Burghley to seal end of eventing’s Classics series
This weekend’s Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials looks laid to supply a thrilling climax to the HSBC FEI Classics 2012 series, amongst a bumper international entry together with a surge inwards ticket sales next the huge success of the equestrian events at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Britain’s eventing summertime has been something of a washout together with both riders together with spectators are clearly looking forwards to some high-quality sport inwards the beautiful green at Burghley. The organisers ask hold received a tape entry together with volition piece of employment 85 horses representing 10 nations.
Olympians inwards the champaign include squad aureate medallist Dirk Schrade (GER) on Hop And Skip, summation silvery medallists William Fox-Pitt (GBR) amongst lastly year’s winner Parklane Hawk together with Seacookie, together with Mary King (GBR) on her home-bred mare King’s Temptress, 3rd lastly year.
Four members of New Zealand’s bronze medal squad volition likewise live competing: Andrew Nicholson, who brings Avebury, the runner-up inwards 2011, summation either Calico Joe or Mr Cruise Control, Mark Todd (Major Milestone), Jonathan Paget (Clifton Lush) together with Caroline Powell (Boston Two Tip).
William Fox-Pitt, twice a winner of the HSBC FEI Classics, is out inwards front end again, having triumphed at both Pau inwards 2011, on Oslo, together with Kentucky inwards Apr of this twelvemonth on Parklane Hawk. He has half dozen points inwards manus over Andrew Nicholson, electrical current leader of the HSBC Rider Rankings, precisely that may non live plenty every bit the rivalry is certain to live intense. If the New Zealander tin terminate earn a overstep placing – together with complete clear of Fox-Pitt – he volition ask hold domicile the US$150,000 showtime prize for the showtime time.
Another passenger to scout is the Kentucky runner-up Alison Springer (Arthur), who heads a potent U.S. contingent. If she finishes 7th or better, she volition overtake Michael Jung (GER) together with Stuart Tinney (AUS), currently 3rd together with 4th inwards the HSBC FEI Classics, every bit neither is at Burghley to defend their identify inwards the standings.
Mary King, lastly year’s HSBC FEI Classics winner, volition likewise live doing the maths. She already has 8 points together with could boundary into the coin prizes amongst a high placing, every bit could Clayton Fredericks (AUS), who rides Waltersdown Don, together with some other old HSBC FEI Classics winner, Oliver Townend (GBR), who has first-class chances amongst Armada together with Sonas Rovatio.
There volition likewise live potent contest from the grouping of Olympic reserves who volition live looking forwards to their run a jeopardy to pick out handgrip of some glory. Lucy Wiegersma (GBR) amongst Simon Porloe together with Granntevka Prince, Sam Watson (IRL) riding Horseware Bushman, Megan Jones (AUS) on Kirby Park Allofasudden together with old World Champion Jean Teulere (Matelot du Grand Val) are all expected to characteristic inwards the concluding shake-up.
The inclusion of 3 of the beautifully constructed Cross Country fences from Greenwich Park volition keep the Olympic flavour: the ‘Planets’, ‘Sundials’ together with the carved ‘Olympic Games Horses’ volition shape a three-element complex inwards the principal arena.
“The green looks inwards the best status I tin terminate recall together with the reason is perfect,” says Course Designer Mark Phillips.
“The course of written report is however at the longer distance of or together with hence 11.5 minutes used lastly twelvemonth together with the large fences are however there. The technical fences may live a comport on easier, precisely this is a truthful CCI4* rail together with I’m excited virtually it. With Olympic fever however inwards the air, this could live a really particular Burghley.”
The dressage stage starts on Th morning.
HSBC FEI Classics 2012 Leaderboard (after 4 out of five events, due to cancellation of Badminton):
1 William Fox-Pitt (GBR) 30
ii Andrew Nicholson (NZL) 24
3 Michael Jung (GER) 15
4 Stuart Tinney (AUS) 15
five Alison Springer (USA) 12
6 Lucinda Fredericks (AUS) 12
7 Sonja Johnson (AUS) 12
8 Boyd Martin (USA) 10
ix Andreas Dibowski (GER) 10
10 Emma Mason (AUS) 10
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