As day two of the eventing dressage drew to a close, it was a day of mixed emotions.
New Zealand’s Caroline Powell had a disappointing test as a tense Lenamore reacted anxiously to the unique atmosphere of the Games to score 52.20. “When you have been working so hard it is disappointing. But it wasn’t a disaster!” she said.
Looking ahead, Caroline maintains the toughest part for all of the riders riding the XC course on Monday will be tackling the undulations and cambers of the Park. “The trickiest fences are definitely the skinnies,” she said, ahead of this element of the competition.
Meanwhile today, team mate Mark Todd rode a storming test to gain 39.10 – it was really beautiful to watch, and he easily slipped into third place, despite unconfirmed rumours that one of his half passes was a leg yield! Campino took everything in his stride and the pair looked very classy.
For Australia, it was smiles all around as the team took second place in the rankings, over all. There’s all to play for on Monday with strong contenders in the form of Great Britain and Germany in particular.
The top ten team rankings are as follows after the dressage – Germany; Australia; Great Britain; Sweden; New Zealand; Japan; USA; Belgium; France; Ireland.
The top ten individual placings are –
Japan’s Oiwa Yoshiaki
Italy’s Stefano Brecciaroli
New Zealand’s Mark Todd
Germany’s Ingrid Klimke
Sweden’s Sara Algotsson Ostholt
Germany’s Dirk Schrade
Australia’s Lucinda Fredericks
Germany’s Sandra Auffarth
Belguim's Karin Donckers
Australia’s Clayton Fredericks
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