Royal Canberra Show: What's Hot & What's Not, Results & Photos

Tom McDermott riding CP Romantic Dream - owned by the Tripp family of Sydney - leading Group A Section 1 Horse

Emma Smith riding her flash young stallion Ego Casablanca

Overall Supreme Heavy Horse -  judged from Champion Percheron, Shire and Clydesdale - Tullymore William (ownedy by Shaun & Yvette Moloney)

We think this lovely pony is definitely Hot!

Belinda Lane-Weate - TWP Boy - Third in Arabian Derviative Galloway (showing how to do a bling browband)

Taronga Billabong Bruce Supreme Champion ASH Under Saddle - exhibited by Wilton Cowley Partnership (photo: Kate Howarth)

Supreme Champion Shire Beandema Samson exhibited by Tony May (photo: Kate Howarth)

While media frenzied in the Nation’s capital last week, over 700 horses graced the ActewAGL Royal Canberra Show for four days of good old fashioned Australian Royal Show action.

Opting to go with the more classical Royal Show programme for the jumping, the organising committee decided to change from the prevously used grade system to the part format this year.  This included Group A sections 1 (A &B Grade), 2 (B&C Grade), 3 (C&D Grade) Group B Junior and Group C Speed section. 

The highlight of the jumping was Tom McDermott blitzing the field. He took out the Grand Prix on CP Rolex and culminated in winning the leading rider with CP Romantic Dream being the leading section A horse. Be sure to watch Tim Dreverman's exclusive interview with Tom below!

Locals were pleased to see Vicky Roycroft back at Canberra Royal after many years away.

Novelty events kept the crowds pleased in the evenings with Saturday’s Speed Derby under lights a big hit. Leeson Sirett built a long and testing showjumping/cross country course with 20 fences over a crazy 640 metres. Neville Cousner took out the quinella with his two horses.

Much appreciation should go to the ACT Showjumping Club who provided all of the gear and workers. Continuing thanks to Peter Dingwall, counsellor in charge of showjumping, Grant Hughes, Stephen Dingwall and Jamie Grant for all of their behind the scenes work.

 

• The relaxed, old school country show atmosphere.
• Families working together to get children and their steeds looking and working their best.
• For those too chicken to have a crack at the bareback high jump, the rides were exhilarating enough.
• Tim Dreverman's commentating!
• They've been around a few years now, but big bling browbands on the show horses, even the smallest ponies, still seem to be the go!
• Bling on jacket collars and boots.
• Extreme horse make up.
• Wearing jodphurs even if not actually riding - equestrian attire for competitors entourages is big right now! 
• Animo and Equiline clothing.
• Ralph Lauren polo shirts.
• Frantic updating on Facebook after classes.
• Australian Stock Horses - led and ridden - there were plenty of top quality examples of this breed competing this year.
• DP Amazing - Dale Plumb went Champion Hack at Canberra two years running with this beautiful horse.
• Gorgeous heavy horses - especially Clydesdale Tullymore William, owned by Shaun & Yvette Moloney, who was awarded overall Supreme Heavy horse, which is judged from the Champion Percheron, Shire and Clydesdale horses.

What's Not?

• Inclement weather!
• Losing the car in acres of carpark in searing heat!
• Pig racing. What an anticlimax.
• The campdraft - only 2 scores due to the cattle being very flighty.
• Better utilisation of the space in the arena is needed.

Following are the showjumping results and attached is a PDF will full results from the show:

Thursday

Class 376 Junior A2

1^st Stephanie Mackillop, Alcheringa Tradition

2^nd Emily Mann, Star Peptalk

3^rd Riley Mackillop, Our Great Show

4^th Milly Clarke, Connollys Eclipse

5^th Samantha Tripp, Flowervale Diamond

 

Class 378 Group A Section 3 A2

1^st Sam Buchanan, Athena

2^nd Coco Miles, Emcee Gwynedd

3^rd Scott Wessel, Arjay

4^th Tori Stuckey, Diamond B Van Helsing

5^th Sam Buchanan, Diamond B Vixen

 

