Badminton thread

[JFTDWS]

JFTD Hell pop what out??!! Behave yourself :-D

he wouldn't be updating his twitter on that

Might pop it out for other entertainment though

 

[Marydoll]

What a great xc day, ove loved it

 

[daffy44]

What a shame for Pippa! Beautiful shot at the steps, maybe the horse was just a bit green and tired at the skinny at the top?

 

[JFTDWS]

What a great xc day, ove loved it

Fabulous, great afternoon's sport

 

[Dunlin]

So if Michael Jung has a fence down, say Paget is out of it and William remains on his score do you end up with them being joint 1st as they'll both be on 40.00?

 

[WandaMare]

Fabulous day, one of the best Badminton XC days ever I think...so exciting with all the favourites last to go....can't wait to see what happens tomorrow

 

[vic07]

William would win as nearer to the optimum time?

 

[Charem]

What a great day's xc!

See you all tomorrow for some very tense show jumping!

 

[armchair_rider]

Great afternoon. See you all tomorrow. Does anyone know what time the SJing actually starts? I have to go to work in the morning. I know BBC starts at 1230 but they'll show XC highlights before the SJ starts

 

[WandaMare]

William would win as nearer to the optimum time?

Hope so

 

[PaulC]

Dunlin it will be closest to the optimum time xc so wfp would get it i think

 

[meardsall_millie]

I've been out all day competing -is there anywhere I can watch re-runs of the coverage please?

Apologies if this has already been asked, I haven't had chance to go through all 53 pages yet!

 

[PaulC]

12:20 tomorrow bbc red button before SJ

 

[PaulC]

its only short highlights sadly

 

[meardsall_millie]

its only short highlights sadly

Oh that's a shame - thank you anyway.

 

[Marydoll]

Ooh braw, ive a jump lesson in the morning, then i can watch the sj, have a kip and get the guys in before spoiling my equine day going out on my night shift

 

[teapot]

Great afternoon. See you all tomorrow. Does anyone know what time the SJing actually starts? I have to go to work in the morning. I know BBC starts at 1230 but they'll show XC highlights before the SJ starts

According to the Badminton website, top 20 will start jumping at 1.30pm

 

[Xander]

Seriously!

I thought Imperial Cavalier looked a bit sticky today, not as forward as I've seen him.

I got that impression too.

 

[MagicMelon]

Anyone know if the individual XC rounds will go up online? Another event did that, you could watch them anytime afterwards. So bummed I missed it but I had to go work at a wedding!

 

[armchair_rider]

According to the Badminton website, top 20 will start jumping at 1.30pm

Thanks Teapot. That's good then, I can stay later at work than I planned if I need to.

 

[lannerch]

Not sure if this has already been said as have not read the previous 53 pages, but poor show with the Brits except for wfp, we usually dominate the top 10! Not good

 

[teapot]

I don't think it's a poor show per se, more than bar the European Champs, there is nothing on the eventing calender this year that means you have to save your top horse for. So they've all come to Badminton.

If anything it'll probably make Team GB more determined for the Euros...

 

[armchair_rider]

Opens up Euro selection a bit too as lots of established combinations haven't done very well (admittedly none of the youngsters have been brilliant but some of them were impressive). Which is probably worth a thread on it's own.

Really though I agree with Teapot. It is disappointing but it's very early in the Olympic cycle so lots of top foreign riders and lots of British riders on relatively inexperienced horses.

 

[LEC]

I think its good for us to have so much competition. Its an excellent bench mark as the Euros are not being 3*. If we want to win gold you have to look at the best and go out and beat them and its not often you get that chance against Jung, Klimke etc as tend to save the horses for the big events instead of running at 4*.

 

[Supertrooper]

Was there today so didn't get to see all of everyone's rounds but friend said that a horse galloped off (without a rider) and was on three legs. She thinks it was an Irish rider, does anyone know if horse is ok?

 

[teapot]

There was one who was saved by a frangible pin and looked pretty sore afterwards who was Irish.

According to EventingNation, no series injury to any horses or riders today...

 

[TarrSteps]

I don't think the Brits are doing anything wrong it's just the world has come to meet them. There have been challengers based here - Andrew, Mark etc - and others who have regularly made the trek to compete here for decades. What is probably most different now is there are riders capable of winning at Badminton etc that aren't based here so not people the Brits compete against every week. You don't have to be based in the UK to win anymore.

 

[Supertrooper]

Teapot - thanks xx

 

[EveningStar]

Random question - I noticed in the dressage a lot of the horses had breastplates on, is this purely to stop the saddle slipping?

 

[PaulC]

Good luck to all the horses today!