Ingrid Klimke and Tabasco sitting pretty at Luhmühlen
Germany’s Ingrid Klimke as well as her dark gelding Tabasco TSF made a perfect film every bit they took the atomic number 82 afterwards dressage at Luhmühlen, the penultimate leg of the HSBC FEI Classics.
Klimke, who sets the measure for the dressage stage inwards eventing, earned a score of 34.0. The 45-year-old, who finished quaternary inwards the Freestyle at final week’s High German National Dressage Championships, has a 2.7-point atomic number 82 over only about other adept inwards the field, Lucinda Fredericks (AUS) on final year’s runner-up, Flying Finish.
“Tabasco felt super as well as concentrated rattling well,” said Klimke of the 13-year-old yesteryear Heraldik. “Chris [Bartle, the High German squad trainer] as well as Hans [Melzer, squad manager] persuaded me to come upward hither every bit they said they wanted to know if he is a four-star horse. “I said ‘Do you lot actually necessitate to know this year?’ But straightaway I am glad that I came as well as nosotros volition know the answer to their inquiry yesteryear Sunday!”
Fredericks’ lawsuit was all the to a greater extent than creditable every bit she suffered a nasty autumn inwards March as well as the resulting injury to her collarbone required surgery. She had ii months out of the saddle and has ridden Flying Finish inwards exclusively i contest this year.
“I intend the cross-country is tougher this year, but mayhap that’s because I’m a twelvemonth older!” said Fredericks. “I don’t slumber good earlier cross-country anyway, but this night I’m going to elbow grease as well as dream of tigers as well as teach into an attacking frame of mind.”
Of her dressage test, she said: “I intend it was ameliorate than final year. Flying Finish is such a genuine Equus caballus as well as I intend volition travel yesteryear on to improve.” Fredericks also praised the chance Luhmühlen offers for arena familiarisation, as well as for the consistency of surfaces inwards the warm-up areas as well as the contest arena.
Andrew Nicholson (NZL) looks ready to increase his commanding atomic number 82 inwards the HSBC FEI Classics, as well as he has 3 chances to hit it. He is inwards 3rd house on 38.0 afterwards a polished display on the Pegasus-like grey, Mr Cruise Control, as well as is also inwards comport upon inwards 14th on Rathmoyle King as well as 20th on the Spanish-bred mare Qwanza.
Zara Phillips’ (GBR) to a greater extent than established functioning on her Olympic Equus caballus High Kingdom has position her inwards quaternary house on 39.7, the gelding’s best score at this level. The Irish-bred bay was markedly to a greater extent than engaged as well as rounded than at Badminton, where he had a run-out across country, as well as was “very bouncy to ride”, according to Phillips.
Luhmühlen’s defending champion, Michael Jung (GER), had to withdraw Leopin only earlier the competition, but his compatriots are to the fore, amongst Peter Thomsen (Horseware’s Cayenne), Kai Rüder (Le Prince des Bois) as well as Dirk Schrade (Edino) inwards fifth, 6th as well as 7th places.
The habitation side hit non take away hold it all their ain way, however. Five nations are represented inwards the top 10, amongst Japan’s Kenki Sato, who is trained yesteryear Jung’s begetter Joachim, inwards 8th on Chippieh, only ahead of ii Australians, Andrew Hoy (Rutherglen) in ninth, as well as Kevin McNab (Clifton Pinot), 10th.
Bettina Hoy (GER) may take away hold had a major shape upset afterwards finishing the dressage stage inwards 50th and final house amongst a score of 80.8, but she deserved 10s for her stickability. Lanfranco TSF was thoroughly injure upward as well as refused to co-operate, rearing repeatedly inwards the rein-back as well as giving Hoy a fossil oil ride throughout.
After Andrew Nichlson, the adjacent Kiwi on the leaderboard is Badminton winner Jonathan Paget as well as Bullet Proof who are on 47.7 as well as inwards 12th, while Jonelle Richards as well as Flintstar notched 51.5 to sit down inwards 25th place.
Nicholson as well as Paget are chasing points for the HSBC FEI Classics Series, amongst only ii events left on the menu as well as $US150,000 prize for the winner. Nicholson is inwards front, amongst a comfortable 13-point atomic number 82 over Paget.
Luhmühlen received a drenching of pelting on Th dark as well as the basis on the cross-country volition survive all the ameliorate for it. Klimke, who has ii Olympic gilded medals but is yet to win a CCI4*, thinks Tabasco’s success over a multifariousness of CIC3* courses volition stand upward him inwards goodness stead.
“Tabasco needs a lot of support,” she said. “I take away hold to state him what to hit as well as I’ll necessitate to maintain him concentrated. Anyway, we’ll know tomorrow if he’s a four-star horse!”
Results afterwards Dressage
1 Ingrid Klimke/Tabasco TSF (GER) 34.0
2 Lucinda Fredericks/Flying Finish (AUS) 36.7
3 Andrew Nicholson/Mr Cruise Control (NZL) 38.0
4 Zara Phillips/High Kingdom (GBR) 39.7
v Peter Thomsen/Horseware’s Cayenne (GER) 40.2
6 Kai Rüder/Le Prince des Bois (GER) 40.8
7 Dirk Schrade/Edino (GER) 41.2
8 Kenki Sato/Chippieh (JAP) 41.5
ix Andrew Hoy/Rutherglen (AUS) 46.3
10 Kevin McNab/Clifton Pinot (AUS) 47.5
HSBC FEI Classics leaderboard (after 4 of 6 events)
1 Andrew Nicholson (NZL) forty points
2 Jonathan Paget (NZL) 27
3 William Fox-Pitt (GBR) 26
4 Michael Jung (GER) 22
v Craig Barrett (AUS) 15
v Natalie Blundell (AUS) 12
7 Murray Lamperd (AUS) 10
8 Sandra Auffarth (GER) 8
ix Bruce Davidson Jr (USA) 8
10 Jessica Manson (AUS) 8
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