Burghley Results: Caroline Powell and Lenamore Win

Caroline Powell and the 17 year-old Lenamore jumped double clear on Sunday at Burghley to take home the victory for New Zealand.  Oliver Townend had two rails down to drop from 2nd to 4th.  William Fox-Pitt moved into the second spot with Seacookie.

LinkBurghley Results

1.Caroline Powell on Lenamore (NZL) +0  38.7 
2.William Fox-Pitt on Seacookie +1  42.9 
3.Clayton Fredericks on Be My Guest II (AUS)  +0  45.8 
4.Oliver Townend on Carousel Quest +8  47.6 
5.Mary King on Apache Sauce +4  48.8 
6.William Fox-Pitt on Macchiato +0  48.8 
7.Mary King on Kings Temptress +4  49.3

My first reaction in looking at these results is that they must make the New Zealand, British, and Australian selectors sweat a little bit.  New Zealand put Caroline on their WEG team, but with Mac McDonald and they can’t be feeling very good right now about leaving a Burghley champion off of the team.  At the beginning of this year, everyone figured William would go to the WEGs with Seacookie or Macchiato rather than Cool Mountain, and Cool Mountain might have been the better pick despite Seacookie’s 2nd at Burghley, but today’s results raise some eyebrows.  Australia understandably left Clayton off of the team with Be My Guest because Clayton hasn’t been riding the horse for very long, but if Australia had a time machine I wonder if they would switch things up after today.  

The BBC is reporting that Nicola Malcom has been released from the hospital after her airlift from Burghley on Saturday following a fall at fence #19.  The article quotes Mark Phillips as saying: “My information is that the horse stood off a little too far, hit the fence with its hind legs and the impact catapulted Nicola into the air.”  It happens to the best of us and the good news is that both horse and rider get to go home safely.  Maybe the best advice anyone has ever given me to prevent missing way long is wen Kim told me to never make the same mistake 3 times in a row.  Meaning if you miss a little long and then miss long again at the next jump, make damn sure you don’t miss long a third time because by that point your eye is dialed back and a long distance will look normal.  
All of the rides including show jumping are viewable online for free from Burghley.tv.  I for one love the ability to select which ride to watch rather than having to sit through a bunch of people I don’t want to see.  On the other hand, that tattoo bank commercial at the beginning of each video is really creepy.  
After watching the XC videos, Alex Hua Tian had the save of a lifetime after his horse slithered over a corner.  Speaking of rides that looked shaky from the get-go, you could see Ruth Edge’s issues coming after watching just the first few fences.  I feel like Pippa got away with one at the leaf pit, where he horse really hesitated at the drop–she was originally scored 20 penalties but got them taken back after a protest.  The riders who had problems at Burghley have the chance to re-route to Pau later this year.  Caroline Powell definitely deserved the win because she had a beautiful XC ride.  Again, you can watch all of the rides yourself at Burghley.tv.  
As a final note, Mark Todd made his first Burghley run after returning from his retirement and finished on his dressage score to move up from 29th to 11th.   If you didn’t think Mark Todd was the greatest eventer in history when he retired, hopefully his comeback is convincing you.  Go eventing.
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