Robert Smith from Shrewley, Warwickshire has won his second class at Olympia The London International Horse Show, taking victory in the Bic Accumulator this afternoon.
Robert riding Jimmy McCloskey’s fourteen year-old bay gelding Mr Springfield clocked up the maximum sixty five points in a blistering time of 49.78 seconds, over three seconds faster than runner-up Austria’s Julia Kayser. Germany’s Marcus Ehning took third place.
Bic Accumulator
| 1st | Robert Smith GBR | Mr Springfield | 65pts | 49.78 secs |
| 2nd | Julia Kayser AUT | H.B.C. Dancing Queen | 65pts | 52.96 secs |
| 3rd | Marcus Ehning GER | For Fun | 65pts | 52.98 secs |
| 4th | Leon Thijssen NED | Oxford d’Esquelmes | 65pts | 53.29 secs |
| 5th | Guy Williams GBR | Merva des Hayettes | 65pts | 56.60 secs |
| 6th | Jessica Kurten IRL | Castle Forbes Lord Lancer | 65pts | 63.14 secs |
| 7th | Peder Fredricson SWE | H&M Wungaro | 61pts | 58.30 secs |
| 8th | Michel Hecart FRA | Kenta du Penquer | 61pts | 64.60 secs |
| 9th | John Whitaker GBR | Azucar | 56pts | 56.74 secs |
| 10th | Mark Armstrong GBR | Lavaletta II | 56pts | 58.66 secs |
Earlier this afternoon, Robert Whitaker finished in second place in the Bic Speed Stakes riding Mandy Hall’s Rusedski II. Michael Whitaker and Lady des Hayettes took third spot.
