International Event news

Townend in the lead after dressage at Ballindenisk

Great Britain’s Oliver Townend and Lanfranco TSF lead the field in the Horse Sport Ireland CCI3* after the first day at Ballindenisk International. Townend is 5 penalties ahead of Pippa Funnell (GBR ) but less than 3 penalties divide second to sixth places.

Townend has partnered Bettina Hoy’s former 4 star  Lanfranco TSF since 2015, and the combination have been showing excellent form this year.  They placed 4th in this class at Ballindenisk last year.

Cross country for the CCI classes starts tomorrow at 1pm.

  1. Lanfranco TSF & Oliver Townend (GBR) – 39.2
  2. Chippieh & Pippa Funnell (GBR) – 44.2
  3. Bulano & Kate Bleloch (GBR) – 44.9
  4. Imperial Sky & Sam Watson  (IRE) -45
  5. Bernadette Utopia & Padraig McCarthy (IRE) – 46
  6. Hotchkiss Mc Manus & Eleonora Boschi (GBR) -47