Horse & Hound

Bishop Tops Up his win tally

MELTON HUNT CLUB RIDES

20 November

The Chestnut Horse Feeds Melton Hunt Club Rides and Premier Equestrian Cottesmore Foxhunter, Sauvey Castle, Leicestershire

WILL BISHOP and Harriet Walker delivered a masterclass in true cross-country riding to bag a one-two on the Melton's return to Cottesmore country.

Harriet and the nine-year-old Worthapunt gave the field a confident lead, before being pipped at the last by fiancé Will aboard stablemate Top Up The Fashion (Karl).

“I jumped off in front, looked to my right and there was Harriet. She gave everyone a hell of a lead. It's all justice to her that

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