Article: Rumours over Chit Chat spark inquiry

BRITISH Eventing has started a formal investigation into news that champion four-year-old Bonza Chit Chat might actually be five.

Bonza Chit Chat, ridden by Marie Ryan, was the four-year-old winner of this year's Pavo British Eventing Breeding Championships.

But now the breeder of the horse has told officials that Chit Chat was, in fact, born in May, 1999.

Winnie Murphy, public relations and communications manager for British Eventing, confirmed that the age issue had been brought to BE's attention and an investigation was ongoing.

Marie Ryan's husband, eventer Matt, is claiming he has emails from the breeder saying the mare was a 2000 foal.

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