Spillers Medium Freestyle Gold

Jezz Palmer and Romanno Weltino

Molly-Rowan Sharples and Sheepcote Jackson

1 Molly-Rowan Sharples with David Pincus’s Sheepcote Jackson 73.44%

2 Maeve Morris with her own Headmore Footloose

3 Sarah Payne with her own Woodlander Wild Romance

4 Kirstie Clarke with Susan Sutton's Sport Horse Centre Sissily

5 Louisa Brend with Alison Ainsworth’s Cynheidrefawr Gerwyn 70.83%

6 Jessica Ralton with her own Active Delamotte

7 Chloe Milne with her own Cremmdalla

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Above: Young Herefordshire rider Molly-Rowan Sharples piloted David Pincus’s Sheepcote Jackson to a decisive freestyle victory on a score of 73.44%. The music was from musical Man of La Mancha, chosen by Molly-Rowan’s boss David Pincus, with whom she is based at Sheepcote Equestrian and where Jackson was bred.

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Above: Henry Boswell and Belinski were close runners-up – for the second time this week – less than one percent behind. The seven-year-old gelding is also owned by Kristina Rausing, and produced an embryo transfer foal with Vive La Reinne VH when a licensed stallion.

Virginie de Senneville and Fire

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This was Dannie Morgan’s fourth title of the week, scoring a double in the Elementary Gold classes with Kristina Rausing’s Vive La Reinne VH. The six-year-old mare by Revolution was backed by Dannie, contesting four-year-old classes for experience and then brought on slowly to gain strength in her training. They scored a super 74.80%, and Vive La Reinne VH is part of a strong squad of young horses in training with Dannie.

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Left: Nicola Morris and Headmore Bugatti took third place.

Right: Virginie de Senneville and Claire Wyatt’s Fire Kracka added another title to their CV in the Elementary Silver, having taken a duo of wins at the 2022 LeMieux National Championships. The Fidertanz stallion is just six years old and Virginie describes him as ‘so focused’.

NAF Five Star Winter Championships.

Dannie Morgan and Vive La Reinne VH

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Right: Dannie Morgan scored a one-two in the PDS Saddles Elementary Freestyle Winter Championship, and completed a double in the Elementary Gold classes on Kristina Rausing’s Vive La Reinne VH. His music was put together ‘at the last minute’ by Equidance, with the goal of finding powerful music that could win a championship. He is pictured with Carl Hester, representing PDS Saddles.

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Right: Ruth Hole and Rubico, third.

Below: This was Molly-Rowan Sharples’ second title of the week. She scored a brilliant 74.68%, and as a classical musician who plays the violin and harp is well qualified to showcase creativity and musical flair. She is pictured with David Pincus, who bred Sheepcote Jackson, and Carl Hester.

Molly-Rowan Sharples and Sheepcote

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Runners-up, Jess Ralton and Sandie Newton's Dallaglio II.

Dannie Morgan and Fever Tree

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Left: Dannie followed up his win in the freestyle on the first day with victory in the Prestige Novice Gold Winter Championship, with a sparkling performance by the fiveyear-old Fever Tree (Foundation x Dayano) rewarded with a whopping 80.49%, the highest score of the week.

1 Virginie de Senneville with Claire Wyatt’s Fire Kracka 74.44%

2 Manon Rober ts with Lorraine Taylor-Green and Stena 7 2.41% Hoerner 's Gilinda

3 Scott Williams with Judy Peploe’s Sapphire Blue 7 1.79%

4 Charlotte Wood with her own Alfred De Niro 70.37%

5 Charlotte Monk with her own First Class V 69.94%

6 Lucyanna Westaway with Jenny Curtis’s Diamonize 69.69%

7 Samantha Jimmison with Caroline Saynor’s Roccoco CJS 69.63%

8 Jordana Hughes with her own Ingres 69.20%

9 Freya Baldwin with Raine Harthern’s Hoghton Maverick 69.07%

10 Violet Hawkins with Alex Hawkins’ DZL Royal Sunrise 69.01%

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Virginie de Senneville and Fire Kracka

Left: Virginie de Senneville and the Hanoverian stallion Fire Kracka, owned by Claire Wyatt, concluded their sensational week at the NAF Five Star Winter Championships with victory number two, this time in the Prestige Novice Silver Championship. They are pictured with Jenny Hammett of Prestige.

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Left: Lucy Amy and the six-year-old Millennium Falcon, third.

SENNEVILLE

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Below: An atmospheric shot of Charlotte Wood and Alfred De Niro in the fog, one of a range of weather conditions facing competitors at the NAF Five Star Winter Championships.

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Below: Dannie Morgan and the bright young talent Fever Tree rode to an Equidance-produced compilation of music from the Disney film Dinosaur to win the Novice Freestyle Gold on 78.70%. It was a one-two for Dannie, who was also runner-up on Karen Vere-Hodge’s six-year-old KWPN gelding Monsieur Frederique.

Dannie Morgan and