Two title contenders held and one leaves competition at Bramham final trot-up

Two title contenders were sent to the holding box and one has left the competition at the Defender Bramham Horse Trials final trot-up this morning (14 June). New Zealand’s Caroline Powell was third overnight after a clear inside the time on Chris Mann’s 2024 Mars Badminton Horse Trials winner Greenacres Special Cavalier, but she withdrew after being held. The Ruckers’ Cooley Snapchat, second after cross-country, another who recorded a clear inside the time yesterday, was also sent to the holding box but rider Selina Milnes re-presented and Cooley Snapchat passed on re-inspection. Thirty-two horses came before the ground jury of Swedish president Christina Klingspor, New Zealand’s Andrew Bennie and Britain’s Les Smith, with the sun making an appearance after a week of wet and grey weather at the Yorkshire event. Bramham Horse Trials final trot-up: two withdrawn before inspection Two competitors withdrew before the Bramham Horse Trials final horse trot-up. Ireland’s Jim Newsam pulled out Carole Hawthorne’s Tullybee Louis, who lay 25th after a jumping clear with 28.8 time-faults. Britain’s Tom Rowland was the other competitor who did not present at the inspection, with Jo Handman’s LB Mettaphor. They had 40 jumping penalties across country yesterday – at the skinny
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