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"It could have been worse; he (Winsome Adante) breasted the log at the far top of Capability's Cutting; Kim went over onto her shoulder, in slow motion. "Dan" went over and kerflopped - fortunately beside her. They airlifted her to hospital to check for a possible shoulder injury, but, (her injuries are) not life threatening.".

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Sunday, September 04, 2005 • 16:26 GMT

WILLIAM IS THE WINNER

British rider William Fox-Pitt maintained the lead he set on Friday to win The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials from start to finish with Ballincoola. It is the third win at the Lincolnshire event for the British Olympic team silver medallist. It was the first four star win for Ballincoola, an 11 year old British bred gelding by Highland King owned by Judith Skinner and Michael Payne – long standing owners in the sport. (William and Ballincoola are pictured at the right. Photo courtesy of Land Rover Burghley CCI****.)

An influential show jumping test meant a competition that went right to the wire. Clear rounds were few and far between over Di Boddy’s course – there were just three clears throughout the day.

The Australian combination of Philip Dutton and The Foreman, second at Lexington this year, put the pressure on the top four with a superb clear round. The nine year old American-bred Thoroughbred never looked like rolling a pole. (Phillip and TheForeman are pictured at the left on the Burghley Cross Country Saturday. Photo courtesy of Land Rover Burghley CCI****.)After Andrew Nicholson and Lord Killinghurst dropped three poles pressure was mounting on William, even though he had two fences in-hand, to stay at the top.

William and Ballincoola used their ‘lives’ and William knew they had to jump the last set of planks clear. A full house of spectators held their breath, with a loud sigh of relief giving rise to huge cheers to herald the popular British win. “I just thought ‘those last planks have got to stay up’ and thank goodness they did,” said William as he held aloft the new Land Rover silver trophy.”

Philip and The Foreman, the only combination to finish on their dressage score finished in second place with Andrew and Lord Killinghurst, yet again so near yet so far, having to accept third place as last year.

Mary King added four penalties; bu, it was good enough to lift her and Call Again Cavalier three places to finish in fourth place, although Mary was probably still rueing her seven time penalties on yesterday’s steeplechase, without which she would have been second.

The charming little dun, Done To Order and Piggy French received a huge round of applause when they achieved the first clear of the day to put them up 11 places in the final standing.

Although he had one time fault, a clear round over the coloured poles was enough to lift Harry Meade and the 15 year old Midnight Dazzler, by Catherston Dazzler, several places to receive the prize for the best first timer at Burghley as well as the ‘best under 25’. (Harry and Midnight Dazzler are pictured above at the right. Photo courtesy of the Land Rover Burghley CCI****.)

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YOUNG RIDERS MAKE THEIR MARK

Harry Meade’s horse box will be going home fuller than it when it arrived, with the addition of several prizes for winning the ‘best first timer’ and ‘best under 25’ award at The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials.

With Richard and Carolyn Lissack’s homebred Midnight Dazzler, 24th after cross country, rode one of few clear rounds over the show jumps, albeit with one time penalty, to rise 11 places finishing in 13th place.

“He’s not the most consistent horse and we came here simply to do the best we could,” said Harry. “He produced the best dressage test he’s done in his life, jumped all the direct routes yesterday and a clear round today – what more could I have asked for – he has given me a great ride.”

Having just left Bristol University with a 2.1 degree in History of Art, during which time he was apprentice to Burghley winner William Fox-Pitt, Harry has now decided to be a full-time rider.
“So I will be looking for some more rides,” said Wiltshire based Harry, whose father Richard, who won here in 1964 on Barberry, was on hand for advice over the weekend. “He simply told me to ride as I normally do.”

Twenty year old Chloe Newton won the prize for the highest placed ‘youngest rider’. Chloe, from Melton Mowbray, who finished in 23rd place with Drop Dead Gorgeous, also rode the highest place mare – just one of two to finish the other being Goulton Storm ridden by Carole Dennis.

The above articles are courtesy of the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials.

