Oli Townend and Armada earned a 43.7 at Burghley, good enough for 5th place at the lunch break. Photo by Jenni Autry.
Half of the Friday dressage is over at Burghley, and so far Ingrid Klimke remains at the top of the leaderboard with FRH Butts Abraxxas. The top four remain unchanged from Thursday, with Jock Paget and Andreas Dibowski still tied for second and Andrew Nicholson in fourth with Avebury. Earning a 43.7 for fifth place, Oliver Townend had a great test on former-Andrew ride Armada. Jonelle Richards and The Deputy moved into seventh on a 46.2, just barely ahead of Pippa Funnell on Redesigned (46.3). [Results]
There’s a lot of star power remaining after the local lunch break. Bettina Hoy and Lanfranco TSF kick things off at 2 p.m. local (9 a.m. EST); Lanfranco was brilliant at Badminton, but disastrous at Luhmuhlen. Expect an exciting test either way! The start list continues with Ludwig Svennerstal and King Bob, Sam Griffiths and Happy Times, 2011 Burghley winner William Fox-Pitt and Parklane Hawk, and Nicole Wilson with Opposition Buzz.
In the day’s final group, Mark Todd rides his second horse Oloa, and Jock Paget will try to outdo himself again on Clifton Promise. Buck Davidson and Park Trader are second to last (11:05 a.m. EST), sandwiched between Jock and the final rider of the day, Andrew Nicholson and Nereo. Stay tuned to the H&H Live Blog for movement-by-movement updates, and of course we’ll recap all the action here on EN. Go Burghley!
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