Onley Grounds
5 th
ONLEY GROUNDS 1.30M OPEN GRAND PRIX QUALIFIER
Jay Halim
onMidnight
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Midnight put in a superb performance at Hickstead in the Redpost Equestrian Senior Foxhunter Second Round, taking 2nd place and qualifying for the championship at HOYS.
From a field of 69 entries, Midnight was drawn 17th to go in the first round.
28 horses jumped clear in round one, and of these, 16 jumped clear in the first jump off.
Guy Williams set the eventual winning time of 42.62 seconds with Uncle Braun DK Z.
Jay and Midnight crossed the line in 44. 85 ahead of the only other triple clear, Adam Ellery with MC Gregor TN who finished with a time of 45.61.
Gentle was on top form today, taking the win in the Hird & Partners speed class.
Out of a field of 70, Gentle was drawn 29th and kept his lead throughout the rest of the class, crossing the line in 58.94 seconds, ahead of second placed Harry Winwright and Pinheiro Beech who finished in 62.04 seconds.
Eye catching colt by sire of the moment Faltic HB.
This stunning colt is by one of the most talked about sires of the moment, Faltic HB, a top son of Baltic VDL, is out of one of the best mother lines in Holland, with over 100 offspring jumping 1.50m and above. He was fully approved as a 4 year old by the AES, and his career has gone from strength to strength, now an important member of Ben Maher’s string, he has had numerous recent podium finishes in the GCL this season, together with strong World Cup and Nations Cup performances.
His dam, Impossible II Z has had a strong career up to 1.40m level, and is uterine sister to 1.60m performer G & C Sonny (AKA United III), who was ridden to Nations Cup level by Rodrigo Pessoa at the peak of his career. She is also uterine sister to a number of additional International performers including 1.45m horse Alou.
This strong short coupled colt is a real head turner, and a great example of the modern scopey type that Faltic HB is producing consistently – a real star for the future!
See his video below: