‘A very special result’: Oliver Townend becomes new British national champion at Gatcombe

Oliver Townend was crowned British national champion, as he was the highest-placed Brit, finishing second on Mark and Angela Chamberlayne’s Dreamliner in the Gatcombe Horse Trials British open championship at the Magic Millions Festival of British Eventing.

Oliver was in fifth going into the final cross-country phase aboard the 12-year-old, who was bred by his current owners, but a super-speedy clear inside the usually elusive optimum time at Gatcombe propelled them into overall runner-up spot in the Magic Millions-sponsored British open championship. In fact, Oliver and Dreamliner were the first combination to achieve the optimum time here since 2011.

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Article written by: Gemma Redrup