SE Area Awards Night 2008
The area's prizes were distributed at the end of season party staged at Highfields Farm, Mayfield, on Saturday June 14th. Some 200 people enjoyed a fine summer's evening as guests of Mr and Mrs Simon Tindall, and the proceedings were conducted by David Rhys-Jones at the top of his form.
There were a few notable absentees: area chairman Colin Squance, and Supporters' Club chairman (and official starter) Howard Jarvis were unavoidably elsewhere, as were former champion rider Philip Hall, the Grissell family and a few others with commitments to holidays and weddings.
Hucking trainer John Best presented the prizes and bore the brunt of Rhysy's teasing for earning almost £1,250,000 in prize money and turning up in an Aston Martin. "Not bad for a former point-to-point trainer in Kent", said Rhysy.
Awards were as follows:
Leading Owner - the John Hacking 'Red Cast' Cup:
DAVID ROBINSON and BEE AN BEE
Leading Novice Horse - the Skinner Cup:
LILLIE LOU and RAY FIELDER
Leading Family Owner - The Ian Patullo Memorial Cup:
DAVID ROBINSON and BEE AN BEE
Leading Homebred Horse - the 'Mark's Methane' Trophy:
LAGUNA BEACH and PETE & SUZY BULL
Leading Lady Owner-Ridden Horse - the 'Red Marshall' Trophy
HEATHER KEMP and NATHOS
Leading Gentleman Owner-Ridden Horse - the Pleasure Prints Challenge Trophy:
STUART ROBINSON and PARZANDO
Leading Stable - the Warren Trophy:
CAROLYN & MARCUS GORMAN
Leading Lady Rider - the Margaret Holland 'Rough Scot' Cup:
HEATHER KEMP
Leading Gentleman Rider - the Eric Covell 'Flintstone' Cup:
STUART ROBINSON
Leading Gentleman Novice Rider - the 'Tern Eran' Cup presented by the Mair family:
TOM CANNON
Leading Lady Novice Rider - the Architrade Trophy presented by Roy & Sonia Dench:
HELEN GORDON and CLAIRE DOUGLAS
Leading Veteran Rider - the 'Colonel Henry' Cup:
PETER BULL
The Desmond Donegan Memorial Bursary (as nominated by Mrs Jenny Donegan):
WILLIAM HICKMAN and CLAIRE DOUGLAS
Leading Groom Trophy - kindly presented by Nigel Benstead
CATHERINE SHIRLEY
Outstanding Service to Point-To-Pointing in the South East Area - the Hugh Freeland Trophy
MARK SIGGERS
Glue Pot:
HANNAH GRISSELL
Hacking Trophy:
CYNTHIA HAYDON
Hacking Trophy:
NICK PEARCE
Leading Pony/Rider - the Albert Neaves Trophy presented by Mary & Roger Neaves
TABITHA WORSELY and PENNYWAY TAP DANCE
Leading Pony - presented by SEPTPVideos
FLASH and COVEHAM GENERATION
Most Improved Pony Rider - presented by SEPTPVideos
GEORGE CRATE
