RADWAY Might Magic, ridden by 12-year-old Elizabeth Papiez from Stokesley, won the open show hunter pony championship at the British Elite show at Barton equestrian centre near Preston, writes Malcolm Bewsher.
The six-year-old, by Radway Madinka out of Meering Jade, took the tricolour after winning the 13-hands show hunter section and qualified for the Royal International in July.
The pony, produced by Claire and Peter Emmerson, was also a top winner the previous week at Ponies UK Scotland in Ayrshire.
Jerome Harforth from Great Ayton also produced two tickets for the Royal International.
The seven-year-old Moorhall Cats Whiskers by Moorhall Catnip, ridden by Anna Morton, took the 12.2 show pony section, while Becky Patterson travelled over from Ireland to secure second place in the 13.2 section and take reserve champion with the seven-year-old Highmead Set Free.
Millie Rose, ridden by Jessica Draper, was third in the 128cm section.
Mr Harforth also produced the supreme champion in-hand at Ponies UK Scotland with Dr Patricia Smith's two-year-old filly Colbeach Quartet taking the part-bred and riding pony in-hand championship.
Jonathan Stevens rode Dr Smith's four-year-old Meadowlands Best Man to take the mini-tricolour, first ridden and open 128cm ridden show pony.
Anna Morton rode Fairholme Rosetta's Rhapsody, by Willowbay Symphony, to take the confined novice tricolour and reserve part-bred champion and, at NCPA Staffordshire, South View won the large novice show pony.
The Patterson family had a reserve champion at Scotland with Starlyte Bright Emerald, while Hayley Patterson secured a Royal International ticket with Blue Habbit.
Valerie Swinburn from Durham had a worthwhile trip to the Scottish venue, taking a championship in-hand with Fourways Merlin and a reserve champion with Roseisle Pannikin.
The same stable had two good wins with Dwyfor Thor and there was a win for G Thompson riding Heaton Right Royal. Jane Mathieson and Celtic Warrior, based at the same stable, scored a hat-trick including the intermediate show riding type.
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