Phillip Dutton and Fernhill Cubalawn. Photo courtesy of PRO / Samantha Clark.
PRO has reported that it was a relatively uneventful trot-up this morning, which is always a relief for the competitors. Andrew Hoy’s Cheeky Calimbo, Kate Rocher’s Dassett Jack, Katherine Coleman’s Courage Under Fire, and Emily Gilruth‘s Topwood Beau were all sent to the holding box, and Emily withdrew from the box while the rest passed upon re-inspection.
UK rider Julie Tew also withdrew Simply Sox last night and did not present this morning.
Katherine Coleman and Courage Under Fire. Photo courtesy of PRO / Samantha Clark.
Aside from that, there were no second jogs required, and all remaining horses passed with flying colors to move onto the final phase of the weekend.
Phillip Dutton and Fernhill Fugitive. Photo courtesy of PRO / Samantha Clark.
The class was split in half for show jumping, with the lower ranked 25 jumping early and the top 25 jumping at 3 p.m. BST (10 a.m. EST). Phillip Dutton and Fernhill Fugitive and Katherine Coleman with Courage Under Fire have already jumped; Phillip and Jack had two rails down for 36th place currently, and Katherine picked up 22 faults for 41st.
Phillip was pleased with Jack’s efforts this weekend, posting on his Facebook page “I’m really proud of how Jack stepped up this weekend. This was a big competition for him, and he’ll come away from it having learned a lot and be a better horse for it. Thank you to Tom (Tierney) and Annie (Jones) for believing in him.”
Katherine Coleman and Courage Under Fire. Photo courtesy of PRO / Samantha Clark.
We’ll have a full recap up shortly after the CCI3* completes their show jumping, which will include Phillip and Fernhill Cubalawn, who are in ninth place going in.
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