Above: Billy Raymont & Caprino earlier this year at the Waratah Showjumping World Cup.

Maryborough, on the Queensland Fraser Coast, about 250 kilometres north, of Brisbane played host last weekend to the Queensland State Titles. Held at the Showgrounds, it was the first time that Maryborough had hosted the titles for more than 15 years and with classes ranging from 0.60m to the State Senior Title, there was a competition for everyone to enter. Especially pleasing was the opportunity that this venue provided for local competitors to compete, without the need to travel to Brisbane for the weekend.

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Saturday and Sunday classes saw a range of championship Qualifiers as well as a number of separate Open classes, however it was on Monday that finals were held in all the championships.

The first championship decided on the second arena, sponsored by Peachester Lodge was the Jumping Queensland Childrens State Championship. There were three clear rounds, meaning that a jump-off was required to sort out the podium positions and with all three combinations again going clear it came down to times. Finishing in a time of just 29.33 seconds the win and the State Championship title went to 12-year-old rider Harriet Smith and gelding I’m A Cowboy. James Hosie and Aces Tulara Devine with a time of 31.92 seconds were named as State Reserve Champions while Harriet showed her class, also claiming third place with the mare Spring Rain.

The Munce Racing Jumping Queensland Novice State Championship was won by Jorja Lenehan and her mare Centeria Vos, as the fastest double clear. Second place, almost three seconds slower were Savina O’Loughlin and Oxlea Rev, who relegated Erin Buswell and MD Kann Gamble into third place by just 0.04 seconds, both with fine double clear efforts.

On the Cooloola Custom Stockfeed main arena, the first title of the day was the Finch Farm Amateur State Championship. The title went to Emily Uebergang and her mare Sandy Creek Loulou, after a fantastic double clear performance. Second place went to Holly Penfold and Just Dutch, with Sarah Weiss and Twins Delux in third place with all three podium places going double clear.

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Clear winners of the WestVETS Young Rider State Title were Tayla Parlevliet and gelding Flash Drive. They were the only double clear performers on the day and thoroughly deserved the win. Holly Tomkins and Finch Farm Vroom were named State Reserve Champions after taking a rail in the jump off. Jamie Hewitt-Toms and her mare Balou Du Rose were unfortunately eliminated in the jump-off, however, with only three combinations invited into the jump off, their performance was enough for third place in the championship.

Queensland Family Pools and Spas sponsored the Fraser Coast State Championship final, with the win going to Chris Tomkins and his gelding Caraca Jack with a clear jump off time of 43.67 seconds. They were less than a second faster than the other double clear combination of Ross Smith and Valentino QSH, who had to settle to be named as State Reserve Champions. Taking two rails in the three-way jump off meant that Julia Paulger and her gelding RR Corakai had to settle for third.

There were only five combinations entered in the Peachester Lodge Senior State Championship final and Billy Raymont made the class his own. Held over two rounds Billy and Caprino, owned by Jacinta Kinsella, were the only combination to record a clean sheet to take the win. Not only were they the only double clear combination, but they recorded the fastest time in each of the rounds. Second place went to Billy again, this time riding Dakardo, finishing on a total of four penalties. Third place went to Matthew Afford and La Luna Cucinelli, who redeemed themselves in the second round by going clear, after racking up a total of 19 penalties in the first round.

The final class of the program was the Cooloola Custom Stockfeed State Junior Championship, saving the most competitive class of the day for the end. There were 21 combinations entered in the final, which saw 10 clear rounds, setting up a thrilling jump off, in which four went clear again. The win, with a time of 42.96 seconds went to Elkee Lang-McMahon, riding her sister Maleah’s mare Lily El Mare. Thery were just 0.02 seconds faster than the State Reserve Champions Skye Hosie and her mare AMS Ajaccio NZPH. There was a margin of almost two seconds back to the third place, which was achieved by once again Elkee, this time riding Royal Talisman.

It was a great weekend of jumping and we look forward to seeing how many of these Queensland State Champion combinations head to Sydney to compete in the Australian Championships in just a few weeks time.

Congratulations goes to all the winners and placegetters across the three days of competition.

A full listing of the top six finishers in all classes held over course of the show appears below.

