Tyla Hackett takes out Round 2 of the Stal Tops Australian Young Rider Series
Above: Tyla Hackett and Global PH Cocofino. Photo Credit Simon Scully Photography.
The second leg of the 2022 Stal Tops Australian Young Rider Series was held this afternoon as part of the Waratah Showjumping World Cup show at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre (SIEC). The organisers of the Series are grateful that the Waratah Showjumping allowed the inclusion of this class at short notice when the Larapinta World Cup show was recently cancelled due to ongoing weather issues in Queensland.
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The Series, thanks to the generous sponsorship of Australian rider Edwina Tops-Alexander and her husband Jan Tops is now in its fourth season and saw the first Leg held at the Boneo GDP classic in May. Leg 3 is scheduled to held at the Jumping @ Willinga show in September with the Series culminating at the Sydney Summer Classic in December.
Young Rider combinations have the opportunity to score points over the four Legs, with the highest scoring combination being crowned the series winner.
Today’s class saw a field of 23 combinations entered, five of which recorded clear rounds, setting up an exciting jump off. Of these five, three combinations again went clear, so it came down to times to sort out the podium placings.
With a jump off time of 36.51 seconds, the win went to the New Zealand combination of Tyla Hackett and Global PH Cocofino. Hackett who has been in Australia since April is currently training at Chatham Park under the guidance of George Sanna.
Above: Tyla Hackett and Global PH Cocofino. Photo Credit Simon Scully Photography.
After finishing second in the first leg, second place again today, with a jump off time of 38.31 seconds went to Clemency Hughes and Diamond B Corvina. Their consistency ensures that they retain the Series lead at the half-way point.
Above: Clemency Hughes and Diamond B Corvina. Photo Credit Simon Scully Photography.
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Milly Fisher and Yandoo Pasadena filled third place after completing the jump off in 41.83 seconds.
The top six placing from the class today are as follows:
| PLACE | RIDER | HORSE |
| 1st | Tyla Hackett | Global PH Cocofino |
| 2nd | Clemency Hughes | Diamond B Corvina |
| 3rd | Milly Fisher | Yandoo Pasadena |
| 4th | Bella Du Plessis | Monte Carlo MVNZ |
| 5th | Fuschia Criss | Dual Diamond |
| 6th | Hayley Cox | Tulara Zane |
We look forward to the third Leg to be held in three weeks time at Jumping@Willinga.
Below is an unofficial pointscore for the series at the half way point.
2022 – STAL TOPS AUSTRALIAN YOUNG RIDER SERIES – Pointscore after 2 Legs
| PLACE | RIDER | HORSE | R1 | R2 | TOTAL |
| 1st | Clemency Hughes | Diamond B Corvina | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| 2nd | Tyla Hackett | Global PH Cocofino | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| 3rd | Lucy Locke | Quero Quero | 11 | – | 11 |
| 4th | Tilley Fair | Oaks Constantino | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| =5th | Anneliese Wansey | Grandiamo | 8 | – | 8 |
| =5th | Milly Fisher | Yandoo Pasadena | – | 8 | 8 |
| =7th | Jess Rice Ward | Dusky Farm Cavalier | 7 | – | 7 |
| =7th | Bella Du Plessis | Monte Carlo MVNZ | – | 7 | 7 |
| 9th | Fuschia Criss | Dual Diamond | – | 6 | 6 |
| =10th | Georgia Bouzaid | Vitess | 5 | – | 5 |
| =10th | Hayley Cox | Tulara Zane | – | 5 | 5 |
| =12th | Hayden Parker | Tulara Spangenberg | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| =12th | Chase Naylor | Misty Blue Ego Z | – | 4 | 4 |
| 14th | Georgia Bouzaid | AP Ninja | 3 | – | 3 |
| =15th | Lorna Reilly | Bellhaven Jazz | 1 | – | 1 |
| =15th | Ginger Jilly | Diamond B Vancouver | – | 1 | 1 |
