We’re looking forward to this innovative new event to be held at the wonderful Hagley Park in Christchurch. Jump For Cancer Hagley will take place on Friday 24th March.
The jumping starts at 4pm in the special events area in North Hagley Park. You can enter the main gates on Park Terrace near Christ’s College and there is parking available down that driveway. The VIP tickets are apparently sold out but the event is free to view in other areas. It is suggested you wear warm clothes and bring picnic chairs and rugs, and there are food vans selling lots of different things on site – from Italian to potatoes!
All proceeds go to the Breast Cancer Foundation and cancer survivor Jake Bailey is the guest speaker in the VIP tent.
Two North Islanders have made the trip down – Ellie Phillips and Lucy Fell – but they are up against some pretty hot South Island competition at 1.25, including Kirsty Sharapoff and her three-star eventer Shoot the Breeze. Rose Alfeld’s My Super Nova is the current National Grand Prix champion and has been showing some great form over fences far larger than he will encounter at Hagley Park. Todd Magner’s Awatuna Jonesy won two titles at the Nationals: Junior Champion and the 1.20 championship. The National 1.30 champions, Katie Meredith and Westgrove GNZ, are also competing.
The star entrant in the pony class is 2017’s Pony of the Year, Moonlight Glow, with Steffi Whittaker. The pair won the title in Hastings just two weeks ago.
Horses compete for $1,000 first prize and ponies are contesting a $500 first prize. The running order is:
Open Horse TA2 (Article 238/2.1) 1.25m
1 Cricklewood Ace Nicole White
2 Kings Repicharge Florence Tapley
3 Bella Vi Sally Spicer
4 Wenrose Vertigo Jaimee Bird
5 Shoot The Breeze Kirsty Sharapoff
6 Double J Rumours Lucy Fell
7 My Super Nova Rose Alfeld
8 Ngahiwi Summer Kimberley Bird
9 Icebreaker II Tayler Nalder
10 Awatuna Jonesy Todd Magner
11 Gingerlily Kerry Winterbourn
12 Tui B Taryn Beattie
13 Strictly NZPH Jack Ford
14 Elysium GNZ Elle Phillips
15 Winterberg Devon van Til
16 Vivaldi NZPH Kaitlin Feast
17 Double J Bouncer Harry Feast
18 MJ Lubeck Mary Wakeman
19 Rockquest Larissa Srhoy
20 Westgrove GNZ Katie Meredith
21 Lil LeRoux Nicole White
Open Pony TA2 (Article 238/2.1) 1.15-1.20m
1 Junior Disco Rosa Buist-Brown
2 Rednalhgih Cowan Grace Manera
3 Double J Yippee Dan Harkerrs
3 Moonlight Glow Steffi Whittaker
4 Mangakaraa Carbon Rohan Tennekoon
5 Te Mata Miss Annabel Francis
6 Tallyho Neptune Sophie Townsend
7 Awatuna Louis Vivant Kirk Magner
8 Onisha Noah Coutts
9 Mr Black Magic Olivia Adams
10 Ellen Vanin Untouchable Holly Crean
11 Tui Gold Kimberley Crack
12 Tallyho Cleopatra Gretchen Anderson
13 Jubilee Showman Polly Harper
14 Tallyho Scoundrel Grace Manera
