We came away from a long day at Tomisato with a good selection of rosette colours - a blue one for Sophie for winning the Japan Cup gymkhana event with 'Jaguar', a red one for Louis who was just pipped to first on time in the 60cm show-jumping, and also a white one for the boy for coming fourth in his 80cm show-jumping debut. It's a wee bit annoying that the one fence fell having just touched it, which dropped him down the finishing list, while the winner of the 60cm class hit one quite hard and it didn't fall. Had the laws of physics worked the way they are supposed to - at least in theory! - he'd have had a win and maybe a second place under his belt.
But there's no argument at the end of the day. If a wooden beam is still on its supports after you've hit it, that's all there is to it - it's not like a net service in tennis. And besides, if we start looking at 'what if' scenario, had Kuri Nakajima not took a wrong turn (an understandable one, as she followed the natural curve of the course), she would have definitely won for the Tokoro RC team, as she was very fast and also had a clear round. Noriko Mori of Tokoro RC won the 80cm class, by the way, but had a fall on her way to a sure victory in the 100cm category. I sincerely hope she's okay, as she had me rather worried at one point...
In the future, Sophie will enter the gymkhana GP, incorporating a jump at the end, as well as starting dressage competitions, and Louis will concentrate on improving his A3 dressage scores with 'Jaguar' and work harder with 'Heart' on the 80cm jumping - the approach to the 60cm class is now safe, smooth and secure, so the challenge lines have been established.
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