Badminton thread!

[mypegasus]

So, first twelve horses have been.

One 4 fault, two 8 faults, three 12 faults, four 16 faults and two 20 faults. And five with time penalties!

 

[dunkley]

Morning SJ results ...............

http://www.badminton-horse.co.uk/index.php/final-results-2014/

 

[Supertrooper]

Looks like it's going to be hard to get a clear round!

 

[armchair_rider]

Looks like it's going to be hard to get a clear round!

I agree. I think enough decent riders have been to suggest that the course is genuinely difficult. I certainly feel confident in my earlier suggestion that anyone who does go clear will move up the order a fair way!

 

[undergroundoli]

Is it on TV other than as part of the BBC2 coverage?

 

[Fides]

Did anyone else see this recovery of Mary Kings? Shame she had another refusal further along though

http://youtu.be/wkg0DHhKOTw

 

[splashgirl45]

This is actually a tough call. When a horse puts in a dirty stop like that you do have to let them know that they have done something wrong.

Unfortunately, it looked bad on TV.

What is worse IMO is riders whipping their horses because they are tired at the end of the course. That is completely unecessary and unfair. It should attract some sort of punishment.

sorry but the correction should have been done with the horse facing the fence and not at a standstill facing the other way. she should have given him a slap on the way to the next jump to get him thinking forwards, however the horse was obviously tired as we saw from the way he was climbing over the fences and she should have pulled him up herself without being told to!!!!!! it was just a show of temper on her part...

 

[starryeyed]

Who's prepared for this afternoons excitement?!

 

[armchair_rider]

Meee! Got the Tv on mute and Radio Badminton on the TV atm. Just going to go and grab a drink

 

[teapot]

Seeing London footage makes me all nostalgic *sniff*

 

[CalllyH]

I'm glad it's not just me, I nearly shed a tear too!!!

 

[teapot]

Hoping BBC don't just do a thrills and spills thing before showing the sj late.

 

[armchair_rider]

I think they normally only show about the last 5ish - hence I've got the TV muted and the radio on

 

[teapot]

I've got the results page up as want to know as it happens!

 

[armchair_rider]

There's no perfect solution to this particular problem. Well I suppose the BBC could just show all the SJing, they must record most of it after all.

 

[teapot]

Do the highlights earlier and show it properly live as they used to I guess!

 

[PolarSkye]

Great to see the recap actually, they are showing some of the best bits and it's good to be reminded of some of them . . . anxious to get to the SJing though . . .

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[CalllyH]

Anyone thinking they might not use this course designer next year?

 

[teapot]

Nope, I hope they use him again.

Great to see Francis' round as the live coverage stopped yesterday (the BBC satellite dish was blown over for those who didn't see the apology).

 

[PolarSkye]

However, we watched with the sound turned down yesterday and I'm tempted to do the same now . . . Lordy Mike Tucker is annoying . . . !!!

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[PolarSkye]

Anyone thinking they might not use this course designer next year?

I'm thinking they should use him at more three and four stars . . . he's put a fantastic course together here . . . nice to see XC being so influential again rather than dressage.

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[CalllyH]

Not as annoying as Clare Baldings twitter commentary yesterday!!!

 

[Potato!]

I hope they use him again, it's a proper Badminton course very well done IMO.

 

[teapot]

However, we watched with the sound turned down yesterday and I'm tempted to do the same now . . . Lordy Mike Tucker is annoying . . . !!!

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He's better live - this stuff's been added on as it's different to what he said yesterday, scripted doesn't work for Mr T I feel.

 

[armchair_rider]

Anyone thinking they might not use this course designer next year?

Sj or XC - or did the same guy do both?

I think the Xc designer is safe. They wanted a hard course and a hard course they got - but the trouble was spread evenly and nobody was badly hurt. If the weather had been better there would have been more finishers and people will probably have their horses fitter next year.

Wendy Schaeffer's clear round is paying off, she's moving up a fair bit. Amazing totals peopel are finishing on though, who'd have thought a score in the 90s would put you in the top 20?

 

[PolarSkye]

It's Nicholas TouZAINT, Mike . . . Nicholas TouZAINT . . . not Touleur . . . sigh.

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[vallin]

I'm thinking they should use him at more three and four stars . . . he's put a fantastic course together here . . . nice to see XC being so influential again rather than dressage.

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Couldn't agree more. Quite a few fallers (but first 4* in a while with no long course holds, the longest ones seemed to be for frangible pin repairs), but no hot spots and nice to see even those at the top of the listing being tested.

 

[CalllyH]

Harry Meade I think has just become a bit of a legend

Good on Francis pulling up easy too. I'm catching up as missed it yesterday, only saw the last 5 xc of which 4 out of 5 fell!

 

[PolarSkye]

Harry Meade I think has just become a bit of a legend

Good on Francis pulling up easy too. I'm catching up as missed it yesterday, only saw the last 5 xc of which 4 out of 5 fell!

Completely agree about Harry Meade . . . when I told the folks I was watching with yesterday what he had done (and when) they were all gobsmacked.

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[teapot]

How young is Tim Lips or am I getting old?