SATURDAY RESULTS

COOLOOLA CUSTOM STOCKFEED ARENA

CLASS 1A: HOWARD LANDSCAPE AND PRODUCE SUPPLIES: OPEN – 1.20m

CLASS 1B: QUAST METAL FABRICATION: 1ST JUNIOR QUALIFIER – 1.20m

CLASS 2: BUTET QUEENSLAND: 1ST FRASER COAST QUALIFIER – 1.25m

CLASS 3: EDWARDS SADDLEWORLD TOOWOOMBA: 1ST YOUNG RIDER QUALIFIER – 1.30m

CLASS 4: QUEENSLAND SHOWJUMPING CLUB: 1ST SENIOR QUALIFIER – 1.40m

PEACHESTER LODGE ARENA

CLASS 5: BURNETT ZONE 7 PONY CLUBS: 1ST CHILDRENS QUALIFIER – 0.95m

CLASS 6A: PEACHESTER LODGE: OPEN – 1.05m

CLASS 6B: THE SADDLE HUB: 1ST NOVICE QUALIFIER – 1.05m

CLASS 7: ICD PROPERTY MAINTENANCE: OPEN – 1.10m

CLASS 8A: FRASER COAST NURSERY AND GARDEN CENTRE: OPEN – 1.15m

CLASS 8B: OZ SHOTZ PHOTOGRAPHY: 1ST AMATEUR QUALIFIER – 1.15m

CARRATUM PARK ARENA

CLASS 9: GRAHAMS PET CARE AND AGISTMENT: OPEN – 0.60m

CLASS 10: TIARO PONY CLUB: OPEN – 0.70m

CLASS 11: FRASER COAST RURAL SUPPLIES: OPEN – 0.80m

CLASS 12: MEGA MIN EQUINE ENHANCER: OPEN – 0.90m

SUNDAY RESULTS

COOLOOLA CUSTOM STOCKFEED ARENA

CLASS 13A: OPEN – 1.20m

CLASS 13B: JOHN ENGLAND DRAINAGE CONTRACTOR: 2ND JUNIOR QUALIFIER – 1.20m

CLASS 14: 2ND YOUNG RIDER QUALIFIER – 1.30m

CLASS 15: 2ND FRASER COAST QUALIFIER – 1.30m

CLASS 16 CAVALORE EQUICARE: 2ND SENIOR QUALIFIER – 1.45m

PEACHESTER LODGE ARENA

CLASS 17A: A B BROWBANDS & GARLANDS: OPEN – 1.00m

CLASS 17B: HICLASS EQUESTRIAN: 2ND CHILDRENS QUALIFIER – 1.00m

CLASS 18: K & R PLUMBING SUPPLIES: OPEN – 1.05m

CLASS 19A: ARIAT: OPEN – 1.10m

CLASS 19B: GALA EQUINE: 2ND NOVICE QUALIFIER – 1.10m

CLASS 20A: OPEN – 1.15m

CLASS 20B: 2ND AMATEUR QUALIFIER – 1.15m

CARRATUM PARK ARENA

CLASS 21: GRAHAMS PET CARE AND AGISTMENT: OPEN – 0.60m

CLASS 22: HERVEY BAY PONY CLUB: OPEN – 0.70m

CLASS 23: AUSSIE BLUE HEALER PRODUCTS: OPEN – 0.80m

CLASS 24: FRASER COAST RURAL SUPPLIES: OPEN – 0.90m

MONDAY RESULTS

COOLOOLA CUSTOM STOCKFEED ARENA

CLASS 28: FINCH FARM: JUMPING QUEENSLAND AMATEUR STATE CHAMPIONSHIP – 1.15m

CLASS 25: WESTVETS: JUMPING QUEENSLAND YOUNG RIDER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP – 1.30m

CLASS 26: QUEENSLAND FAMILY POOLS & SPAS: JUMPING QUEENSLAND FRASER COAST STATE CHAMPIONSHIP – 1.35m

CLASS 27: PEACHESTER LODGE: JUMPING QUEENSLAND SENIOR STATE CHAMPIONSHIP – 1.50m

CLASS 29: COOLOOLA CUSTOM STOCKFEED: JUMPING QUEENSLAND JUNIOR STATE CHAMPIONSHIP – 1.20m

PEACHESTER LODGE ARENA

CLASS 31: CARRATUM PARK: JUMPING QUEENSLAND CHILDRENS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP – 1.05m

CLASS 33: NON FINALISTS: OPEN – 1.05m

CLASS 32: MUNCE RACING: JUMPING QUEENSLAND NOVICE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP – 1.10m

CLASS 30: NON-FINALISTS: OPEN – 1.20m

Results sourced from equipe.com