James Chawkes another one down

Laois man nails second four-star international class 48 hours after bagging first Like buses through his native Abbeyleix, James Chawke waited a long time for his first international four-star triumph and after one finally arrived, the second has followed immediately after. What’s more, Chawke has done it with a different horse overnight at the Thunderbird Show Park, securing a second major success at the Odlum Brown BC Open in Langley, Canada, this time courtesy of the Alison Locke-owned Nacara van Berkenbroeck Z. After capturing the 1.45m speed class 48 hours earlier with Vanessa Mannix’s One Edition, the Laois native prevailed once more in the 1.45m jump-off competition, his time of 36.61 seconds well clear of runner-up Skylar Wiseman (USA) on Coolio 23 (38.4), with another American athlete, Kaitlin Campbell third on Connecticut. Chawke and Nacara van Berkenbroeck Z were the first of 14 combinations to navigate the course set by […]