Tegan Fitzsimon and Brooke Edgecombe showed their class once again today as they topped the FEI World Cup NZ League in Dannevirke. Tegan (Christchurch) and Windermere Cappuccino notched back-to-back wins in the POLi Payments FEI World Cup Series at the Goldengrove Stud Central and Southern Hawke’s Bay Showjumping, with Brooke (Waipukurau) aboard LT Holst Andrea bagging a consecutive win in the final. Each rider finished runner-up to the other in the respective divisions.
But it wasn’t without more than a few heart-stopping moments with both the final and the series coming down to the wire. Nine combinations were challenged by the Gary Sinclair-designed course which for those clear in the opening round, would give them a Certificate of Capability towards the Tokyo Olympic Games.
Taupo teen Annabel Francis got the final off to a cracker start. In her first-ever World Cup debut, she guided the experienced Carado GHP to a stunning clear. The next clear came from local farmer Logan Massie aboard Intellect, and then the three at the top of the leaderboard – Briar Burnett-Grant (Taupo) on Fiber Fresh Veroana, Brooke aboard LT Holst Andrea and series leader Tegan with Windermere Cappuccino. Joining the clears back for the second round was Drew Carson (Putaruru) and Winston V Driene who picked up four in the treble in the opener.