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Ballindenisk International - September 2015 - Final Round Up!

27/9/2015

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Oliver Townend (GBR) and Cooley SRS at the Final Horse Inspection on Sunday morning. (Photo: Tadhg Ryan)
We saw some fantastic showjumping today and finished on time, so none of our international competitors will miss their ferries home!
It takes a huge number of people to make this event successful (and so much fun...), our ground juries, technical delegates, showjumping judges, course designers, FEI stewards, vets, doctors and our amazing volunteers. Thank you so much!
We hope you enjoyed the weekend as much as we did and hopefully we’ll see you again in Ballindenisk very soon....
Our final update of the week!

CCI3*
Great Britain’s Oliver Townend had a lovely clear round with Cooley SRS to stay on his dressage score and take the CCI3* title, after Patricia Ryan and Tullineaskey Hi Ho were unlucky to have two rails down today.
1st – Oliver Townend – GBR – Cooley SRS – 44.3
2nd – Stephanie D’Andrimont – BEL – Alexander IV – 51.0
3rd – Patricia Ryan – IRL – Tullineaskey Hi Ho – 51.5
4th – Sam Watson – IRL – Imperial Sky – 52.5
5th – Sam Watson – IRL – Horseware Bushman – 53.3
6th – Vittoria Panizzon – ITA – Borough Pennyz – 55.2

CCI2*
Faultless rounds from yesterday’s leaders left the leaderboard unchanged today so the red rosette goes home to Great Britain with Izzy Taylor and Be Touchable, who finished on their dressage score and were the only winners to have led from the outset!
1st – Izzy Taylor – GBR – Be Touchable – 39.8
2nd – Blyth Tait – NZL – Darius IV – 43.2
3rd – Matthew Wright – GBR – Shannondale Shinawil – 45.1
4th – Oliver Townend – GBR – Peruising – 48.4
5th – Mark Todd – NZL – OBOS Colombus – 50.5
6th – Toshiyuki Tanaka – JPN – Kelecyn Pirate – 52.3

CCI1*
These were the first class to showjump today and yesterday’s top three riders left all the rails up, so Matthew Wright took the first title of the day...
1st – Matthew Wright – GBR – Rakam D’Emra – 58.8
2nd – Helen West – GBR – Eebay – 61.4
3rd – Olivia Leyland – GBR – Krakatau – 69.3
4th – Louise Bloomer – IRL – Hollybrook Star – 70.6
5th – Dominic Furnell – IRL – Ballymolloy Rogan – 74.5
6th – Emily King – GBR – Cooley Currency – 74.5

CIC3*
Mark Todd (NZL) and Emily King (GBR) had enough in hand to stay 1st and 2nd, despite rails down today. Clear rounds from Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp (USA) and Joseph Murphy (IRL) moved them up the leaderboard to claim 3rd and 4th respectively.
1st – Mark Todd – NZL – NZB Campino – 40.6
2nd – Emily King – GBR – Brookleigh – 46.8
3rd – Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp – USA – HHS Cooley – 50.4
4th – Joseph Murphy – IRL – Westwinds Hercules – 53.7
5th – Izzy Taylor – GBR – Call Me Maggie May – 55.4
6th – Nicky Roncoroni – GBR – Watts Burn – 56.1

CIC2*
Cathal Daniels and Sammy Davis Junior finished on their dressage score to win the CIC2* class in style today!
1st – Cathal Daniels – IRL – Sammy Davis Junior – 45.3
2nd – Lucy Latta – IRL – Cleo Ferro – 49.7
3rd – Sam Watson – IRL – Tullabeg Flamenco – 54.0
4th – Clare Abbott – IRL – Euro Prince – 55.1
5th – Adam Haugh – IRL – Jantar – 55.3
6th – Camilla Speirs – IRL – Goldman – 55.3

Full results are available here!

See you next time!


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Ballindenisk International - September 2015 - Cross Country Day!

26/9/2015

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CCI3* leader after Dressage and Showjumping - Patricia Ryan (IRL) and Tullineaskey Hi-Ho (Photo: Tadhg Ryan)
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Saturday – XC Day
We’ve had a fantastic day of action here and a huge thank you goes out to the army of people who made it possible (including the actual army, who were minding their guns...literally... at the Army camp fence)!

