Massively thrilling eight-year-old stallion Mecoblue PS (Nicole Lockhead Anderson) posted a coming-of-age victory in Royal Windsor Horse Present’s LeMieux nationwide 1.40m on the opening day of showjumping.
In a aggressive 47-starter single-phase competitors held in Windsor’s Fort Enviornment, Nicole and the hanging son of Messenger blitzed a high-octane time set by Ronnie Jones along with his prolific winner Kaleche, a daring stride out to the ultimate oxer serving to to place them practically 1sec into an unassailable lead.
“He’s wonderful and simply will get higher and higher,” stated Nicole. “He’s by no means been in an setting like this and he appeared to deal with it rather well. He jumped tremendous. I didn’t see Ronnie Jones’s spherical however I knew he’d be quick and I simply trusted Mecoblue and he delivered.
“He has an enormous stride and he’s actually, actually cautious and fortunately he trusted me to choose up on the closing fence as a result of we have been fairly a great distance off!” she added.
“He’s a extremely good horse and I’m so fortunate to trip him. Tom and Jess Williams from TW Stables give me some wonderful alternatives.
Mecoblue: stepping up impressively
“Mecoblue stepped up in Spain to leap just a few larger courses,” defined Nicole. “He’s truly fairly inexperienced, however he retains stepping up and he finds leaping huge fences very very straightforward.
“I feel he’s positively one for the highest of the game. He offers you the sensation he may very well be right here at Royal Windsor within the five-star subsequent 12 months as a nine-year-old. I’ve very excessive hopes for this horse. He’s at all times been very proficient, he’s a bit particular, he’s distinctive in himself, I feel all the nice ones are.
“He’s a cheeky monkey, I feel he is aware of he’s good.”
Tom Williams purchased Mecoblue PS, who’s out of a Chacco-Blue mare, at a Schockemohle on-line public sale as an unbroken four-year-old.
“He appeared a extremely scopey, cautious jumper however the plan was at all times to maintain him a bit long run,” stated Tom. “He was a bit gradual initially however he’s actually received going this previous 12 months and he’s aggressive now, leaping just a few 1.50ms.”
Mecoblue PS contested the seven-year-old WBFSH world breeding championships final 12 months and has posted loads of eye-catching outcomes alongside a gradual and regular manufacturing course of, which Tom says has been the making of him.
“The jumps can’t get too huge for him, he’s a very nice horse,” he stated.
Nicole Lockhead Anderson: “We’re very fortunate in Britain to have a present like Royal Windsor”
Nicole was thrilled to publish a win on day one in every of Royal Windsor, a present she’s loved loads of success at previously.
“It’s nice to be right here at Royal Windsor, it’s such a tremendous present, so to win right here makes it much more particular,” she stated. “We’re very fortunate in Britain to have a present like Royal Windsor.”
Taking third behind Nicole and runners-up Ronnie Jones and Kaleche was Lottie Tutt driving Billy Olga, with each Ben Maher and Joe Stockdale catching the attention with their rising star eight-year-olds Nighthawk and Laska JDV respectively, to complete within the prime 10.
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