CHILTERN LEAGUE MATCH 5 – 11th FEBRUARY 2023

Victory for Dolan in final Chiltern League match of the season

The final Chiltern League match of the season took place on Saturday at Keysoe Equestrian Centre just north of Bedford. 41 athletes turned out to represent the Vale on the day and there were some encouraging results across the age groups.

The strongest turnout was again in the senior men where 10 of our athletes were led home by Kieran Lindars in a fantastic 7^th place. Tim Jones was 3^rd in the M60 category and Aaron Ward was 9^th U20 across the line. Archie Lynch was the sole club representative in the U17 men, coming home in 17^th position. Lucas Garner (34^th) and Joseph Storey (45^th) ran well in the U15 boys race. Five athletes took part in the U13 boys race with Zachary Honour leading them home in 21^st place.

Luca Dolan stole the show in the U11 boys taking a superb win to go with three 4^th’s and a 2^nd place from his first four outings. Luca was ably backed up by Zac Williams (13^th), Bali Horten (22^nd), Angus McRonald (28^th), Devon Powell (35^th) and Chibuikem Eke (38^th) to mean that the team finished 3^rd on the day and also 3^rd overall across the season.

Daisy Goldhagen was the first Vale athlete home for the senior women’s team finishing in 75^th position. Sue Barnes finished 4^th F65 and Vicky Sheldon was 6^th F55. As with the previous match we only had one athlete in the combined U17/U20 women race with Iona Esslemont finishing 51^st and 43^rd U17.

Lucinda McRonald had another great run with a top 10 finish in the U15 girls race (9^th.) Gabriella Cheung had another solid run in the U13 girls race with a 19^th placed finish and the U11 girls were led home by Emily Cook in 20^th.

Individual Overall Standings

The results above had significant impacts on how the individual placings took shape for the season. To qualify, athletes had to have completed at least 4 of the 5 races during the season. The standout performers for the club were Luca Dolan who claimed a bronze medal in the U11 boys, Tim Jones who was 2^nd in the M60 category, Sue Barnes for her 2^nd in the F65 category, Lucinda McRonald who was 9^th in the U15 girls and Vicky Sheldon who was 8^th in the F55 category. Just missing out on top 10 finishes were Gabriella Cheung in the U13 girls (11^th) and Zachary Honour in the U13 boys (13^th.)

Dennis Orme Trophy

This trophy recognises a team’s turnout rate compared to the previous season and aims to promote competition retention and encourage increased participation from clubs in the league. As a club we finished 2nd in the Dennis Orme Trophy standings behind Dacorum AC. It was a good effort by all.

VOAAC Match 5 Results:
Senior Men

• 7^th Kieran Lindars 31:31
• 38^th James Davis 34:27
• 57^th Scott Ramsell 35:27
• 82^nd Aaron Ward 36:41 (9^th U20)
• 97^th Mark Baines 37:28
• 140^th Robin Barrett 40:04
• 141^st Adam Johnson 40:04
• 149^th Tim Jones 40:20 (3^rd M60)
• 160^th Conor Richardson 40:44
• 258^th Alan Roberts 46:40

U17 Men

• 17^th Archie Lynch 20:36

U15 Boys

• 34^th Lucas Garner 14:56
• 45^th Joseph Storey 15:33

U13 Boys

• 21^st Zachary Honour 11:53
• 37^th Jack Wood 12:28
• 40^th Digby Martin 12:34
• 50^th Ethan Alcock 13:01
• 57^th Tom Gaeta 13:41

U11 Boys

• 1^st Luca Dolan 6:40
• 13^th (11^th Div 1) Zac Williams 7:21
• 22^nd (18^th Div 1) Bali Horten 7:39
• 28^th (24^th Div 1) Angus McRonald 7:58
• 35^th (30^th Div 1) Devon Powell 8:18
• 38^th (33^rd Div 1) Chibuikem Eke 8:30

Senior Women

• 75^th Daisy Goldhagen 26:27
• 86^th Sarah Pearse 26:54
• 114^th Vicky Sheldon 29:15 (6^th F55)
• 124^th Amanda Esslemont 29:55
• 167^th Sue Barnes 34:01 (4^th F65)

U17 / U20 Women

• 51^st Iona Esslemont 27:24 (43^rd U17)

U15 Girls

• 9^th Lucinda McRonald 15:02
• 40^th Sarah Cintalova 16:57
• 54^th Riley Brown 20:15
• 55^th Amelia Mansfield 20:19

U13 Girls

• 19^th Gabriella Cheung 12:50
• 33^rd Leia Logan 14:15
• 34^th Tilly Valind 14:19
• 39^th Katherine Biddulph 14:43

U11 Girls

• 20^th (16^th Div 1) Emily Cook 8:22
• 29^th (22^nd Div 1) Ellie Acheson 8:43
• 38^th (31^st Div 1) Nina-Marie Kaenzig 9:20

Overall Individual Rankings After 5 Matches
Senior Men

• 21^st James Davis
• 26^th Scott Ramsell
• 29^th Mark Baines
• 40^th Robin Barrett
• 44^th Conor Richardson
• 45^th Adam Johnson

M50

• 17^th Andrew Byerley
• 22^nd Alan Roberts
• 23^rd Trevor Lynch

M60

• 2^nd Tim Jones

U15 Boys

• 19^th Lucas Garner
• 24^th Joseph Storey

U13 Boys

• 13^th Zachary Honour
• 17^th Rufus Martin
• 22^nd Digby Martin
• 23^rd James Hawkins
• 26^th Ethan Alcock

U11 Boys

• 3^rd Luca Dolan
• 17^th Zac Williams
• 21^st Angus McRonald
• 27^th Chibuikem Eke
• 29^th Rohan Martin
• 30^th Theo Rickard

Senior Women

• 19^th Daisy Goldhagen

F35

• 21^st Amanda Esslemont

F55

• 8^th Vicky Sheldon

F65

• 2^nd Sue Barnes

U15 Girls

• 9^th Lucinda McRonald
• 24^th Sarah Cintalova
• 33^rd Riley Brown
• 34^th Lexie Giles

U13 Girls

• 11^th Gabriella Cheung
• 18^th Leia Logan
• 20^th Tilly Valind
• 24^th Katherine Biddulph

U11 Girls

• 21^st Ellie Acheson
• 26^th Nina-Marie Kaenzig