Class 377 Group C Table C

1^st Vicki Roycroft, Noblewood Park Casino Royale

2^nd Neville Cuzner, SS Turbo Mack

3^rd Ben Blay, Welsom

4^th Grant Hughes, Flyin Hawaiian

5^th Grant Hughes, Celeborn Ego Z

 

Friday

Class 381 Group A Section 3 AM5

1^st James Arkins, Cocamo

2^nd Sam Buchanan, Diamond B Vixen

3^rd Kel Priestly, TP Class Act

4^th Grant Hughes, Emmaville Junior

5^th James Mooney, Vision Vuitton

 

Class 382 Junior AM5

1st Stephanine Mackillop, Alcheringa Tradition

2nd Milly Clarke, Connollys Eclipse

3rd  Rachael Spresser, FLowervale Diamond

4th Stephanine Mackillop, Royal Masquerade

5th Emily Mann, Star Peptalk

 

Class 380 Group A Section 2 A2

1^st James Arkins, Dreamtime Invader

2^nd Thomas McDermott, LH Annie Elka

3^rd Sam Buchanan, The Player

4^th Thomas McDermott, Dal Santo

5^th Emma Smith, Wondaree Ash

 

Class 379 Group A Section 1 A2

1^st Thomas McDermott, CP Romantic Dream

2^nd Thomas McDermott, CP Rolex

3^rd Vicki Roycroft, Kartoon De Brave

4^th Jamie Grant, Cool K

5^th Emma Smith, Ego Casablanca

 

Class 383 Group C Table C

1^st Neville Cuzner, SS Turbo Rose

2^nd Neville Cuzner, SS Turbo Mack

3^rd Vicki Roycroft, Noblewood Park Casino Royale

4^th Ben Blay, Welsom

5^th Grant Hughes, Celeborn Ego Z

 

Saturday

Class 385

1^st Thomas McDermott, Dal Snato

=2^nd Sam Buchanan, The Player

=2^nd Andrew Barnett, Yalambi Ultima V

4^th Vicki Roycroft, Noblewood Park Casino Royale

5^th Anthony March, Renovator

 

Class 384 Group A Section 1 AM5

1^st Thomas McDermott, SL Limerick

2^nd Vicki Roycroft, Kartoon De Breve

3^rd Thomas McDermott, CP Romantic Dream

4^th Neville Cuzner, SS Turbo Rose

5^th Coco Miles, Tiqulja

 

Class 386 Junior Grand Prix

1st Stephanie Mackillop, Alcheringa Tradition

2nd Samantha Tripp, Flowervale Diamond

3rd  Lara Polkinghorne, Northern Capfinisterre

4th Sam Buchanan, ASB Cupcake

5th Milly Clarke, Greenbah

 

Class 387 Group C Derby

1^st Neville Cuzner, SS Turbo Rose

2^nd Neville Cuzner, SS Turbo Mack

3^rd Vicki Roycroft, Noblewood Park Casino Royale

4^th Ben Blay, Welsom

5^th Clint Beresford, Celeborn Ego Z

 

Sunday

Class 390 Group A Section 3

1^st Sam Buchanan, Athena

2^nd Coco Miles, Emcee Gwynedd

3^rd Hilary Scott, Oaks Sharko

4^th Michael Lees, Keilor Cannyever

5^th Michael Cross, Little Bear

 

Class 388 Group A Section 1 Grand Prix

1^st Thomas McDermott, CP Rolex

2^nd Thomas McDermott, CP Romantic Dream

3^rd Vicki Roycroft, Kartoon De Brave

4^th Stephen Dingwall, Cavalier Byrn

5^th Hilary Scott, Oaks Miss Scarlett

 

Class 389 Group A Section 2 Grand Prix

1^st Sam Buchanan, The Player

2^nd Nick Carraro, Colombo

3^rd Clint Beresford, Belcam Atlantic

4^th James Arkins, Dreamtime Invader

5^th Anthony March, Renovator

 

See the attached PDF for full results from the Royal Canberra Show

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