Luhmuhlen - Laura Collett and London 52 Take Their Third 5* Victory

The Luhmuhlen 2023 champions, Laura Collett riding London 52 (GBR). Photo: Irish Eventing Times

Laura Collett and London 52 delivered a clear round inside the time to finish on their dressage score of 20.3 and deliver their third five-star win, having won Pau 5* in 2020 and Badminton in 2022 (all finishing on dressage score).

Laura Collett riding London 52 (GBR) . Photo: Irish Eventing Times

Kitty King and Vendredi Biats. Photo: Irish Eventing Times

Kitty King with Vendredi Biats (owned by Diana Bown, Sally Lloyd Baker, Sally Eyre and Samantha Wilson) finished on 27.2 to take the runner-up slot, having only added 0.4 of a time penalty to their dressage score.

Reigning World Champion Yasmin Ingham with the Irish bred Rehy DJ (owned by the Sue Davies Fund) jumped a clear round with just a time fault to retain overnight third place.
13y/o gelding by TINARANA’S INSPECTOR out of REHY MISTY by BIG SINK HOPE bred by Noell Russell, Co Clare, owned by The Sue DaviesFund.

Yasmin Ingham and Rehy DJ. Photo: Irish Eventing Times

Boyd Martin and Luke 140, jumped clear to hold their overnight fourth place.

Boyd Martin and Luke 140. Photo: Irish Eventing Times

Harry Meade with Tenareze produced a perfect clear inside the time, to finish on their dressage score of 30.7 to take fifth place .

Harry Meade and Tenareze. Photo: Irish Eventing Times

Tom Jackson and Farndon were one of just four combinations to finish on their dressage score, to finish in sixth place.

Tom Jackson and Farndon. Photo: Irish Eventing Times.

Oliver Townend and the ISH Swallow Springs finished in seventh
Grey gelding 15yrs by CHILLOUT out of KILILA by CULT HERO bred by Maria Keating, owned by Paul & Diana Ridgeon

Oliver Townend with Swallow Springs. Photo: Irish Eventing Times.

Boyd Martin with Fedarman B took eighth.

Boyd Martin and Fedarman B. Photo: Irish Eventing Times

Oliver Townend with Tregilder had two rails down which dropped them from overnight seventh, to finish in ninth place.

Oliver Townend and Tregilder. Photo: Irish Eventing Times

Jérôme Robiné and Black Ice. Photo: Irish Eventing Times.

It was a first run at five-star level for Monbeg By Design, ridden by Ireland’s Susie Berry. The combination placed 27th at the World Championships in Pratoni last year, where the Irish team gained their olympic qualification. Susie was delighted with ‘Arthur” taking eleventh at his first run at this level

Monbeg By Design (ISH)[was Eskerhills Elixir] 11yrs gelding by Pacino (BWP) out of Eskerhills Lexis [ISH] by Puissance (ISH)[TIH]. Bred by Fiona Molloy (Offaly). Ridden by Susie Berry (IRL

Susie Berry and Monbeg By Design. Photo: Irish Eventing Times.

Felicity Ward and Regal Bounty made their five-star debut at Luhmuhlen last year. After producing a perfect cross country within the time this year, moving them up the leaderboard from 33rd to 15th position. Two rails down in the showjumping denied them a further climb up the leaderboard, but still left them finishing in 15th place
Twelve-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding (VDL Orestus – Edge of Reason, by Senang Hati xx). Owned by James O’Callagham. Bred by Miriam de Feu

Felicity Ward and Regal Bounty. Photo: Irish Eventing Times

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