Please make a note of next year's dates:
7th -10th September 2006

Final Results:

1. William Fox-Pitt (GBR), BALLINCOOLA 42.41 - - - - 42.41 8 = 50.4
2. Phillip Dutton (AUS), THE FOREMAN 53.1 - - - - 53.14 - = 53.1
3. Andrew Nicholson (NZL), LORD KILLINGHURST 44.63 - - 2.8 - 47.42 12 = 59.4
4. Mary King (GBR), CALL AGAIN CAVALIER 47.25 - 7.2 1.2 - 55.67 4 = 59.6
5. Caroline Powell (NZL), LENAMORE 53.314 - - 4.0 - 57.39 4 = 61.3
6. Andrew Hoy (AUS), MR PRACATAN 52.29 - - - - 52.23 12 = 64.2
7. Polly Jackson (GBR), LIMESTONE RISE 57.423 - - 1.6 - 59.010 8 = 67.0
8. Andrew Nicholson (NZL),DUDDLES 52.410 - - 7.2 - 59.611 8 = 67.6
9. Daniel Jocelyn (NZL), SILENCE 58.928 - - 6.0 - 64.913 4 = 68.
10. Phillip Dutton (AUS), AMAZING ODYSSEY 59.329 - - 1.2 - 60.512 12 = 72.5
11. Rodney Powell (GBR), LIQUID ICE 50.68 - - 6.0 - 56.68 17 = 73.6
12. Kristina Cook (GBR), CAPTAIN CHRISTY 49.86 - - 16.8 - 66.615 8 = 74.6
13. Harry Meade (GBR), MIDNIGHT DAZZLER 55.019 - 2.4 18.4 - 75.824 1 = 76.8
14. Sarah Cutteridge (GBR), RIVA RUEL 53.715 - - - - 53.75 25 = 78.7
15. Sam Griffiths (AUS), CONNIGAR BAY 58.225 - - 9.2 - 67.416 12 = 79.4
16. Peter Thomsen (GER), THE GHOST OF HAMISH 68.743 - 0.8 11.6 - 81.127 - = 81.1
17. Piggy French (GBR), DONE TO ORDER 68.541 - - 12.8 - 81.328 - = 81.3
18. Rodolphe Scherer (FRA), FAIRFAX 63.236 - - 6.0 - 69.218 16 = 85.2
19. Joe Meyer (NZL), EASE ON FIRE 61.833 - - 13.6 - 75.423 10 = 85.4
20. Hans-Heinrich Held (GER), SALINO 23 67.639 - - 7.2 - 74.822 12 = 86.8
21. Nick Turner (GBR), RONGOTAI 58.526 - - 22.0 - 80.526 8 = 88.5
22. Laurence Hunt (GBR), PHOEBUS 55.721 - - 10.8 - 66.514 24 = 90.5
23. Chloe Newton (GBR), DROP DEAD GORGEOUS 65.437 - - 14.0 - 79.425 14 = 93.4
24. Julie Lawson (GBR), HOWECOT PSAMMITE 72.251 - - 14.4 - 86.629 9 = 95.6
25. Caroline Moore (GBR), DON GIOVANNI II 53.011 - - 16.4 - 69.419 28 = 97.4
26. Julian Trevor-Roper (GBR), KINNAGOE BAY 74.455 - - 18.0 - 92.430 10 = 102.4
27. Milla Healey (GBR), ZARZOO 58.727 - - 16.8 20 95.531 16 = 111.5
28. Bryony Whittington (GBR), BURLINGTON BERTIE XII 81.961 - - 18.4 - 100.335 12 = 112.3
29. John-Peter Daker (GBR), BOW HOUSE SYDNEY 73.352 - 4.0 20.4 - 97.734 16 = 113.7
30. Claire Phillips (GBR), GINGER CHARLIE 66.138 - - 29.6 - 95.732 20 = 115.7
31. Ann Hatton (IRL), COOL KIWI 69.546 - - 35.6 - 105.136 22 127.1
32. Tristram Owers (GBR), CLASSIC TOUCH II 81.961 - - 14.0 - 95.933 32 127.9
33. Christie Wright (GBR),EURO DISNEY 74.154 - - 31.6 20 125.740 4 = 129.7
34. John-Paul Sheffield (GBR), GOOD ENOUGH 71.750 - - 39.6 20 131.342 4 = 135.3
35. Neil Fox (GBR), YOUNG THOMAS 70.949 - - 43.2 20 134.143 12 = 146.1
36. Emma Winter (GBR), MAHOGANY CHIEF 79.160 - 4.8 44.4 - 128.341 29 = 157.3
37. Sharon Hunt (GBR), TANKERS TOWN 53.011 - - 21.2 85 159.247 8 = 167.2
38. Tristram Owers (GBR), BRIARLANDS BLACKBERRY 62.835 - 1.6 54.0 20 138.444 34 = 172.4
39. Carole Dennis (GBR), GOULTON STORM 68.541 65 - 20.4 - 153.946 23 = 176.9
40. Tim Rusbridge (NZL), THE VERDICT 74.656 - - 38.8 125 238.449 19 = 257.4

