Oli losses out at Pau

[amyneave]

he came 8th! 31 penelties. Results

 

[kerilli]

*gasp*
oops, sounds as if the wheels fell off.
WFP must be cursing that run-out. drats drats drats.
Lucy came 4th, best of Brits. Germans 1, 2.

 

[Eventerlad15]

He never had to run once he knew WFP wasn't going to win. Now grand-slam and kentucky next year look less definate. We will see...

 

[JCWHITE]

Saw it almost live, Looks like seven down and 3 time.Oh dear.Clears were few and far between today.
JC

 

[Tanta]

Perhaps 2 4* in such quick succession - and all the travelling - is not something most horses can cope with...(and not something most riders would expect of them)

 

[bahumbug]

Quite.
Am sure Oli considers 92K for winning the series a 'good day at the office' but both Telegraph and Times remarked on a tired horse. Mmmmm...

 

[christine48]

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He never had to run once he knew WFP wasn't going to win. Now grand-slam and kentucky next year look less definate. We will see...

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Makes you wonder why he risked the horse cos he would have won the £92000. Hope he hasn't broken him.

 

[Caledonia]

I saw it. The horse was flat as a pancake.

The ground looked to be riding a bit jarring on the XC, and the arena surface was very dead to walk on. Very few horses jumped well in the SJ, but CQ was car crash watching, sadly.

Oli rode him really well (other than retiring), considering the horse's lack of energy.