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Irish rider wins Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Hickstead

Jul 22, 2012

Keith Doyle was at Hickstead for one particular class, and he walked away with the prestigious Template Events Queen Elizabeth II Cup on his home-bred Kannan son Walk Tall II.

“This is the biggest he’s jumped,” said Keith, who had a practise run at the Derby meeting a month ago and finished second in a 1.50m jump-off class. “He loves a big ring, he likes to see the fences coming.” Geoff Billington ran a narrow second on Patricia Fraser’s Uppercut II.

Shane Breen’s decision to rest Ominerale Courcelle for a day and target the Sky Sports speed classic following his Royal International vase win paid handsomely. The dynamic pair clinched the title to pocket £6,600.

Rik Hemeryck made a triumphant return to Hickstead to top the Bunn Leisure Salver on the handsome grey stallion Papillon Z. Rik’s fellow Belgian Maurice van Roosbroeck netted second with Calumet ahead of locally-based Brit Louise Pavitt and Don VHP Z, who lives just five miles down the road at Brendon Stud.

Results

Templant Events Queen Elizabeth II cup. 1, Walk Tall II (K Doyle); 2, Uppercut II (G Billington); 3, Caritiar Z (P Miller). Bunn Leisure salver. 1, Papillon Z (R Hemeryck), BEL; 2, Calumet (M van Roosbroeck). BEL; 3, Don VHP Z. Sky Sports speed classic. 1, Ominerale Courcelle (S Breen), IRE; 2, Alsvid (R Moloney), IRE; 3, Royal Rose (S Whitaker), GBR.

Source Horse and Hound