Merikanto makes it look easy

Myerscough College Winter Regionals, Lancs RYAN TODD’S six-year-old gelding, Merikanto SLF, made easy work of the prelim and novice gold sections, winning both with plus-70% scores. By Morricone and out of Showgirl Princess, “Erik” was first of the SLF Stud’s foals. “I’ve been riding him from the start and last year managed to purchase him,” said Ryan, who has two more of SLF’s foals at his yard, from the same dam. “Erik is a bit like an old man, he’s a personality that suits me very well. We’ve always got on and have a mutual respect – I’m very excited for his future.” After a year of frustrating setbacks, Tessa Ryley clinched a satisfying medium silver win with her 13-year-old Londontime gelding, Little Jo. “I’ve been aiming to take him…

You're reading a preview of

Horse & Hound (Digital) - 1 Issue, 6-Mar-2025

DiscountMags is a licensed distributor (not a publisher) of the above content and Publication through Zinio LLC. Accordingly, we have no editorial control over the Publications. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including those made in Publications offered on our website, are those of the respective author(s) or publisher(s) and not of DiscountMags. DiscountMags does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness, or usefulness of all or any portion of any publication or any services or offers made by third parties, nor will we be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information contained in any Publication, or your use of services offered, or your acceptance of any offers made through the Service or the Publications. For content removal requests, please contact Zinio.