Future Eclipse produces another double clear and lands a place at Gatcombe Park British Novice Championships !

Future Eclipse has yet again produced another stunning double clear in what was a challenging British Novice Championship. Although this was the Novice Championships, each Championship is run at a level above the qualifying level – therefore the Novice Championships are the equivalent of a ‘serious’ Intermediate competition. Add to that the crowds and the buzz of a major event and you have the makings of a highly charged competition. However, Future Eclipse was fazed neither by the crowds nor the size and technicality of the tracks that Capt. Mark Phillips is well known for, and produced one of only 18 double clears from 70 starters. She produced a 33.0 dressage test which left her in the top 25% overnight. Future Eclipse then delivered a foot perfect showjumping round in a daunting environment which left her in 8th position going into the final phase. Over the biggest track she has seen to date, she produced a flowing and confident cross country round which attracted only 11.2 time penalties. Even with these additional penalties she posted an extremely respectable 15th place in a competition which had seen may good combinations have problems.