Lois Teal and Z7 Catastrophe (left) and Lauren Burton on D Akieda (right)
An exciting competition unfolded on the final day of the Mitsubishi Motors Cup as the jumping phases proved highly influential and a big shake up to the eventual placings in both the BE90 and BE100.
BE100
21 year old University student Lois Teal won the BE100 2018 Mitsubishi Motors Cup title with her own Z7 Catastrophe, stopping the defending 2016 and 2017 Mitsubishi Motors Cup holder Katie Hancock who finished in the runner-up spot.
North Yorkshire’s Lois added nothing to her dressage score of 27.3 following two penalty free jumping phases on her eight year old German-bred gelding which left them with a 2.5 penalty advantage over her closest rivals.
Katie and her eight year old British-bred mare Chytodden Crystal Rose ended the day in second position while Charlotte Agar and her seven year old gelding Gamble VD Beekzijde complete the top three
We talked to Lois after her win
Lois Teal
BE90
In the BE90 Lauren Burton, who was second out on the BE90 cross country course this afternoon, had a long wait for her win to be confirmed
The Mitsubishi Motors Cup debutant, also from Yorkshire, piloted Susan Allerton's D Akieda to a fantastic double clear to secure the win by the narrowest of margins over second placed Robert Gilsenan who finished on a score of 30.3 on his last ride on this horse
Another Mitsubishi Motors Cup first timer made up the top three with 14 year old Freya Kendrew and Romeo III completing on a score of 32.1
Lauren told us more about her first visit to Badminton, culminating in a win at the Mitsubishi Motors Cup
Other prizes
Picking up her seventh Mitsubishi Motors Cup completion, Alyson Parker's fifth place (32.4 penalties) finish in the BE100 sees her taking both the Keep Kicking On trophy - for the highest placed rider over 40 years old - and the silver salver, £200, rosette and a jacket from the Event Horse Owners Association as the highest placed EHOA member on her experienced campaigner J J Malone.
In the BE90 fourth placed Deborah Rusden and Lemon Twist took the Keep Kicking On trophy whilst EHOA member Stuart Nie and Ponte Vecchio the EHOA award.
Second and third positions in each section also took home a Shearwater Jacket and each EHOA member that has completed the Mitsubishi Motors Cup also received a rosette.
Retraining of Racehorses kindly awarded a numnah and tickets to the RoR Showcase Live to any horse raced in Great Britain and registered with RoR that started in the BE100 and BE90 this year.
