There was a larger and higher quality field at the 2018 Gunnedah Showjumping Festival than last year but a couple local faces still matched it with the visitors.
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Speaking after the three-day festival, Gunnedah Show Society president Rob Witts made special mention of some local riders.
We're very happy with how the weekend went.
- Rob Witts
“Haylee Murrell, our Miss Showgirl for 2018, she got a second in one of the classes,” Witts said.
“It’s great to see our Miss Showgirl having a go and being reward for her efforts.
“Justin Wilkinson, a former Gunnedah rider but now is in Tamworth, got a place in the Grand Prix.”
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Both Murrell and Wilkinson finished toward the top of the standings in two events each.
Murrell was second in the Gordon Barry & Co (60cm+) class and fifth in the J & J Eats (60cm+) class while Wilkinson finished fourth in the Whitehaven Coal class and fifth in the Bredal Australia - Grand Prix (135cm+) class.
The achievements of local riders added to the success of the event.
“We’re very happy with how the weekend went,” Witts said.
“We had a large number of volunteers and quite a few business houses that came on board for the first time as well as others that have sponsored before.”
Witts added: “We’d like to thank those that supported us on weekend and hope they all had a good time.”
