Sampson said:
“It was good to be partnering Nick. We have known each for ages, but we hadn’t seen each other for a long time. My horse Pandora is quite fast, and Nick’s round was perfect – he’s a good showjumper. Everything worked well.”
Sampson also praised the atmosphere in Bolesworth’s International Arena on the show’s opening morning, with the winners being roared home. He added:
“It is good fun. Classes like this one are what brings crowds in. It is something for them to cheer about, and it’s a bit of fun.”
Scholfield, who is based mainly with trainer Paul Nicholls and will shortly be back in the saddle at Worcester races, said:
“I think we were something like 10 seconds up on the clock before I even started! Nico rode my horse earlier in the class, so he’d had a spin around.”
Other jockeys who took part were Will Biddick, Robbie Dunne, Ian Popham, Brendan Powell and Rhys Flint.
