15 entries, including past 5* winners and Young Rider Champions, are currently listed for the CCI5* at the Adelaide Equestrian Festival, to take place from 18th – 21st April in the heart of Adelaide, South Australia.
Adelaide International CCI5* entries
Past winners at Adelaide, local Olympian Megan Jones and David Middleton will be competing. Megan will be on board Toulanda, who is ‘the fittest he’s ever been’ Megan told us at Ellerston Scone Horse Trials and David has two rides in his homebred WEC In The Breeze and WEC In The Money, the winner and runner-up in the CCI4* at the recent Tonimbuk International (watch our interview with David here).
The in-form Olivia Barton and Hollyander HG, recently returned from taking second place at the CCI4*-S at Horse of the Year NZ as part of her first Senior Championship team, will be tackling their first CCI5* and there are several New Zealanders who are making the trip across the Tasman to compete at the only 5* in the southern hemisphere.
They include Maddy Sievwright and Waitangi Pinterest, who have recently taken out the NZ National One Day 4* Championship at Matamata, the very experienced Donna Smith with two horses, DSE Henton For Glory and DSE Mendoza, and Diane Gilder riding Your Attorney, who took seventh place at Adelaide CCI5* last year.
Charlotte Edwards (NZL)riding JUST DE MANZANA
Donna Edwards-Smith (NZL) riding DSE HENTON FOR GLORY
Donna Edwards-Smith (NZL) riding DSE MENDOZA
Diane Gilder (NZL) riding YOUR ATTORNEY
Gordon Bishop (AUS) riding ADVANTAGE HILL
Samuel Jeffree (AUS) riding KOYUNA TACTICIAN
David Middleton (AUS) riding WEC IN THE MONEY
David Middleton (AUS) riding WEC IN THE BREEZE
Cathryn Herbert (AUS) riding WIMBORNE CONSTABLE
Kirilee Hosier (AUS) riding AEA FLYNN
Madison Seivwright (NZL) riding WAITANGI PINTEREST
Joel Funnell (AUS) riding AIRBRUSHED
Olivia Barton (AUS) riding HOLLYANDER HG
Megan Jones (AUS) riding TOULANDO
Andrew Cooper (AUS) riding HEY ARNOLD
Horseland CCI4*-S entries
Triple CCI5* Adelaide winner Hazel Shannon and Willingapark Clifford are not competing at 5* level this year but will be contesting the Horseland CCI4*-S, a class that sees some hot competition with Shenae Lowings riding her World Championship horse Bold Venture and another very good off the track thoroughbred, Chasing Great.
Oliver Barrett riding Sandhills Special will be another top contender, following on from their win of the Bates CCI3*-L and Young Rider Championship here last year and Emma Mason is on top form with KPH Kingfisher, having just won the CCN4* at Ellerston at Scone on a ‘perfect pre-Adelaide’ track.
The CCI4*-S track will be designed by Mike Etherington-Smith this year, along with the CCI5* and CCI3*-L courses and he has built it ‘a little bit stronger this year so the guys are really going to have to ride it a bit more’ with a view to preparing potential Olympic combinations.
Hannah Klep (AUS) riding TULARA CHICOUVE
Oliver Barrett (AUS) riding SANDHILLS SPECIAL
Lily Wickenden (AUS) riding EA BERLIN
Lily Wickenden (AUS) riding FUERST SENSATION
Hazel Shannon (AUS) riding WILLINGAPARK CLIFFORD
Penelope Johnson (AUS) riding BB BOOM
Christine Bates (AUS) riding EQUUS HUGO
Gemma O'Leary (AUS) riding ARNAGE PORSCHE
Charlotte Sheldon (AUS) riding TOWNSHEND LS
Jessica Rae (AUS) riding RASCAL
Yona Lloyd (AUS) riding BALLAHOWE AYURVEDIC
Emma Mason (AUS) riding KPH KINGFISHER
Madeline Cooper (AUS) riding ANNIE JANE
Andrew Cooper (AUS) riding PEPPER JACK
Shenae Lowings (AUS) riding BOLD VENTURE
Shenae Lowings (AUS) riding CHASING GREAT
Racing SA CCI3*-L & Bates Saddles Young Rider Championship entries
The 24 entries for the Racing SA CCI3*-L include seven contenders for the Bates Saddles Young Rider Championship, who compete as part of the CCI3*-L class. Abbey Thompson and Cadbury KSNZ must be hot favourites as winners of the CCI3*-S Oceania Championships at HOY NZ but there will be strong competition with the likes of Edward Darby, Gemma Tinney and Olivia Barton to name a few.
Stuart Walker (AUS) riding EXAGGERATION
Annabel Nelson (AUS) riding WS PONCHO LOCO
Abbey Thompson (NZ) riding CADBURY KSNZ
Katrina Silk (AUS) riding DUNROSTAN
Kyle Kroeger (AUS) riding PATANGA LODGE BENTLEY
Millie Treloar (AUS) riding SANDON GROVE RALPHIEL (YR)
Riley Lyall (AUS) riding GI CARAMBA (YR)
Riley Lyall (AUS) riding GI WAR MACHINE (YR)
Ellie Gough (AUS) riding DON JAMEE (YR)
Luke Jones (AUS) riding SPIRIT
Mackenzie Walch (AUS) riding ELIVA CORDUROY (YR)
Amy Roberts (AUS) riding IRONSTONE STRONGBOW
Jade Findlay (AUS) riding PIKS DANCING QUEEN
Olivia Barton (AUS) riding APH SODOKU
Edward Darby (AUS) riding DAWN OF THE DAY
Edward Darby (AUS) riding SOMERSET DAY
Bethany Hirst (AUS) riding SANDHILLS BLISS (YR)
Gemma Tinney (AUS) riding PHS HILTON
Katie Taliana (AUS) riding REVELWOOD WYNSTON STREET
Olivia Shore (AUS) riding DREAMCATCHER (YR)
Teegan Ashby (AUS) riding MAGIC MUSHROOM TAE
Rachelle Verma (AUS) riding SANDHILLS CRYSTELLA
Courtney Slattery (AUS) riding ROCKY ROAD
Courtney Slattery (AUS) riding GLENHILL BOUNCE
Note: Entry lists may not include late entries or scratchings
