Dear Luke tried his socks off on all three days in bottomless mud in Ballindenisk. He did a very relaxed test, with one minor blip finding his feet in the testing conditions to lie 4th on a score of 50.6 This lovely picture shows my superstar 'Frantastic' hard at work having Luke looking immaculate despite the mud!
He gave me an incredible ride XC with a very unfortunate over exuberant jump over a road crossing to normandy bank to skinny combination. The resulting 20 penalties for missing the skinny was hugely frustrating.
He jumped as best he could out of the bottomless mud for two down yesterday, again not a reflection of his super jumping technique, but the best we could manage in the circumstances. We had a wonderful trip with fab support from owners Ann Taylor and Kathy Brown, Trainer Gill Watson and Chief manager Mum there and our clever boy finished 8th with only 11 finishing the competition its still a result to be proud of but I can't help thinking ... if only!
That's life though I guess, and I learnt a huge amount, its kick started this hugely important season so its onwards and upwards...next stop Aston le Walls on Friday, Iselham on Sunday and Tweseldown on Thursday and Friday..no rest for the wicked!
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