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Sam Lyle wins Lakes and Craters CCI 3*

Sam Lyle on Classic Mischief - CCI 3* winners
Lakes and Craters 3DE 2008
Photograph:Main Event Photography

Nicola Turner, EFA National Office, Monday, 8 December 2008

NSW riders finish 1st,2nd and 3rd in Victoria.

Riding the 12-year-old Thoroughbred gelding Classic Mischief, who also placed 2^nd in the CIC 2* at Adelaide last month, Sam was placed 4^th after Dressage and climbed up to 1^st place after being the only rider to finish inside the time on the cross-country.

"He has always been very talented, this time he was good in all three phases,especially the cross-country," said Sam.

"He has taken some time to be consistent. He is naturally very careful so I have had to work on his confidence on the cross-country."

Time played an influential role in the final placings. Stuart Tinney was 3^rd after dressage aboard Tim Game’s Staccato mare Panamera and moved to 2^nd with a clear cross-country round and 6.8 time faults. In third place after the cross-country was Christopher Burton on Holstein Park Leilani whose position improved from 5^th place after the Dressage with 5.2 time faults. Georgia Clifford slipped from 2^nd place after Dressage slip when she incurred 15.5 time on the cross-country.

"Time was hard to get, Classic Mischef is a very fast horse which in the end made all the difference," said Sam.

The second fastest round of the class was Kevin McNab riding Major James who added just 4 cross-country time faults to his score. This improved Kevin’s position from 6^th after Dressage to 4^th after cross-country. Kevin held onto 4^th place on Sunday with one rail.

The top 3 places did not change on Sunday with each combination jumping clear rounds.

Of the 6 starters in the CCI 3* class Dressage leaders Olivia Bunn and GV Bullwinkle were the only combination incur jumping faults in the cross-country. Olivia had one unfortunate stop at a fence on a mound before the water jump. Olivia jumped clear on Sunday.

Sam plans to do Adelaide CCI 4* with Classic Mischief in 2009.

The CIC 3* had just 3 horses in the class. Kevin McNab won on Kelecyn Stiff Drinks, 2nd and 3rd went to Sam Lyle aboard Scribbly Park Sourcerer and Star Vision.

George Sheridan who is based with Chris Burton in Wilberforce, NSW rode Woznme to win the CCI 2*. George won the Dressage and did not add a single penalty to his score over the weekend. 2nd place went to Natalie Blundell and Algebra.

Amanda Howell did the Victorians proud by winning the CCI 1* on Acacia Ridge Riley leading from start to finish. 2nd to Luke Jones riding Charlatan.

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