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‘I came thinking he could win'

BRAMHAM CCI4*-S and BE80 championships

THE nine-year-old Cooley Snapchat, ridden by Selina Milnes, marked himself as a star of the future when he topped the Defender CCI4*-S.

“It's really nice to win here because this is such a big event, the organisers make such an effort and Ian Stark's courses are amazing to ride,” said Selina. “I came here thinking he could win and he did.”

Selina piloted William and Angela Rucker's son of Kannan round to finish just three seconds over the 6min 42sec optimum

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