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At the moment, according to my fairly reliable teenage daughter sat a few rows back from C, Bettina Hoy is lying 1st, Mary King 2nd, Olli T 4th. No idea how many left to go in the dressage but she is thoroughly enjoying it.

(I am pi$$ed off that I didn't go, and am putting off the rest of the mucking out still to do by procrastinating on the forum).
 
Oo fabby
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Exciting news! Gutted i didn't go!

I have been searching on the internet for results but there is nothing anywhere! It is on Sky next Friday night, but is it on the internet today anywhere?

(Otherwise i am stuck with the OH and football all afternoon!!)
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What about 3rd?? am guessing it'll be some foreign type she hasn't heard of??
But re. 1st, 2nd and 4th, not alot of change from a normal comp. so ALW and AP either agree with the other judges/know what they are talking about, or don't have alot of sway on the marks..

Any news on the Jodie Kidd - Tara P-T thing???
 
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Great at last some results, been searching high and low for something to tell me what is going on down there!!
Please thank your daughter from me!

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And from me too. Did think about going but too far to go. If it had been in London I definitely would.
 
I known what you mean Daffodil, if it had been held at a london venue I may have pushed to go - but the Isle of wight to cardiff is a bit of a trek.
I don't have sky either so unless it does get shown on horse and country I won't see it at all!
 
I'm guessing it's someone whose name she can't spell! Not heard anything for a while, she has not long had a debit card, suspect she is off shopping during the break - could be expensive...

Will text her and INSIST she updates us all
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He trains with the fredricks doesn't he? I have a feeling he may do quite well.
Anyone know how Tina Cook and Miner Frolic are doing ? I read about her dressage test - sounds like she was quite brave with her music choice!
 
Just had a phone call - I think they are running in reverse order and so far, only one clear after six rounds, a few eliminated, but infuriatingly she doesn't know who!

Have told her to start making notes and pay more attention - lots of people counting on her, after all!
 
My daughter is there with our French student, who is always going on about how fab Nicolas T is - "'e ez ze best in ze world" - not today he isn't, poor chap. She was counting on a French win, means I can tease her all week
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Have my fingers crossed for Oli. Watched him do a demo last weekend and thought he seemed a really nice chap. Said he was desperate for prize money as well as he had just bought a farm he could not afford. Got us to help him by making as much noise as we could to get horse ready for today. Dont think we could make Milenium Stadium kind of noise though!!
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It sounds like carnage if teenage daughter is getting her info right...

Mark Todd - eliminated
Karen Donkers - retired after 2 stops xc
Linda Algotsen eliminated 3 stops xc
Tina Cook eliminated 3 stops xc

but - WFP lying 1st
 
Bloody hell.........that's awful...........what height is the course, does anyone know? It is full 4*????
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I s'pose these horses are used to concentrating out in the country for the XC phase, not in a highly charged arena......
 
I think it would be great if someone like Caroline Powell won it - who hasnt already won megabucks this year - somehow it seems right to share all that money around a bit....
 
I asked what was causing the problem/s. She texted back:

Big circle in middle, sj, causing confusion. Double of skinny hedges problematic. Other double wide but skinny with plastic between. Someone fell on egg bank.

Make of that what you will! Egg bank??? maybe something I missed...
 
Just spoke to one of the riders.........they had to take a fence out 'cos Toddy splatted it, but all OK. Apparently what's happening is that if the horses are backing off, the riders have no way of getting them forward again as it's so tight.
Loads of run outs and stops........
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Atmosphere brilliant tho'.........you could hear it in the background!!!
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