Saturday Update
We had a minor problem with a printer last night so it was all hands on deck early this
morning and a stapling party in the office!
Cross country is over and everyone is home safe, most are home happy and so, we’re
delighted!
First out on the track this morning were the CCI* class. Therese van Rijckevorsel,
Vittoria Panizzon and Alison Holden maintained their positions at 1st-3rd respectively
and, with less than 4 penalties between them, it’s all to play for tomorrow.
Next out were the CCIJ* and Giulio Guglielmi has taken the lead, after a flawless run
today with Porche Renkum. He’s on 49.0, but will have to be careful over those poles
tomorrow, as Slaney Ronan and Really Rich are very close behind on 50.8.
George Russell (Kilcoltrim Cara) and Camilla Speirs (BT Dancing Queen) were both
clear today in the Michael Leonard Championship class. George, on 24.8 has a fence in
hand, with Camilla on 31.3 overnight. Nicola Ennis (Briary Swan) and Patricia Ryan
(Mac Carrick) each picked up 0.8 time faults but are very close behind on 32.5.
Oliver Townend has impressively maintained 1st and 2nd places in the CIC***, with
Imperial Master on 40.2 and ODT Sonas Rovatio on 43.5. Katie O’Sullivan (Kilpatrick
Dancer) and Sarah Ennis (Sugar Brown Babe) are on 44.7 and 45.0. The winner has a
shot at the €50,000 Goresbridge Go for Gold bonus next September so no pressure!!!!
The leaderboard has moved around a bit in the CCI*** class, though Sarah Ennis is still
on 45.2 and in the lead on BLM Diamond Delux. She has a fence in hand going into
tomorrow. Katie O’Sullivan (Lowhill Blackout), Matthew Wright (Alvescot Prada) and
Constantin van Rijkevorsel (Butterfly Boy) lie 2nd, 3rd and 4th overnight with less than a
penalty point separating them, so that’s going to be another really exciting battle.
The top six competitors in the CCI** class went clear cross country so no changes to the
leaderboard. Vittoria Panizzon is our overnight leader, on 39.6 (Merlot’s Magic) with
Olivia Wilmot (Zebedee de Foja) on 45.0 and Oliver Townend in 3rd on 48.0 (Skyhills
Cavalier).
Last out were the CIC** competitors. Elizabeth Halliday-Sharp is in 1st place on
Newmarket Malt, with a score of 48.1. Ciaran Glynn is 2nd on Craic (51.1) and 4th on
Killossery Jupiter Rising (52.6). Brian Morrison and Jailbreaker jumped from 8th to 3rd
place today and start tomorrow on a score of 52.1.
Thank you to all our stewards and volunteers today – we couldn’t have done it without
you!
It was a spectacular day of cross country competition and we’re all looking forward to
seeing who takes home the honours tomorrow. See you then!
morning and a stapling party in the office!
Cross country is over and everyone is home safe, most are home happy and so, we’re
delighted!
First out on the track this morning were the CCI* class. Therese van Rijckevorsel,
Vittoria Panizzon and Alison Holden maintained their positions at 1st-3rd respectively
and, with less than 4 penalties between them, it’s all to play for tomorrow.
Next out were the CCIJ* and Giulio Guglielmi has taken the lead, after a flawless run
today with Porche Renkum. He’s on 49.0, but will have to be careful over those poles
tomorrow, as Slaney Ronan and Really Rich are very close behind on 50.8.
George Russell (Kilcoltrim Cara) and Camilla Speirs (BT Dancing Queen) were both
clear today in the Michael Leonard Championship class. George, on 24.8 has a fence in
hand, with Camilla on 31.3 overnight. Nicola Ennis (Briary Swan) and Patricia Ryan
(Mac Carrick) each picked up 0.8 time faults but are very close behind on 32.5.
Oliver Townend has impressively maintained 1st and 2nd places in the CIC***, with
Imperial Master on 40.2 and ODT Sonas Rovatio on 43.5. Katie O’Sullivan (Kilpatrick
Dancer) and Sarah Ennis (Sugar Brown Babe) are on 44.7 and 45.0. The winner has a
shot at the €50,000 Goresbridge Go for Gold bonus next September so no pressure!!!!
The leaderboard has moved around a bit in the CCI*** class, though Sarah Ennis is still
on 45.2 and in the lead on BLM Diamond Delux. She has a fence in hand going into
tomorrow. Katie O’Sullivan (Lowhill Blackout), Matthew Wright (Alvescot Prada) and
Constantin van Rijkevorsel (Butterfly Boy) lie 2nd, 3rd and 4th overnight with less than a
penalty point separating them, so that’s going to be another really exciting battle.
The top six competitors in the CCI** class went clear cross country so no changes to the
leaderboard. Vittoria Panizzon is our overnight leader, on 39.6 (Merlot’s Magic) with
Olivia Wilmot (Zebedee de Foja) on 45.0 and Oliver Townend in 3rd on 48.0 (Skyhills
Cavalier).
Last out were the CIC** competitors. Elizabeth Halliday-Sharp is in 1st place on
Newmarket Malt, with a score of 48.1. Ciaran Glynn is 2nd on Craic (51.1) and 4th on
Killossery Jupiter Rising (52.6). Brian Morrison and Jailbreaker jumped from 8th to 3rd
place today and start tomorrow on a score of 52.1.
Thank you to all our stewards and volunteers today – we couldn’t have done it without
you!
It was a spectacular day of cross country competition and we’re all looking forward to
seeing who takes home the honours tomorrow. See you then!
