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last updated on September 16, 2006 00:00

There was a busy schedule today with the additional entertainment of the weekend, which included a master class with Richard Davison and a pas de deux entitled “Wild Boys”, featuring Andrew Gould and Spencer Wilton.

Dodson & Horrell Novice Restricted Championship

Flintshire-based Sarah Williams only started competing in affiliated dressage last December and won her first title on her first visit to the championships. She rode Revaldo, a five-year-old 16.3hh German-bred gelding by Relevant, to win the novice restricted with nearly 70%.

Sarah, who did showing and show jumping before turning to dressage, has ridden Revaldo since he was a just-backed three-year-old. She had a nerve-wracking wait to find out if she had won.

“I was third to go and had to wait 1½ hrs for the class to finish,” said Sarah, who is trained by Dianne Breeze.

Biotal Equine Gold Medium Open Championship

Gemma Green made it two out of two when she won her second title of these championships with Showtime. She headed a competitive medium open with 71.62% on her mother’s seven-year-old 17hh Dutch-bred stallion.

“I can’t ask for more. If someone had told me I would win both the classes I had entered Showtime in at the beginning of the week, I would have laughed,” said 22-year-old Gemma.

Grange Hotels Grand Prix Championships

British World Games team member Sandy Phillips was riding at the nationals for the first time in several years and won the grand prix with her 12-year-old 17hh German-bred mare Lara 106 on a score of 70.63%.

Sandy said: “Lara did a good job at the WEG, but was a bit lit up as there was quite an atmosphere. I wanted to come here and produce a more relaxed test and she did that. She gives everything and I’m so lucky to have found her.”

Easibed Intermediaire I Freestyle Championships

Peter Storr, the British National Champion of 2000 and 2001, took the intermediaire I freestyle with Becky Whitcombe’s Desiderata on 73.1% having competed her at only a handful of shows.

Becky asked Peter to help out when she was having problems with the 13-year-old 16.1hh chestnut mare by Don Primero. The result was that Peter and Desiderata qualified for these championships and are, so far, an unbeaten combination.

Peter said: “I have only had her for one three-day and two 10-day stints. She is a pleasure to ride, as she is easy to communicate with, which makes her easy to train, but she has a quirk. She can be a quiet little mouse one minute and then turn into this raging beast the next.”

For full results and audio interviews with all the champions, click www.bdchampionships.co.uk.