Friday Video from SmartPak: Watch Ingrid Klimke Score a 20.2 in Avenches

Ingrid Klimke and SAP Hale Bob OLD have taken the first-phase lead as they chase their third consecutive Europeans title. Photo by Tilly Berendt.

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Ingrid Klimke and SAP Hale Bob have returned to competition fantastic form, positioning themselves to make it a hat trick of wins at the FEI European Eventing Championships with their leading dressage score of 20.2.

Relive their test courtesy of this playback video from FEI TV.

Ros Canter and Allstar B are just 0.4 point behind and will sit second heading into cross country on a score of 20.6. And just three-tenths of a point behind them is Thursday leader Nicola Wilson with JL Dublin, putting on the pressure with their score of 20.9.

With the top three all within a point of one another, there’ll be no margin for error come cross country day!

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