Early WEG eventing lead to GB’s William Fox-Pitt

Pitt as well as Chilli Morning are inward the atomic number 82 afterward the foremost 24-hour interval of Eventing Dressage at the Al Early WEG eventing atomic number 82 to GB’s William Fox-Pitt
Great Britain’s William Fox-Pitt as well as Chilli Morning are inward the atomic number 82 afterward the foremost 24-hour interval of Eventing Dressage at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. © Trevor Holt/FEI

Britain’s William Fix-Pitt has taken an early on atomic number 82 on Chilli Morning afterward the foremost 24-hour interval of dressage for the eventing contest at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games at Le Pin National Stud.

Fox-Pitt as well as the chestnut stallion scored the exclusively sub-40 mark, 37.5, to caput defending champion Michael Jung as well as the mare FischerRocana FST past times 3.2 penalties.

Pitt as well as Chilli Morning are inward the atomic number 82 afterward the foremost 24-hour interval of Eventing Dressage at the Al Early WEG eventing atomic number 82 to GB’s William Fox-Pitt
Mark Todd as well as Leonidas. © PSV Photos

It was the best examination the 2013 private European silvery medal-winning Equus caballus had e'er performed, amongst the judges loving his expressive as well as right canter run which they rewarded amongst a plethora of 8s. Fox-Pitt’s riding also drew a dyad of 9s.

“I’m really relieved that nosotros nailed the test,” said Fox-Pitt, who was private silvery medallist as well as a fellow member of the winning British squad inward Kentucky inward 2010. “He’s a lovely Equus caballus to ride on the apartment as well as he coped actually good inward that arena. It was gloomy as well as moisture as well as soggy.”

Jung’s skillful score on the relatively inexperienced nine-year-old FischerRocana FST as well as Ingrid Klimke’s grade of 41.2 on some other mare, FRH Escada JS, despite losing marks for a tense walk as well as early on canter strike-off, puts Deutschland inward the atomic number 82 at this early on stage.

“I’m really happy,” said Jung. “My Equus caballus was relaxed as well as didn’t brand every bit good many mistakes. She also concentrated. The arena wasn’t slippery, but horses were looking at the Earth because of the rainwater inward the arena.”

“She is really slow as well as relaxed as well as she did non brand every bit good much mistakes, she was really concentrated as well as she is really overnice to ride. The arena was non slippery, but inward the get-go she was looking at the Earth as well as the water,” Jung said.

The New Zealand squad is currently second, ahead of Great United Kingdom of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland as well as the USA, amongst i penalization roofing the 3 nations.

Tim Price (NZL) is inward private 4th house on his Luhmühlen CCI4* winner Wesko amongst a grade of 42.0. “He’s immature as well as that showed inward his halts,” Price said.

“He is a immature Equus caballus at this grade . . . but he but set his best human foot frontward as well as his full general means of going was amazing. I am actually excited virtually what he is going to last able to hit inward the future.”

Mark Todd, a squad bronze medallist inward 2010, is 10th on Leonidas ll on a score of 49.2.

Pitt as well as Chilli Morning are inward the atomic number 82 afterward the foremost 24-hour interval of Eventing Dressage at the Al Early WEG eventing atomic number 82 to GB’s William Fox-Pitt
Cédric Lyard (FRA) as well as Cadeau du Roi. © PSV Photos

Todd explained: “He was OK, when I went inward in that location as well as in that location was all this clapping as well as everything, he but got a flake distracted as well as I lost him a dyad of times.  Probably made but every bit good many mistakes to teach a actually skillful mark.

“Some bits nosotros did actually genuinely well, I am non disappointed, it’s but i of those things, he is non used to this atmosphere. When yous foremost teach inward it is quite noisy, in that location is a lot going on, as well as thus nether the chateau in that location are people moving approximately thus for a Equus caballus that does teach distracted in that location is quite a lot going on.  It’s non electrical but in that location is a lot going on approximately them to teach distracted,” Todd said.

“It’s sloppy out there, he was splashing approximately out there, when it is similar that he gets inward this large lopey galloping measurement as well as it makes it difficult to teach him to practise some of the work.”

The Netherlands’ Elaine Pen exited the arena amongst a huge smile, delighted amongst her score of 42.3 for 5th aboard Vira. Phillip Dutton as well as Trading Aces are the best of the USA in sixth, spell Bill Levett is flight the flag for Commonwealth of Australia inward 7th aboard Shannondale Titan.

Cédric Lyard (FRA) is best of the domicile side, inward 7th house on Cadeau du Roi amongst a score of 47.3. “I’m actually happy amongst my horse,” he said. “Cadeau concentrated actually good as well as was expressive. I wanted to teach the best marks I perchance could for the French squad as well as I experience that I achieved that.”

The 2006 Earth champion Zara Phillips (GBR) didn’t teach the British squad off to the start she would possess got liked as well as admitted to beingness annoyed amongst her score of 54.5 on High Kingdom, which leaves her inward 21st place.

“He broke inward the medium trot as well as my marks didn’t come upwards dorsum upwards afterward that,” she said. “He does overnice run but he’s non a flash horse. However, he’s a existent galloper as well as I’m hoping to pick out some skillful feedback for the others when I teach out foremost across province on Saturday. It’s a long means circular as well as if it stays moisture thus the dressage scores won’t affair every bit much.”

The British squad is hoping that the moisture conditions volition play to their strengths on Saturday’s cross province day, which riders of all nations anticipate volition re-arrange the scoreboard.

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Results afterward foremost 24-hour interval of Dressage
1. William Fox-Pitt/Chilli Morning (GBR) 37.5
2. Michael Jung/FischerRocana FST (GER) 40.7
3. Ingrid Klimke/FRH Escada JS (GER) 41.2
4. Tim Price/Wesko (NZL) 42.0
5. Elaine Pen/Vira (NED) 42.3
6. Philip Dutton/Trading Aces (USA) 43.8
7. Bill Levett/Shannondale Tital (AUS) 44.7
8. Nicola Wilson/Annie Clover (GBR) 46.0
9. Cédric Lyard/Cadeau du Roi (FRA) 47.3
10. Sarah Ennis/Horseware Stellor Rebound (IRL) 48.5 

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