ROYAL WINDSOR
11-14 May
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Royal Windsor, Windsor Castle, Berks
ROBERT WALKER cemented his supremacy when continuing his amazing - and now unprecedented - run to head the LeMieux open hunters for the fifth time in a row.
With four-time champion View Point now retired, it was finally a chance for another super-impressive lightweight to shine and Jill Day's eightyear-old MHS Morning Master (TJ), supreme in-hand horse at Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) as a three-year-old, did not disappoint.
Ironically, though, Robert was not on board for the championship award as he opted to stay with yet another up-and-coming superstar, the middleweight victor, Greenhall Treasure Island, who already has two titles from his only other outings this year.
Here, though, a momentary spook cost him dear and the historic trophy was duly handed to delighted groom Aimee Stunt, who pulled out all the stops on TJ to show the free-moving lightweight at his absolute best, lighting up the ring with a blistering gallop.
“He had the full-on wow factor”
JUDGE ALI TATE ON HUNTER CHAMPION MHS MORNING MASTER
“We absolutely loved this horse,” agreed judges Ali Tate and ride assessor Beanie Sturgis. “He's
