Pau and Maryland entries

[teapot]

Maybe Scotty has overcooked it a bit?! I’m enjoying the course but hope everyone makes it home safe.

ETA not that I’d jump any of those fences - should have said I’m enjoying watching it so far.

This isn't the top of the top though, and not sure where it sits in levels of toughness - it looks like a Scottie course!

Shame it clashes with Mondial du Lion and it's end of season tbh - would love to see the best over this course. Lovely to see BC out again!

 

[shortstuff99]

Blimey Ballaghmor Class is athletic!

 

[clinkerbuilt]

gosh I think I was holding my breath for the second half of that.

 

[shortstuff99]

Was sad for the end of Mai Baum.

 

[ihatework]

Tim & Falco - pure class! Nicest round of the day to watch

 

[clinkerbuilt]

has Harry had a fall?

He has.

 

[myheartinahoofbeat]

Oh no Harry

 

[j1ffy]

has Harry had another fall?

Yep - seemed a bit unlucky.

Did I hear correctly - this final rider had an issue at a 4*L so redirected to this 5*?!

 

[shortstuff99]

The advertising at the end with the mints and Ollie

 

[j1ffy]

The advertising at the end with the mints and Ollie

His face was a picture

 

[KEK]

I hope B.C holds on for the win. He’s such an amazing horse.

 

[teapot]

Good write up here, plus an update on AC https://eventingnation.com/townend-takes-lead/

 

[teapot]

Harry's posted on his instragram to say AC was sore, but is comfortable, and that it was always going to be his last season.

 

[clinkerbuilt]

Being nosy over on the CotH forum, and this is heartwarming on DD.

 

[Honey08]

What’s the CoH? I could imagine that he’s a lovely guy.

Im sorry that Away Cruising didn’t finish his career on a high. He’s been such a great horse to watch over the years and I’d have loved to see a big win for them.

I agree with Teapot, I wish this event wasn’t so close in the calendar to Mondial/Pau. But I guess it would be hard to move. It gets really hot there in summer.

It looks a lovely event. But seemed very big and very technical - a real 5* (I only saw Ollie’s round, so could be wrong. I’d like to go, but it’s such a difficult time of year for me to get away ( same for Pau).

 

[clinkerbuilt]

Cheering for the amazing BC.

 

[j1ffy]

I’m not OT’s biggest fan but that was great to watch and well deserved. OT was properly emotional there, I don’t think I’ve seen him like that before! BC is amazing.

 

[shortstuff99]

Ballaghmor Class is just something else, there will never be another like him.

 

[myheartinahoofbeat]

Well done BC. Fabulous result

 

[asmp]

Brilliant OT and BC. Well done to David Doel too

 

[clinkerbuilt]

omg I can't believe they brought out the mints again

 

[photo_jo]

Well done Oliver and as a claim to fame the only time my horse went up against Ballaghmor Class he beat him!

 

[Honey08]

I’m glad he won. He deserved it, Thomas is superb, and hasn’t had much luck over the last 12 months or so.

 

[Gamebird]

Well done Oliver and as a claim to fame the only time my horse went up against Ballaghmor Class he beat him

If we're doing claim to fame I washed BC off after one of his 5* winning xc rounds!

 

[ihatework]

I probably shouldn’t have giggled at the champagne incident ….

 

[j1ffy]

I probably shouldn’t have giggled at the champagne incident ….

I was giggling at OT’s leg up - I wasn’t sure he was going to make it on!

 

[photo_jo]

If we're doing claim to fame I washed BC off after one of his 5* winning xc rounds!

You win - although so did Theo....!

 

[Chiffy]

Just popped in here to see if anyone had been following Maryland and Lion.
It’s been storm force winds up here so a great excuse to just watch eventing! Followed both venues as the timing didn’t clash as Maryland was in the evening for us.
Lion 7 yr olds got very exciting both xc and SJ. Well done Gemma!
I have watched Maryland since its first year, it started off a tad easy… relatively speaking but I felt this year was asking a bit too much. Who would be a course builder! Well done to those who completed, hope Oliver gets the credit he deserves as he is a bit of a ‘marmite’ character. Tim fabulous as ever and dear David just must get his 5* win one day. I was pleased Away Cruising was only sore from a lost shoe but very sad Harry then didn’t get his other horse round. Such a brilliant Burghley for him but a long way to go with two horses and complete on neither!

 

[shortstuff99]

Just popped in here to see if anyone had been following Maryland and Lion.
It’s been storm force winds up here so a great excuse to just watch eventing! Followed both venues as the timing didn’t clash as Maryland was in the evening for us.
Lion 7 yr olds got very exciting both xc and SJ. Well done Gemma!
I have watched Maryland since its first year, it started off a tad easy… relatively speaking but I felt this year was asking a bit too much. Who would be a course builder! Well done to those who completed, hope Oliver gets the credit he deserves as he is a bit of a ‘marmite’ character. Tim fabulous as ever and dear David just must get his 5* win one day. I was pleased Away Cruising was only sore from a lost shoe but very sad Harry then didn’t get his other horse round. Such a brilliant Burghley for him but a long way to go with two horses and complete on neither!

I thought Le Lion through up an interesting discussion on the use of clones. Both the winner and the 5th place horse are a clone of Chili Morning. Is it really a breeding champs if clones win? Is cloning still breeding? Do you need clones when the stallion and his parents are still alive? Is this the future of the sport, all clones of a few horses?

 

[TheMule]

I thought Le Lion through up an interesting discussion on the use of clones. Both the winner and the 5th place horse are a clone of Chili Morning. Is it really a breeding champs if clones win? Is cloning still breeding? Do you need clones when the stallion and his parents are still alive? Is this the future of the sport, all clones of a few horses?

I don’t mind cloning- it's so prohibitively expensive it's not like we are going to be seeing multiple clones in every class of the sport. For me it is a really interesting exercise in comparing riding styles and training. Both Julia and Gemma have clearly done an excellent job but the horses go quite differently.
Le Lion lost its way as a breeding championships a long time ago, it's just a young horse championship. Chili Morning was an excellent horse and his clones are really franking that form. He was also sub-fertile so it will be fascinating if they do breed from any of these and whether they have more success getting offspring on the ground