LONGINES ROYAL INTERNATIONAL
26–30 July
alexandra.robinson@futurenet.com
@alexrob_journo_
Longines Royal International, All England Jumping Course, W Sussex
A DECADE after he debuted, and won, at Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) in the SEIB Search For A Star series as a starry-eyed youngster with big dreams, Will Morton confirmed his status as the next giant of the showing world. He lifted his first Barberstown Castle supreme ridden horse championship riding Sarah-Ann Gunn’s exceptional lightweight hunter Kilcarna Brilliant (Chubbs).
Last to ride in the supreme, 26-year-old Will had watched six champions perform before it was his turn to win over the three esteemed judges: Pearl Underwood, Alison Ledingham and Tony Whipps.
“He’s a fantastic little horse, and what a showman”
WILL MORTON ON KILCARNA BRILLIANT
Just minutes earlier, fellow Hickstead supreme first-timer Craig Kiddier and Susan Tennant’s heavyweight
