Phillip Dutton and Mighty Nice. Photo by Jenni Autry.
Maya Black and Doesn’t Play Fair are still holding onto their overnight lead in the CIC3* at The Fork, but Phillip Dutton is hosting his own party at the top of the leaderboard, now sitting second, third and fourth with Mighty Nice, Fernhill Fugitive and Fernhill Cubalawn, respectively.
Tom Tierney and Simon Roosevelt’s Fernhill Fugitive was the second horse to go this morning on this second day of CIC3* dressage, scoring 44.7 to just edge Fernhill Cubalawn’s score of 44.9 from yesterday. Then HND Group’s Mighty Nice scored 42.7 to sit less than 1 penalty point out of the lead. All three horses are heading to Rolex and look to be in beautiful form.
Lynn Symansky and Donner. Photo by Jenni Autry.
We saw a big shuffle in the top spots this morning, with six new horses in all moving into the top 10. Lynn Symansky and the Donner Syndicate’s Donner scored 46.7 to sit in sixth place currently, followed by Buck Davidson and Ballynoe Castle RM in seventh on 47.5.
Colleen Rutledge and her own Covert Rights are still holding onto a top five spot after their test yesterday, which scored 45.1. Kurt Martin and DeLux Z, who are preparing for their four-star debut at Rolex, scored 48.2 with a lovely test this morning to sit in equal eighth place with Selena O’Hanlon and Foxwood High.
Buck Davidson and Ballynoe Castle RM. Photo by Jenni Autry.
Looking to the other divisions, Liz Halliday-Sharp and Deniro Z are leading the CIC* on 34.3, and Sinead Halpin and Camerlingo currently have command of the Open Intermediate division on 27.9.
We have about two more hours of fancy prancing still to come in the CIC3*, with dressage heavy hitters like Ellie MacPhail and RF Eloquence, Kim Severson and Fernhill Fearless, Lauren Kieffer and Veronica, Phillip Dutton and Indian Mill, Jessica Phoenix and Pavarotti, Allie Knowles and Sound Prospect, and Sinead Halpin and Manoir de Carneville still to come.
Liz Halliday-Sharp and Deniro Z. Photo by Jenni Autry.
Click here to catch up on all of EN’s coverage so far. CIC2* and Advanced dressage concluded yesterday. Doug Payne and Lysander are leading the two-star after the first phase on 37.0, with Liz Halliday-Sharp and Buck Davidson holding first in the Advanced divisions.
If you missed The Fork’s super cool drone flyover video of the CIC3* cross country course, complete with commentary from course designer Tremaine Cooper, click here to watch it. Stay tuned for much more from #TheFork.
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