Check out the above helmet cam video of the Pau CCI4* course courtesy of Paul Tappner, who picked up just 5.6 time penalties on Kilfinnie II and will go into the show jumping in 16th place.
The French translation chinchillas believe there will be show jumping live feed from Pau available Sunday morning possibly on Equidia live for free, and definitely on FEI TV with our good friend John Kyle, although sadly for a fee.
Here’s Chris “Burto” Burton, another Aussie, being serenated around the XC course by French announcers:
It was an exciting day of cross-country at Pau with a ton of riders having issue on course. Pippa Roome of the Horse and Hound has an excellent report, as does Monty White, all of which we will link to below.
Clayton Fredericks originally was given 5 seconds of time penalties to drop from being tied for the lead to third, but his penalties were reduced to 3 seconds after he challenged because his path to the first water was blocked by a steward. Despite the change, Clayton remains in third with Bendigo. I have spoken with Clayton about Bendigo and he thinks incredibly highly of this horse. Whether or not he wins tomorrow there’s no doubt that Bendigo will be at the top of the leader board at more four-stars in the future.
Pippa points out that for William to beat Mary in the $150,000 HSBC Classics, William (currently 2nd on Oslo with Macchiato and Lionheart in the top 10) must win tomorrow and Mary (currently 10th on Imperial Cavalier) must finish below 8th.
Links: [Homepage, Pau XC report pending Clayton’s appeal, Pau placings upheld, Monty White’s XC Recap, FEI XC Press Release]
The jog and show jumping starts at Pau in just a few hours. Go eventing.
