I had to do a collage of the awesome tail of Tiana Coudray’s mount Ringwood Magister
There are two events happening at Blenheim this weekend and until this moment I have ignored the second one. This is the 8 and 9 year old CIC3* event. This event has a history of highlighting the best up and coming horses in the UK.
Last year’s winner was NZB Land Vision ridden by Mark Todd, this young horse won Badminton earlier this year. The inaugural winner of the class in 2009, was Piggy French and Flying Machine, who came fourth at Luhmuhlen 4 star earlier this year. Second to Flying Machine in 2009 was Avebury, the horse partnered with Andrew Nicholson finished eighth at Burghley just last week.
Lucinda Green doing one of her many media interviews
So bragging rights are certainly a feature of the 8/9 yo CIC3* class here at Blenheim. The final top five are:
William Fox-Pitt – Oslo 43.5
Sarah Cohen – Treason 47.9
William Fox-Pitt – Lionheart 49.1
Ciaran Glynn – Don’t Tell Punch 50.0
Caroline Powell – Onwards and Upwards 54.0
Andrew Nicholson and Oliver Townend watching the early showjumping
Congratulations to William, he is on a roll lately and he may still be in the money later today in the CCI.
The morning has been absolutely beautiful, terribly horrible and really nice. The weather is changing every 30 seconds or so, I am trying to keep out of it as much as possible and duck out when I can.
Here are a few pics from the jumping this morning. I will be back later with a final wrap which I will probably write at Heathrow Airport before I fly home to Australia.
Jules Stiller and Enjoy Me
Ginny Howe and Divilabit
Bruno Bouvier and Summerset
Finally, to match the collage of Ringwood Magister, here is a collage of the only Appaloosa in the CCI.
Colby II ridden by Tim Cheffings
Yours in Eventing,
ESJ
