Guernsey junior captain Tiffany Gervaise-Brazier and Clover Dash clear another fence at Chemin Le Roi. (Picture by Adrian Miller, 0625560)

JERSEY begun the Horse of the Year show strongly, leaving the Guernsey host riders in their wake.
But, with the end of the first day of the annual event fast approaching, the home riders came good with  Maddie Wilson, Shelly Tostevin,  Jodie Travers and Penny Freeman scoring good class wins.
The visitors had seized control by winning  most classes as well as  taking the lead in the prestigious inter-island Junior Team Trophy event.
Guernsey really needed a good start to the team event, but their first horse Kilrea Boy, ridden by Freeman, accrued eight faults after Jersey had started off faultlessly.
However, with the weakest of the four scores not included in the overall tally, there was still chances of a recovery and after Jersey’s Jack Clackett, riding Caramella, produced 12 faults, the scores were effectively level going into the final rider.
After the Caesareans’ Mr Snoopy, ridden by captain Emma Pallott, made no mistakes, the pressure was on Guernsey captain Tiffany Gervaise-Brazier to level the scores going into Sunday’s second leg.