Rosie Fry and True Blue Too II win the CCI4*-L
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Sunday 29th August
International Classes
CCI4*-L: Rosie Fry and True Blue Too II jumped clear to win on their two-phase score of 36
CCI3*-L: Ros Canter and Izilot DHI win on their dressage score of 27.1
CCI2*-L: Sarah Bullimore and Evita AP win on their dressage score of 26.5
CCI1*-S: Section E: Winners - Katie Magee and Fairfield Mollymac
Section F: Winners - Charlotte Cooke and Midnight Dancer II
The Scottish Grassroots Eventing Festival championship classes
BE100: Winners - Amy Marshall and Bogton Juniper
BE90: Gillian Edward and Benny Station
Our full report here and cross country videos coming up soon ..........
Rosie Fry and True Blue Too lead the CCI4*-L
Saturday 28th August
International Classes
CCI4*-L: Rosie Fry and True Blue Too lead with a score of 33.2
CCI4*-S: Ros Canter and Lordships Graffalo win on a score of 26.4
CCI3*-L: Ros Canter andShannondale Nadia lead on a score of 24.4
CCI2*-L: Sarah Bullimore and Evita AP lead on a score of 26.5
CCI1*-S: Section E: Sarah Clark and Secret Affaer VII lead with a score of 28.8
Section F: Charlotte Cooke and Midnight Dancer II lead on 27
The Scottish Grassroots Eventing Festival championship classes
BE100: Victoria Gladwyn and Sonnersted lead on 22.3 after dressage
BE90: Fiona Macleod and Royal Rover lead on 27.5 after dressage
Read our full report here ..........
Friday 27th August
International Classes
CCI4*-L: Nicola Wilson and Erano M lead on a score of 29.4
CCI4*-S: Ros Canter and Lordships Graffalo lead on a score of 25.2
CCI3*-L: Ros Canter andShannondale Nadia lead on a score of 24.4
CCI2*-L: Sarah Bullimore and Evita AP lead on a score of 26.5
CCI1*-S: Section E: Grace Botterill and Diamond Pippin lead with a dressage score of 27.5
Section F: Charlotte Cooke and Midnight Dancer II lead on 27
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Congratulations to the winners of the National classes that completed today. The Scottish Grassroots Eventing Festival championship classes at BE100 and BE90 level take place on Saturday and Sunday
BE90 Section A: Claire Light and Ruby Red (28.3)
BE90 Section B: Hilary Chalmers and Hanleen Rollover (37.3)
BE90 Section C: Susan Kirkwood and Chamfron Nicobar (34.3)
BE90 Section D: Tracy Garside and Cora Cruise (34.8)
BE90 Section E: Maia Fleming and Dstud Yoli (28.8)
BE100 Section F: Steven Renton and SM Cumbre (31)
BE100 Section G: Laura Mitchell and Daley (29.5)
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Nicola Wilson and Erano M lead the CCI4*-L after dressage
Thursday 26th August
CCI4*-L: Nicola Wilson and Erano M lead on a score of 29.4
CCI4*-S: Ros Canter and Lordships Graffalo lead on a score of 25.2
CCI3*-L: Ros Canter and Izilot DHI lead on a score of 27.1
CCI2*-L: Sarah Bullimore and Evita AP lead on a score of 26.5
CCI1*-S: Sasha Niven and Forrests Foxy Lady lead on a score of 28.9
The cameras are in place to film all riders on cross country and the sun is shining!
Wednesday 25th August
It’s a bumper Blair with record entries and fabulous weather forecast for the Scottish Highlands
The 2021 Land Rover Blair Castle International Horse Trials got underway on Wednesday with the first horse inspection for the three long-format international eventing classes (CCI4*-L, CCI3*-L and CCI2*-L)
Only one horse failed the first horse inspection, Kate Walls’ Cooley Lands, who was entered in the CC3*-L, while James Rushbrooke and Laura Landale won the Best Dressed prizes at the first horse inspection, sponsored by jewellery company HiHo Silver.
Kirsty Chabert and Classic VI at Bicton International in June
First to trot up today in the Hi Ho Silver sponsored Horse Inspection, contesting the Two Star, was Kirsty Chabert with Opposition Bolero.
Kirsty will be busy this weekend with six horses across the classes this week, including Classic VI in the CCI4*-S who finished fourth at Bicton CCI4-L and has just been named on the British squad for Aachen as well as having been nominated among the British entries for the European Championships in September. A new face at Championship level to keep an eye on!
The CCI4*-S is also packed with very well-known big names and we’ll be talking more about (and with) them in the coming days but a notable one is of course the last winner here, France’s Astier Nicolas who has brought both the 2019 Blair winner Babylon De Gamma and the 2017 Mondial Du Lion Young Horse Champion, Alertamalib’Or.
They will be competing against the winner of the 6 Year Old Championship at le Lion in the same year – Izzy Taylor’s Monkeying Around – so it will be an interesting battle of World Young Horse Champions
Young Horse Champions Astier Nicolas' Alertamalib'Or and Izzy Taylor's Monkeying Around are going head to head at Blair
The new foundation-level CCI1* has attracted a massive number of entries and the very popular Scottish Grassroots Eventing Festival, with national championship classes at BE100 and BE90 level, will be taking place alongside the International competitions
Tickets are still available to purchase for Land Rover Blair Castle Horse Trials, including for Saturday’s bumper day of cross-country action. There is no more capacity in either the campsite or the members marquee. Tickets can be purchased through the Blair Castle website – there will be no tickets on the gate.
For those not lucky enough to be there, we’ll be bringing you daily leader updates here with full reports in our Member-Only articles
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