Burghley 2022 XC thread

[EventingMum]

Wills horse looking tired but a great result for him, I bet all of Scottish viewers were cheering him on!

 

[sasquatch]

Oooh Francis got lucky again!

looks like Andrew James had decided to just get round for the experience and horses confidence after the stops - nice to see

 

[sasquatch]

Wills horse looking tired but a great result for him, I bet all of Scottish viewers were cheering him on!

Most of them seem to be coming back in tired yet no one has come close to making time so far

 

[dominobrown]

Francis Whittington horse has turned off.
Well done to Wills and Andrew James horse finished well.
Go piggy!!!

 

[sasquatch]

Francis Whittington retired - horse had been making a few mistakes so hope all is okay

 

[DiNozzo]

I love Piggy's focus. When to hold and when to relax. Everything is so intentional.

 

[dominobrown]

Francis Whittington retired - horse had been making a few mistakes so hope all is okay

Good decision I think

 

[conniegirl]

Doubt it - it's Burghley, time has always been hard to get.

There is a difference between difficult and impossible.
im sure they have done it in the past.

 

[sasquatch]

Good decision I think

I agree. His horse seemed to be losing confidence and just not jumping well. They had a few near misses so just hope horse wasn’t feeling it rather than anything else

 

[DiNozzo]

I really like this American horse!!

 

[sasquatch]

Nicely recovered through the leaf pit by Megan

 

[sasquatch]

Vanir Kamira is flying round

 

[GreyDot]

Amazing ride by Piggy!!

 

[DiNozzo]

They're not going to change the time now!!

 

[crazyandme]

Good for Piggy!

 

[DiNozzo]

Scary for Danielle there. Not sure that was clever riding.

 

[sasquatch]

Piggy one second over time! Reckon they’ll most likely have to adjust it later

Wonder what happened there to Meghan, how weird.

Grandslam looks lovely and honest!

 

[sasquatch]

Ooof, far too fast and just didn’t seem to take off

glad they’re both up and okay

 

[DiNozzo]

The horse wobbled down that bank at speed and just couldn't see it over the middle fence. Horse and rider up and safe

 

[sasquatch]

Nice round by Tom Crisp so far!

 

[DiNozzo]

Who else are we looking forward to seeing?

I so want Felicity Collins to go well on RHS Contend'or

 

[DiNozzo]

I love Alfie's Clover too. Such a happy horse.

 

[sasquatch]

Who else are we looking forward to seeing?

I so want Felicity Collins to go well on RHS Contend'or

I want to see if Jonelle and Classic Moët can make the time, they’re usually always very quick. Love watching Cathal Daniels as well

 

[sasquatch]

Oh Jonelle out now anyway!

very honest interview from Meghan, about how she felt she let her horse down. You could tell she was quite emotional about it too

lovely round from Tom Crisp, 27 seconds over time!

 

[teapot]

There is a difference between difficult and impossible.
im sure they have done it in the past.

Well Piggy's proved it's not impossible to get close so...

 

[sasquatch]

I remember Alice and Topspin from Badminton!
Hope she has a good round, Topspin looked great at Badminton

 

[DiNozzo]

I know Classic Moet is really fast, but I'm a bit surprised to see how much tighter Piggy's lines were to the string than Joelle's are.

 

[sasquatch]

Well Piggy's proved it's not impossible to get close so...

but no one has actually managed to get inside the time or not yet. She’s got close, but wasn’t inside.

Jonelle is currently on track to make time, but she’s far from the finish yet.

 

[sasquatch]

I know Classic Moet is really fast, but I'm a bit surprised to see how much tighter Piggy's lines were to the string than Joelle's are.

I have no idea how Classic Moet does it as she never looks overly speedy. Think she’s just able to cover ground quickly.

lovely round with Alfie’s Clover, another lovely big grey horse

 

[DiNozzo]

Definitely a fitness test here. Not inside the time, but Alfie's Clover finishes full of running, as did Vanir Kamir and Meghan's horse.