Pencos Crown Jewel bought – new rider for five-star occasion horse

British younger rider crew gold medallist Millie Juleff is the brand new rider of Pencos Crown Jewel, the five-star mare beforehand competed by Ros Canter.

The 15-year-old mare was marketed on the market earlier than Christmas.

“I noticed her advert, I messaged Dad and we went to strive her two days later,” Millie instructed H&H. “It was a six-hour drive however we didn’t wish to wait, we thought we’d higher crack on as fairly just a few individuals would have an interest.

“She will not be the flashiest trying or transferring horse, however she clearly will get superb scores and I actually clicked along with her. She’s candy and I discovered her simple.

“We thought getting a horse like her can be actually helpful to take me up the grades as she is aware of what she is doing and has been produced so effectively by Ros, somewhat than getting a horse who maybe may do it sooner or later or a flashier one who’s trickier.”

Millie, who relies at Tim Cheffings’ Devon yard, is a tier 1 rider on The Howden Means Expertise Pathway programme and had coaching for this at Hothorpe, Leics, final weekend, so “Jasmine” was delivered there on Saturday.

“I’ve solely schooled her twice thus far, however she’s actually sort and it’s simply attending to know her now,” mentioned Millie. “We’re going coaching with Caroline Moore on Thursday.”

The pair are prone to begin their season at Poplar Park (2–3 March) or Oasby (7–10 March).

Pencos Crown Jewel is by Jumbo, out of the Rock King mare Cornish Queen. She was bred by Pennie Wallace and owned by Kate Makin and Annie James and can now run within the possession of Millie’s father Darren.

With Ros Canter, Pencos Crown Jewel completed fourth within the one-off five-star at Bicton Horse Trials in 2021, eleventh at Burghley Horse Trials in 2022 and ninth at Badminton Horse Trials in 2023. Her four-star placings embrace second at Bramham Horse Trials CCI4*-L in 2022. She was long-listed for the European Championships final 12 months, for which her half-brother Lordships Graffalo acquired the call-up as Ros’s experience and went on to take double gold.

Millie, 21, was a younger rider European crew gold medallist at Hartpury in 2022 on All We Want, who was put down final March as a result of he had incurable most cancers. She has received 3 times at CCI3*-S on All We Want and Viktor Krum.

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