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Graham Turner's 2010 jousting season began where 2009 had left off, at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds. The Easter weekend saw four teams of three jousters competing for the Sword of Honour, with Graham and his horse Magic part of the Leodis team alongside Royal Armouries jousters, Andrew Brearley and Derry Wells.

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(Above) Magic all fired up and ready to go in Ruislip.

(Right) A big hit at the Avoncroft Museum of Historical Buildings.

After the Royal Armouries Easter tournament, the 2010 season saw Graham jousting with Destrier at four events, three of which were before the biggest test of the year at the Royal Armouries, the Queen's Golden Jubilee Trophy. Magic's confidence improved with every show, and he and Graham were fully in tune with each other when they arrived in Leeds.

This was the big one, with ten top jousters invited to fight it out and be crowned the individual champion for 2010. Magic had made his Royal Armouries debut at this event the previous year, but he now had a few more events under his belt and was so much calmer and more consistent than twelve months before. A fantastic first day saw the pair leading the event with a maximum score, but with so much to play for could Graham hold his nerve and keep up the high level for the remaining two days of jousting?

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(Above and left) Graham Turner and Magic jousting at the Queen's Golden Jubilee Trophy, Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds, August 2010.