Baileys Jumping and Style (JAS) Eventing
JAS is an ‘indoor Eventing’ competition run from January to February to provide competition experience in preparation for the start of the British Eventing season.
Horse and rider compete over a Show jumping course followed by a second round against the clock over a series of indoor cross country style fences.
Riders are also given a ‘style’ mark by the judges which is combined with penalties to arrive at the final score.
The 2009-2010 series saw an exciting finish at Addington Manor in Buckinghamshire, Saturday 27th February.
The series celebrates its tenth year this year and, for the first time, the top two riders from the Open class automatically qualify for the Indoor Eventing at the British Open Show Jumping Championships in April.
Thirteen year old Essex-based, Madeleine Taylor, took the pre-season spoils this year in the JAS BE90, with her own Dakota IV. Pumbaa Goess-Saurau came in second place with Mayfair Daisy, followed by Elizabeth Mantel on Caoimhes Delight.
The JAS BE100 class was won by Swindon-based, Alice Bibby, on her own Summerhouse Coconut followed by Georgina Wood (Snowdon Ozzie) in second place. In third place was Baileys' sponsored rider Georgie Spence, with Bonmahon Bouncer.
Laura Collett also had a busy day, with 5 rides across the classes. Laura took first place in the JAS BE Novice final with her own Jitterbug. A point behind her was Alice Sandberg (Quidor VDV), followed by Georgina Wood, who had qualified for both the BE100 section and the Novice on Snowdon Ozzie.
The highly anticipated JAS Open section, which guaranteed a place in the British Open Show Jumping Championships’ Indoor Cross Country class to the two highest-placed riders, was won by Wills Goodhew, with David Doel in second place. The class provided a nail-biting finish to what had been a whole day of top class competition, with the result really not decided until the last horse jumped. David’s qualification for the British Open will be transferred to third-placed rider, Gaby Cooke (pictured above) as David has decided to focus his young horse and his commitment to the Racesafe-sponsored Junior squad for the 2010 season.
We will be catching up with the leading riders from the Baileys' JAS Championships later on in the year to see how their seasons' are shaping up.