Withdrawn SJ: Victoria Laing (GBR), JOLI FIGARO 68.743 - 1.6 41.2 - 111.538
Withdrawn SJ: Nicola Tweddle (GBR), SKIVER 59.630 - - 11.6 - 71.220
Withdrawn SJ: Andrew Hoy (AUS), MASTER MONARCH 54.516 - - - - 54.56
Withdrawn SJ: Marie Ryan (GBR), PENNY ROYAL III 57.022 - 8.0 45.6 40 150.645
Withdrawn SJ: Laura Fortune (GBR)HALLO AGAIN 60.432 - - 12.4 - 72.821
Withdrawn SJ: Peter Laidlaw (GBR), RIVER ROSE 70.048 - - 28.0 20 118.039
Withdrawn SJ: Molly Key (GBR), GLENCARA 77.459 - - 32.8 - 110.237
Withdrawn SJ: Nicola Tweddle (GBR), HIGHLAND LOCH II 75.257 - - 48.4 60 183.648
Withdrawn SJ: John-Paul Sheffield (GBR), MR SMIFFY John-Paul Sheffield 67.639 - - 1.2 - 68.817

Retired Phase D: Kristina Cook (GBR), HEADWIND 60.031 - 0.8
Retired Phase D: Leslie Law (GBR), SHEAR H2O 50.27 - -
Retired Phase D: Sue Chadwick (GBR), R J MAXI 75.958 - -
Retired Phase D: Nick Gauntlett (GBR), ARTHURS WORD 62.634 - -
Retired Phase D: Abigail Walters (GBR), UTHER PENDRAGON II 54.516 - -
Retired Phase D: Daniel Leech (GBR),UPWARD TREND 73.352 - 2.4
Retired Phase D: Richard Waygood (GBR), MASTER FRED 57.423 - -

Eliminated Phase D: Kim Severson (USA), WINSOME ADANTE 42.82 - -

Withdrawn before Phase D: Imtiaz Anees (IND),FREETOWN 69.647 - -
Withdrawn before Phase D: Ruth Edge (GBR), MUSCHAMP IMPALA 45.94 - -
Withdrawn before Phase D: Eddy Stibbe (AOH), AUTUMN SKY 55.019 - 1.6

Retired Phase B: Buck Davidson (USA), PRIVATE TREATY 69.145 -

Withdrawn before Phase B: Polly Jackson (GBR), A TWO FOR JOY 54.818
Withdrawn before Dressage: Leslie Law (GBR), SHEAR L'EAU
These latter two are going to the European Championships at Blenheim next week.

Time: 1620 Sun 4 Sep 05

LAST LEAP AT BURGHLEY

British rider Tristram Owers unintentionally wrote himself into the history books at The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials. As the last rider to go today he and Classic Touch have the honour of being the last combination to jump the last four star steeplechase fence in the history of the sport in the UK.