Andrew Nicholson has won the Land Rover Burghley Three Day Event 2012 on Mrs Rosemary Barlow’s Avebury.
When Andrew had a rail down in the treble it gave overnight leaders Sinead Halpin and Manoir De Carneville a little bit more breathing room, but sadly they needed both their fences in hand, and one more and slipped to second.
However, 2nd place at the Land Rover Burghley CCI****, sandwiched between Andrew Nicholson and William Fox-Pitt is nothing to turn your nose up at and nothing should detract from this incredible achievement.
Oliver Townend rode a very smart round on Armada, giving him every chance to leave all the rails up, but he had two verticals down behind to finish fourth.
Jock Paget also rode a beautiful round on Clifton Lush but just had a fence down in the treble to move up to 5th place.
Allison Springer rounds out the top 6 at Burghley 2012 after hitting the red post box upright, definitely the bogey fence and also taking the gate down before the treble.
More from Burghley to come; William Fox-Pitt has won the 2012 HSBC Classics Series, and Lucy Jackson receives the HSBC Bursary for the highest placed Burghley First Timer finishing 19th on Willy Do and 41st on Animator. Go International Eventing!