Two classes finished their Ballindenisk adventures today so the final results are in and the rosettes have been presented in the CIC1* and Michael Leonard Memorial Championship. Yesterday’s CIC1* leaders, Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp (USA) and Deniro Z had a stop cross country but Elisabeth’s second horse, Oskar, had a faultless round so he moved up the top of the leaderboard to take the red rosette on a score of 42.1. Stephanie d’Andrimont (BEL) and Captain Van de Kapel also went clear to move up to 2nd (44.0) and Ireland’s Camilla Speirs took the 3rd spot, finishing on 51.5, with Loughnavatta Cedar.

In the Michael Leonard Memorial Championship, perfect scores cross country left the leaderboard unchanged. Our worthy winner, Jessica O’Driscoll (Clooney MS - 33.6) was the only competitor to finish on her dressage score! 2nd place went to Ciara Power and Stonehavens Poynstown (34.0) and Jodie O’Keefe finished 3rd with Reenmore Duke (35.1). Congratulations to all of you and we hope to see you back in Ballindenisk in the Spring!

The remaining classes will showjump tomorrow so here’s the update on those!

CIC3*
A clear round within the time for Mark Todd and NZB Campino have moved them into the top spot (36.6) while a few time penalties today moved Emily King down into 2nd (38.8) with Brookleigh. There are less than 4 penalties between these two so Mark can’t afford to knock a pole tomorrow if he wants to take the red rosette home. Nicky Roncoroni and Watts Burn lie 3rd overnight on 50.1, having moved up from 7th place today.

CIC2*
Less than a pole separate the top two in this class tomorrow too! Cathal Daniels had a lovely clear round inside the time today to take the overnight lead, on 45.3, with Sammy Davis Junior. Clare Abbott and Euro Prince held onto 2nd place, finishing on 47.1 and Lucy Latta’s clear round (Cleo Ferro) keeps her on 49.7 and moves her up to 3rd place heading for the coloured poles tomorrow.

CCI3*
Ireland, Great Britain and Belgium will battle it out for the honours here tomorrow... Ireland’s Patricia Ryan led from the outset and wasn’t giving up the top spot to anyone today! She can’t afford any mistakes tomorrow though, when Tullineaskey Hi Ho (43.5) makes his appearance in the arena, as Oliver Townend (Cooley SRS – 44.3) and Stephanie D’Andrimont (Alexander IV – 47.0) are very close behind her in 2nd and 3rd place respectively.

CCI2*
Our top 3 overnight here had perfect rounds today! Great Britain’s Izzy Taylor and Be Touchable (39.8) maintained their lead from yesterday and Blyth Tait moved up a place to lie 2nd tonight on 43.2, with Darius IV. With less than a pole between them, Izzy will have to hold her nerve! Great Britain’s Matthew Wright is not too far behind on 45.1, with Shannondale Shinawil, so we’re sure he’ll be watching closely. 

CCI1*
Three British riders are leading this class heading into our final day. Matthew Wright takes the lead overnight with Rakam D’Emra (58.8), while
Helen West is on 61.4, with Eebay (we’re sure you didn’t buy him there!) Olivia Leyland and Krakatau are on 69.3 and in 3rd place overnight. Best of the Irish is Louise Bloomer, who ’s on 70.6 and lying 5th overnight, with Hollybrook Star. 

We wish all tomorrow’s competitors the very best of luck and it’s going to be very exciting, so do come down and join us!

Full results from today's competition are available on the Eventing Ireland website.
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Ballindenisk International - September 2015 - Day Two

25/9/2015

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Mark Todd (NZL) and NZB Campino slotted into 2nd place in the CIC3* today. (Photo: Tadhg Ryan)
Only one more sleep to XC day!!!!

CIC3*

Elizabeth Halliday-Sharp may have set the bar high yesterday in the CIC3* class with HSS Cooley but she was pushed back into 3rd spot today, after Emily King (GBR) and Mark Todd (NZL) both rose to the challenge!

