Greystones nds his gears
A gentlemanly hunter, a reigning HOYS hero and a former Windsor champion are in the winnings
FULLTIME lawyer Rose Bailey kept her cool to go one better than the reserve position she occupied here 12 months ago and lift the overall Rosettes Directsponsored amateur hunter championship.
“I’ve nally got my Royal Windsor rug,” declared a delighted Rose, whose winning ride was her own upstanding middleweight contender Bloomeld Greystones
(Liam), also reserve supreme amateur hunter at the Royal International (RIHS) last July.
Rose and the nineyearold gelding were watched from the ringside by their producer and trainer Jayne Ross, who piloted Liam to nish open hunter reserve in 2022 when the then sevenyearold was owned by Sam Powell.
“I’m so lucky to have Liam – he’s the perfect gentleman.
And Jayne does the most fabulous job,” added Rose, who lives in central London but regularly makes the commute to Jayne’s base in Buckinghamshire to ride.
Horses are Rose’s respite from her highpressure job, as she explained: “When you’re riding you can’t really think about anything else. I can often only go to ride at 6am, though, and Jayne is very good at accommodating my demands!”
Amy Cook and her homeproduced heavyweight Mr Darcy Dancer repeated their 2022 result, nishing in reserve spot.
Amy, who works for her family’s carriage hire business, has enjoyed much success with her consistent Crosstown Dancer 12yearold.
The small and lightweight hunter section was led by two grey mares. Kieran Harrison secured the red rosette in the saddle of his own Dunbeggan Grey Mist sixyearold
Ballykiss Angel, who advanced on an initial pullin of fourth to take the win. Abigail Shaw claimed second riding her own sevenyearold Lansdown Ruby.