‘MY HOT TUB’

AVRIL BARTOLOMY and her maxi cob Clantara Shadow Play captured the first day’s overall amateur championship, despite Avril not feeling at her best.

“This is our first show since I was a passenger in a Range Rover that was written off three weeks ago,” she explained. “I ended up with a broken toe and broken ribs and because I’m on other tablets, I can’t take painkillers.

I’m spending my time in the hot tub and shall be straight back in it tonight.”