Burgie brace Ruth’s double delivery
zara has an off-day but it’s delight for scotland international in dressage events
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World champion Zara Phillips had an off day – but Scotland international Ruth Edge notched a Burgie double yesterday.
Edge secured victory in the one-star and two-star dressage events in the Burgie three-day event.
In foul weather conditions, Zara Phillips was equal seventh in the one-star dressage on the Queen's seven-year old skewbald mare Tiger Lily IX and seventh in the two-star event on 11-year-old chestnut gelding Secret Legacy.
Edge won the one-star competition with 37.5pt riding Paper Tiger, an eight-year-old grey gelding. She was also second in the same event, scoring 39.3pt with Nick of Thyme, a seven-year-old bay gelding.
Third with 46.8pt was New Zealand’s Caroline Powell on Cathpair High Hopes, a seven-year-old chestnut gelding.
Edge, who is one of three reserve riders for the British Olympic team travelling to Beijing this year, finished first in the two-star dressage event on 12-year-old chestnut gelding P.C. Wilson, scoring 43.1pt. Second with 44.4pt was Nigel Taylor, on nine-year-old bay gelding Oscar Knight and third with 47.5pt was Eire's Caroline Bjoerk on 13-year-old strawberry roan gelding Huckleberry Friend.
Edge coped well in the damp conditions and said: “I had a really lovely day and all the horses did the best for their stage and age in the dressage.
“I am really pleased with all of them. I was lucky enough that the horses moved really well and showed themselves off well in the arena and it makes the job a little bit easier. I am thrilled with them.
“The horses do get used to the conditions. When it is torrential sideways rain they don't like it, nor do the riders. Although the weather was a bit miserable for everyone, I don't think it affected the horses much. It did not affect me either – but I do like riding in the sunshine.
“It was a good starting point and the weather forecast is not good so it will make the cross-country tough. There is the showjumping on the final day but we have had a good start."
RESULTS
CCI* THREE-DAY TRIAL (dressage stage, Great Britain unless specified): 1 Paper Tiger (R. Edge) 37.5pt; 2 Nick of Thyme (R. Edge) 39.3; 3 Cathpair High Hopes (C. Powell, NZ) 46.8; 4 Hownam Law (S. Mayberry) 47.1; 5 Enoch (T. Baird) 47.9; 6 Baskins Don Juan (J. Oakden) 48.6; 7= Tiger Lily IX (Z. Phillips) 49.6; 7= Unitivo De Foja (O. Haddow) 49.6; 7= Kilkee (R. Edge) 49.6; 10= Bobstay (M. Kyle, Eire) 51.1; 10= Hawthorn Hiccups (J. Earle) 51.1.
CCI** THREE-DAY TRIAL (dressage stage): 1 P.C. Wilson (R. Edge) 43.1pt; 2 Oscar Knight (N.Taylor) 44.4; 3 Huckleberry Friend (C. Bjoerk, Eire) 47.5; 4 Craigmancie April (J. Johnston) 50.6; 5 Animator II (N. Taylor) 51.2; 6 Timing (E. Galbraith) 52.8; 7 Secret Legacy (Z. Phillips) 54.1; 8 Brigadier (I. Johnson-Wells) 54.4; 9 Keslyeou Tu (K. Rocher) 54.7; 10 Ballybrack (N. Halliday) 55.9.
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