Dressage completed at Military Boekelo (Netherlands) today, with competitors being thankful of the excellent all-weather arena, as the rain was torrential at times. Rain is also forecast for tomorrow’s cross country.
In the individual placings, less than three points separate the top 5. Alex Hua Tian with Don Geniro (China) are in the lead on 37.3, with Tim Lips and Bayro (NED) second on 39.1 and Christopher Burton and Quality Purdy (AUS) on 39.3.
Only 27.1 penalties separate 1st and 98th place after the dressage, so tomorrows cross country will be highly influential. The optimum time on the course is 10 minutes, 3 seconds, and it is very likely that time will play a big part in the results.
Michelle Kenny and RLE Aspe
The Irish Team are lying in 10th place after the dressage phase. Best Irish team score was from Michelle Kenny with RLE Aspe, who had a score of 48.
Sam Watson and Ardagh Highlight – best individual score for Ireland
Best Individual is Sam Watson and Ardagh Highlight who are in 40th individual on 46.6.
The cross country starts at 9.30 am tomorrow, with Sam Watson and Imperial Sky the third combination to start at 09:42.Declan Cullen and Seavaghan Ash start at 11:14
Austin O’Connor and Kilpatrick Knight start at 13:38
Sam Watson and Ardagh Highlight (Individual) start at 14:42
Austin O’Connor and Lucky Contender (Individual) start at 15:18
Michelle Kenny and RLE Aspe start at 15:34
