The much-awaited LeMIeux National Championships is now underway and we have the first winning combination of the four-day festival - Katie Bailey with Bocelli IV. Katie rode Leslie Forlee’s nine-year-old gelding, a son of Riccione, to win the Equine Construction Advanced Medium Championship on a score of 69.71%.
Katie, a former groom and stable rider for Carl Hester, who now runs her own livery and training yard near Broadway in Worcester, was clearly delighted as she left the arena following the prize-giving.
Full report, quotes and photograph to follow.
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