‘She grew in confidence’
Jun 02, 2022
4 minutes
By SARAH RADFORD
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Wales and West, The David Broome Event Centre, Monmouthshire
NICOLE LOCKHEAD ANDERSON beat hundreds of hopefuls to an early Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) ticket, not once but twice when she headed both the talent seekers and the newcomers second round.
“All I have to do is let the handbrake off and she’s away” NICOLE LOCKHEAD ANDERSON ON EMERALD IRISH CRUISE
There were 149 starters for the newcomers, but after three rounds of tough jumping, only two delivered clears. Nicole and her own seven-year-old mare, Emerald Irish Cruise, came out on top after beating Sam Ward and Arsena to win by 2.18sec.
“When it got to the final round, I was first to go, so I just went in and
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