Major takes charge
Great Yorkshire, North Yorks
A WINNING RIDER born and bred in Yorkshire provided the perfect result for the partisan crowd at Harrogate. The cheers rang out long and loud for Robert Whitaker when Major Delacour produced the only triple clear to win the prestigious Ripon Select Foods Cock o’the North championship.
“This horse is easy to ride, brave and careful, and he was spot on at every fence in every round,” said Robert, who has won this coveted title twice before, riding Ublesco and Finbarr V.
Course-designer Jason Abbs (see box, p72) set a fair test for the 24 starters and the class developed into a real crowd pleaser with 11 combinations producing a zero score in the first round. Nine of those remained clear to contest the second jump-off, in which
