Sam Griffiths and Annaghmore Valoner in the CCI4*S.
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Saturday round up from FEI Barefoot Retreats Burnham Market International
Aussies in action:
Following the cross country phase in the CCI4*L, Sam Griffiths and Gurtera Cher have risen to 36th place after going clear and accumulating just 2 time penalties. They are now on 36.9.
With the showjumping now complete in the CCI4*S (it was split over two days), the leaderboard is now set heading into the final cross country phase. Kevin McNab and Scuderia 1918 Don Quidam have risen to 8th place on 26.9, and Kevin is also 28th on Scuderia 1918 A Best Friend with a score of 35.1. Both horses were clear in the showjumping.
Sam Griffiths and Annaghmore Valoner are 61st in the CCI4* on 43.7, and 26th in the 8 & 9 Year Old class rankings.
Best of luck to Sam and Kevin and in the final phases!
Kevin McNab and Scuderia 1918 A Best Friend.
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Full event report:
Izzy Taylor remains at the top of both leaderboards, the four star long and short formats. Could Oliver Townend’s domination of the 4* short format at Burnham Market be about to end?
CCI4* long format
Izzy and Monkeying Around flew round the cross country course today to remain on their 23.2 dressage score. “He was totally on it and felt very good and confident,” she said after her round. “He’s very light on his feet and the ground felt good – he’s also a good showjumper, usually!”
Nicola Wilson has moved from fourth to the runner up spot riding JL Dublin, less that a showjump down behind Izzy. She also lies in fifth place on Bulana. “I’ve enjoyed the last few days enormously. I was injured last year and it so good to be able to ride around a long format course like this.
“Bulana made a couple of expensive mistakes in the dressage, but gave me a lovely ride today.”
This was JL Dublin’s first long format four-star, and Nicola said: “He’s quite a dude. He has so much power and is lovely to ride. I look forward to his future.”
Italy’s Vittoria Panizzon is the only foreign rider in the top 10 – she holds third with Chequers Play The Game going into tomorrow’s decisive showjumping phase.
46% of the cross country starters made the time today. That is by far the highest cross country time clear rate of all 4*L courses on British soil since 2010. The second highest cross country time clear rate was at Bramham in 2011, which had a 26% clear rate.
CCI4* short format
Having showjumped clear yesterday, Izzy Taylor’s ride Hartacker currently looks set to win both the 8/9 year-old-championships and the class as a whole. The pair are poised to deliver the all-time lowest finishing score at Burnham Market 4*S. On their overnight score of 20.3, they have a point on the current record of 21.3 held by Oliver Townend & Cillnabradden Evo, posted in 2019.
Two points behind sits Yasmin Ingham riding Banzai Du Loir, followed by Oliver on Cillnabradden Evo, while hard on his heels is China’s Alex Hua Tian with the hugely popular Don Geniro.
“I thought it was a tough showjumping course for an eight-year-old horse – Hartacker only started competing last year,” said Izzy. “He tries so hard, but could be a bit ‘green’ [inexperienced] tomorrow.”
Short format cross country starts tomorrow at 10am.
All tomorrow’s jumping action will be live streamed on Horse & Country TV.
Full results, and times for tomorrow’s jumping phases, can be found at https://www.eventingscores.co.uk
Source: Event press release
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