Sydney Royal 2023 - That's A Wrap

Yesterday saw the final day of the Jumping program at the 2023 Sydney Royal Easter Show, conducted in front of a crowd that grew steadily throughout the day. There were just two classes on the program, firstly the Mini Prix in the morning and in the afternoon, the feature class on the Jumping program, the very prestigious and time-honoured Grand Prix.

The Mini Prix saw a total of 14 combinations competing, all of which had to qualify for a place on the start list, based on their performances throughout the week. This competition was decided over two rounds and with only the top 10 combinations (or all clears) being invited back for the second round, the pressure was on from the start. When the dust settled and all the combinations had been around once, the top 10 consisted of one combination carrying 12 faults, three with 8 faults, one with six faults and one carrying 4 faults, along with four combinations who were clear and going into round 2 in the best possible position.

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