Video: Mark Phillips previews Burghley track
Course designer Captain Mark Phillips says riders volition request to pay attending to give-up the ghost through the Burghley cross-country this fourth dimension out, amongst a novel routes to tackle on the famous track.
In the inwards a higher house video, Phillips previews his course of written report for the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials, which start on September 3.
British sporting hopes are pinned on a winning finale to the summertime flavor at Burghley, next the country’s success at Wimbledon, the Ashes, as well as the Tour de France.
Burghley has long been a major highlight of the British equestrian season. Set inwards the stunning grounds of Burghley House, i of Britain’s close historic houses, the Lincolnshire lawsuit marks the cease of summer, as well as overstep riders from around the globe focus on it equally their end-of-year aim.
This year, amongst 2014’s World Equestrian Games on the horizon, the entries are rigid amongst xi countries represented.
Land Rover Burghley volition convey together five former winners – including the victorious horse-and-rider partnerships from the past times 2 runnings, New Zealand’s Andrew Nicholson as well as Avebury as well as British superstar William Fox-Pitt as well as Parklane Hawk.
They volition aspect upwards serious opposition from the 29-year-old Kiwi sensation, Badminton winner Jonathan Paget, joined past times an regular army of overstep British lawsuit riders such equally Pippa Funnell, Tina Cook as well as Oliver Townend.
As good equally the bulk of the world’s overstep lawsuit horses, Burghley volition showcase the equine stars of the hereafter inwards Friday’s prestigious Young Event Horse Final.
And afterward a really successful debut inwards 2012, the SEIB Racehorse to Riding Horse class, a qualifier for the Horse of the Year Show, takes house on sun next a parade of five-times King George VI Chase winner Kauto Star as well as 2012 Grand National hero Neptune Collonges.
Burghley is too business office of eventing’s HSBC FEI Classics, which links the half-dozen world-wide, 4* three-day events, based on a points organisation for riders. At the cease of the serial the passenger amongst the close points is crowned HSBC Classics Champion as well as prize coin is awarded to the overstep 5 riders from an annual US$1,000,000 prize fund.
The 2013 serial that started at Les Étoiles de Pau, French Republic (Oct 2012) as well as includes: Adelaide, Commonwealth of Australia (Nov 2012); Rolex Kentucky, Lexington (April 2013); The Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials (May 2013); Luhmühlen, Deutschland (June 2013) as well as volition gain its climax amongst the in conclusion upshot at The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials.
After the 5 previous events in conclusion year’s Burghley winner Andrew Nicholson, continued his winning shape taking the first, 3rd as well as 4th legs of the serial at Pau, Lexington as well as Luhmuhlen. He is thus inwards an unassailable seat amongst a nineteen points Pb as well as fifty-fifty amongst xv points to the winning passenger he cannot last beaten as well as volition last the outset non-British passenger to win the serial as well as the $US150,000 prize.
Three-time HSBC Classics winner William Fox-Pitt is inwards instant house amongst a ix betoken Pb over Badminton winner Jock Paget, who is ahead of High German passenger Michael Jung. Burghley volition last a telephone commutation lawsuit for riders inwards determining their in conclusion standings.
The lawsuit is too business office of the Rolex Grand Slam, the exclusively winner of which has been British passenger Pippa Funnell, who claimed the $US250,000 vantage inwards 2002. Now standing at $US350,000, this prize is awarded to the passenger who wins the 3 consecutive 4*events of Kentucky, Badminton as well as Burghley, inwards whatsoever order. In 2006 Australian Andrew Hoy came close, too at Burghley exactly i present jump downwards robbed him of the prize.
Paget is bringing 2 horses to Burghley, including his Badminton winner Clifton Promise. Should he win Burghley, he volition last a hot rival for staking his claim to the Rolex Grand Slam at Lexington adjacent year.
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