Emily leads the class heading for the first fence tomorrow with Brookleigh (35.6) and Mark is in 2nd place overnight on a score of 36.6 with NZB Campino. It’s very tight at the top so this will be exciting to watch tomorrow!

CIC2*

Emily King had a great day at Ballindenisk! She’s also leading in the CIC2* class (a combination of talent and genetics we’re guessing...), having scored an impressive 36.7, with Dargun.

Last year’s CCI3* winners, Ireland’s Clare Abbott and Euro Prince are lying in 2nd place overnight (42.7) and Cathal Daniels is 3rd (45.3), with Sammy Davis Junior.

CIC1*

This class had a busy day, with both dressage and showjumping on the timetable. The testing track caused some problems so it was a while before we saw our first clear round! Elizabeth Halliday-Sharp (USA) was leading after dressage with Oskar but one pole hit the ground and he had 3 time penalties to finish today on 42.1 and in 2nd place. Elizabeth stays in the top spot though, with Deniro Z, with a pole down but within the time (42.0). Stephanie D’Andrimont (BEL) and Captain Van De Kapel had one of only 3 clear rounds in this class so stay in 3rd place overnight (44.0).

CNC1* 5 & 6yo

These young horses also saw both the dressage and showjumping arenas today and there was a sizeable crowd to watch them show their potential! The top 3 riders after dressage each had a pole down this evening so a clear round from Jessica O’Driscoll (Clooney MS), moved her up from 4th place to take the lead heading out cross country tomorrow (33.6). Ciara Power is in 2nd place, with Stonehavens Poynstown (34.0) and chasing them both will be Jodie O’Keefe who finished 3rd today, on a score of 35.1, with Reenmore Duke.

By this time tomorrow, our Technical Delegates have told us that over 7,000 jumping efforts will have been recorded at Ballindenisk! Good luck to everyone.... we’re really looking forward to watching you out there!

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Ballindenisk International 2015 - Day One

24/9/2015

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CIC3* leader after Day One - Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp (USA) with HHS Cooley (Photo: Tadhg Ryan)
Welcome to Day One at Ballindenisk, where a sunny morning got us off to a great start!

Today saw dressage for the CCI classes and some of the CIC3* class.

First in to the arenas this morning were Ballindenisk regulars Sam Watson and Oliver Townend... and we were off!

As we broke for lunch, Patricia Ryan was leading the CCI3* class on an impressive 42.7 (Tullineaskey Hi Ho) and Vittoria Panizzon (ITA) was leading the CCI2* on 41.6, with Chequers Play the Game.

A downpour hit just before the re-start, so the first few riders after lunch got a soaking in the warm up arena. The rain kindly stopped before they did their tests and given that it’s Ireland in September, we’re sure they all had a change of clothes close by!

The CCI2* class was first to finish today and Great Britain’s Izzy Taylor did a super test with Be Touchable (39.8), which puts her in the lead overnight. Vittoria Panizzon (ITA) is in 2nd with Chequers Play the Game and Blyth Tait (GBR) lies 3rd, on 43.2, with Daruis IV.

No one could do better than Patricia Ryan this afternoon so she holds onto the top spot in the CCI3* overnight. Oliver Townend will be hot on her heels (twice!) cross country, as he finished today in 2nd with Cooley SRS (44.3) and 3rd with MHS King Joules (44.7).

Stephanie D’Andrimont (BEL) had a great first day of competition with Daisy to take the overnight lead in the CCI1* class (39.6). Sarah Ennis lies 2nd overnight for Ireland, on 43.8 (Woodland Garrison) and Matthew Wright takes the 3rd spot (44.8), with Rakam D’Emra.

13 of our CIC3* competitors faced the dressage judges today, with the remaining 25 due to take to the field in the morning. They’ll all the trying to do better than Elizabeth Halliday-Sharp, whose lovely test today puts her in the top spot overnight, on a score of 37.6, with HSS Cooley.

There will be lots more dressage tomorrow and we’ll also see the first of our competitors tackle the coloured poles.... roll on day two!

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