Ominous skies couldn’t dampen the excitement at the beginning of the final day of the NSW State Championships. We have had a brilliant day of jumping. Below are the key results from today.

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NSW Young Rider Final
The final of the NSW Young Rider Championship, and the second round of the Stal Tops Young Rider Series, was a hotly contested competition on the Yandoo Equestrian Services Arena this morning. In the end, it was the in-form Erin Buswell and the super Quero Quero who took out both the class and the championship. Buswell and her mount were the only combination to go double clear in a time of 55.44, ahead of Amelia Douglass and Sirius Du Granit who finished with 4 penalties in a time of 64.24 and Brooke Langbecker and Beijing LS La Silla also with 4 penalties in 64.90.   

The top six placings for the Final of the Young Rider Title were as follows:

PLACE	RIDER NAME	HORSE NAME
1st	Erin Buswell	Quero Quero
2nd	Amelia Douglass	Sirius Du Granit
3rd	Brooke Langbecker	Beijing LS La Silla
4th	Jess Rice-Ward	CP Southern Cross
5th	Jacob Wells	Cobra de Capello
6th	Jamie Priestley	Amaretto MVNZ

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NSW Childrens’ Final
The children flew around the track as only they can do! In a tight competition it was Emily Quodling and Aaberdeen Adonis who took out the class in a great time of 36.69 but it was Charlie Dobbin and Dreamtime Invader, who with their consistent form all week and second place in today’s final, ended up taking the championship.

The top six placings for the Final of the Childrens’ Title were as follows:

PLACE	RIDER NAME	HORSE NAME
1st	Emily Quodling	Aaberdeen Adonis
2nd	Charlee Dobbin	Dreamtime Invader
3rd	Emmy Ravenscroft	Nawarrah Park Austin Powers
4th	Olivia Hewitt-Toms	Gypsie Queen
5th	Bella Griffin	Sir King Charles
6th	Emily Lang McMahon	K.S Rosie

NSW Futurity Final

Wow – what a competition for the Futurity Final, with fabulous young horses giving us a preview of what we can look forward to in the future. Stuart Jenkins and Blackall Park Penny Lane continued their form from recent months to win the class with a lovely clear round in a super fast time of 56.62. Brook Dobbin took out 2nd and 3rd on Gina MVNZ and Leopoldo MVNZ respectively. With his team in such good form, Dobbin also took out 1st and 2nd in the 2018 Futurity Championship.

The top six placings for the Futurity Final were as follows:

PLACE	RIDER NAME	HORSE NAME
1st	Stuart Jenkins	Blackall Park Penny Lane
2nd	Brook Dobbin	Gina MVNZ
3rd	Brook Dobbin	Leopoldo MVNZ
4th	Brooke Langbecker	Black Jack IXE
5th	Maleah Lang-McMahon	KS Capulet Ego Z
6th	Melissa Blair	Gigant Z

Stuart Jenkins and Blackall Park Penny Lane

NSW Mini Prix Final

Well we thought that it was Chris Chugg on KG Queenie that had the championship in the bag, but with only 3 penalties up his sleeve, a very costly rail at the last fence gave to title to the very deserving Jess Stones and Diamond B Vermont. Angela Dobbin added to her collection of garlands from the show by winning the Final, clear in a time of 51.82. Stones and Diamond B Vermont were a couple of seconds behind to come in 2nd and James Arkins and Eurostar rounded out the top three, clear in 53.81 seconds.

The top six placings for the Mini Prix Final were as follows:

PLACE	RIDER NAME	HORSE NAME
1st	Angela Dobbin	Yarra Valley Jelly Bean
2nd	Jess Stones	Diamond B Vermont
3rd	James Arkins	Eurostar
4th	Gemma Creighton	It’s Silkbridge
5th	Tom McDermott	Yalambis Finnigan
6th	Rod McQueen	Equus Echo

NSW Junior Final
The weather held up for the final class for the day, the NSW Junior Title, and what a tight class it was! With nothing separating the top few riders, it came down to time and in the end it was Jess Rice-Ward and Dinero who had a super round in 36.49 seconds to take 1st place with Bronte Hutchinson and Pollyanna in a very close second (36.65) and Maleah Lang-McMahon and KS Sovereign’s Cadel in an even closer 3rd (36.67).  But for the most important result, it was Sophie Hatch and Rosthwaite Belvedere who are the 2018 NSW Junior Champions. Congratulations to all our Juniors placegetters.

The top six placings for the Final of the Junior Title were as follows:

PLACE	RIDER NAME	HORSE NAME
1st	Jess Rice-Ward	Dinero
2nd	Bronte Hutchison	Pollyanna
3rd	Maleah Lang-McMahon	KS Sovereign’s Cadel
4th	Sophie Hatch	Rosthwaite Belvedere
5th	Jess Rice-Ward	Dusky Farm Cavalier
6th	Georgia Price	Fairbanks Lulu

Sophie Hatch and Rosthwaite Belvedere

Jess Rice-Ward and Dinero

Well that’s a wrap for the 2018 NSW Showjumping Championships and what a fantastic show it was. Congratulations to everybody involved in making this such a success!