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Show jumping at Pau starts at about 9:15am local (3:15am EST) with the CIC2*. American Jules Stiller on Enjoy Me is sitting pretty in 9th place after cross-country with a score of 49.8. Christopher Burton leads the CIC2* on a 40.7, but a single rail would drop him and Graf Liberty to fourth.
The CCI4* show jumping begins at 2pm local time (8:00am EST). US hopes lie with Colleen Rutledge and Shiraz, who sit in 25th after a clear cross-country round with 28 time penalties. In talking with Samantha, Colleen mentioned that the twisty course had some “blind” fences, and with Luke’s bold jumping style she decided to take a few long routes to be on the safe side.
Jonathan Paget and Clifton Promise lead on their dressage score of 36.7 going into show jumping. Andrew Nicholson and William Fox-Pitt each have two horses in the top 7, adding no penalties from cross-country. The course caused plenty of trouble for other top combinations, however: Mary King did not finish either of her two horses, nor Mark Todd, Buck Davidson, and dressage leader Chris Burton also retired on course.
