship was dominated by Anneliese Wansey filling first and second placings. A double clear effort on Kolora Stud St Patrick saw this combination take the win, while just a single time penalty on Aveden Indigo relegated this pair into second. However, it was not enough to take the championship title. The NSW based pair of Jess Rice-Ward and CP Southern Cross, were rewarded for their consistency and crowned Victorian Young Rider Champions. Rice-Ward, who did not win any of the three rounds, finishing third, second and then fifth, was able to capitalise on the inconsistency of her competitors, especially Wansey and Kolora Stud St Patrick, who despite great wins in rounds two and three, could not make up for the lost ground their 13th place in Round One created.

Jess Rice-Ward and CP Southern Cross

The final round of the Martin Collins Australia Victorian Senior Championship was won by Jamie Kermond and MS Galliano, with the only double clear performance of the field, however, it was not enough to take the championship title. That honour was bestowed on James Arkins and Eurostar who followed up their win in round two, with a second placing behind Kermond in the final round. For Arkins and Eurostar, the 2019 Australian Mini-Prix champions, it was a breakthrough win at this level, after their recent strong performances in the first world cup qualifier of the season, here at Werribee in March (fourth place) and being named the best performed Section 2 horse at Sydney Royal last month.

Congratulations goes to all the winners and placegetters over the course of the show.

Below is a list of the first six placegetters in all classes conducted yesterday.

RING1

CLASS 34: Glenwood Park – Victorian Junior Championship (FINAL) – 1.15m

PLACE	RIDER	HORSE
1^st	Lucy Locke	Diamont
2^nd	Zoe Waller	Bequest
3^rd	Jordyn Lee-Madgwick	Copabella Cashmir
4^th	Dakota Pinton	Heartline NZ
5^th	Lorna Reilly	Bellhaven Jazz
6^th	Anneliese Wansey	PP Master Class

CLASS 35: Tri Flexx – Victorian Young Rider Championship (FINAL) – 1.30m

PLACE	RIDER	HORSE
1^st	Anneliese Wansey	Kolora Stud St Patrick
2^nd	Anneliese Wansey	Aveden Indigo
3^rd	Chloe Versteegen	Diamond B Vigo
4^th	Bella Du Plessis	Monte Carlo MVNZ
5^th	Jess Rice-Ward	CP Southern Cross
6^th	Madeline Sinderberry	Keilor Bamboo

CLASS 36: Martin Collins Australia – Victorian Senior Championship (FINAL) – 1.40m

PLACE	RIDER	HORSE
1^st	Jamie Kermond	Galliano MS
2^nd	James Arkins	Eurostar
3^rd	Ally Lamb	Eagle Rock
4^th	Paul Brent	Kablesse Kavita
5^th	Anthony Thomas	SL Donato
6^th	Brook Dobbin	Gabriel MVNZ

RING 2

CLASS 37: Barton Equine – Hickstead Series Championship – 1.10m

PLACE	RIDER	HORSE
1^st	Jess Kiernan	Cera Cascaletto
2^nd	Ally Lamb	Chalina Dp
3^rd	Jena Bloomfield	Slaash
4^th	Charlie Magnier	Master Stevie G
5^th	Brook Dobbin	Riccardo Mvnz
6^th	Jena Bloomfield	Black N White

CLASS 38: IRT – Amateur Series (FINAL) – 1.15m

PLACE	RIDER	HORSE
1^st	Paige Cartwright	Kitara Boizel
2^nd	Daniel Leach	Killara Park Cassius Clay
3^rd	Jessica Grant	For Fly Heldenlaan Z
4^th	Lachie Wake	Byron
5^th	Robert Agnew	Fields Of Harvest
6^th	Estelle Landy	El Nino Vivace

CLASS 39: Premier Floats – Milton Series Championship – 1.20m

PLACE	RIDER	HORSE
1^st	Jena Bloomfield	Warnie
2^nd	Tori Glass	Bonnie Valley Nobuck Boris
3^rd	Tim Clarke	Camacho
4^th	Lucie Aldridge	Twins Royalty
5^th	Morris Clarke	Sacrefemme
6^th	Melissa Blair	Connollys Karuba

PRYDE’S EASIFEED – RING 3

CLASS 40: KER – Gem Twist Series Championship – 0.90m

PLACE	RIDER	HORSE
1^st	Lola Edwards	Viewmont Arni
2^nd	Lucy Peters	Smart Cookie
3^rd	Sunday Borrack	Benmore Pizzaz
4^th	Ashlee Magnusson	Boston
5^th	Jack Eastley	Secrets EJM
6^th	Tim Clarke	Yalambi’s Lola

CLASS 41: Carbine Chemicals – Stroller Series Championship – 1.00m

PLACE	RIDER	HORSE
1^st	Nellie Rogers	Rocket Rod
2^nd	Abby Coates	Wafalu Nulla
3^rd	James Lang	Mousetang
4^th	Ingrid McElvaney	Everybody Tango
5^th	Ava Kennedy	Lee Ping Jay
6^th	Nellie Rogers	Atomic Annie

Results sourced from www.equussentials.com and the Jumping Victoria Facebook Page

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