Oliver Townend and BALLAGHMOR CLASS in the lead after dressage
Oliver Townend and BALLAGHMOR CLASS have rocketed into the lead at Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials, with the best Badminton dressage score in 18 years, ahead of Sir Mark Todd and KILTUBRID RHAPSODY. Mark Todd scored his best dressage score in ten years. Britain’s Ros Canter is in third and Ireland’s Jonty Evans and Cooley Rorkes Drift are in fourth.
Top 5
Oliver Townend and BALLAGHMOR CLASS – 20.8
Mark Todd and KILTUBRID RHAPSODY – 23.4
Ros Canter and ALLSTAR B – 23.9
Jonty Evans and COOLEY RORKES DRIFT – 24.1
Paul Tapner and BONZA KING OF ROUGES – 24.4
Oliver Townend stated that the testing ground for the cross country, will be a real test of stamina.
Jonty Evans and COOLEY RORKES DRIFT
Jonty Evans and COOLEYS RORKES DRIFT start the cross country in fourth position, after an impressive dressage test this morning
