Pretty Pine Cutting Club Championship: Riders make the cut

THE annual Pretty Pine Cutting Club Championship has been held on the site of a Cobb and Co changeover station from the 1800s.

Face off: Jamie Creek on Magicool at the Pretty Pine cutting event. Picture: SALLY H

THE annual Pretty Pine Cutting Club championship has been held on the site of a Cobb and Co changeover station from the 1800s.

A popular event attracting plenty of spectators, it also draws competitors from all over Australia.

Cobram trainer Corey Holden rode Shesa Skillycat to win the open cutting then the mare took her owner, Robbie Johnson, to a win in the rookies class.

The $7500 “non pro” was hard fought and had the closest of finishes with an equal first for Samantha Stepnell on Cataboonsmal and Robbie Johnson’s A Little Red Colonel both on 72 points.

Ashleigh Meagher’s A Lil Stormy and Jamie Everingham’s Sophisticated Doll were equal third behind them on 71.5 points.

Cassie Hurley’s H Bar Accidental Acres won the snaffle bit class and Lindsay Wheatley was equal first with himself in the novice with Cataboonsmal and Playin’ Sophisticated.

Stuart Laurie had a great score of 74 points on Dara Hiking Review to take out the novice “non-pro” class.

Gus Everingham rode Duntay Luv You Big to take out the senior youth cutting with a score of 73.