Horse & Hound – 22 August 2019

22 August 2019 Horse&Hound

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Nico

Morgan

LAURA COLLETT, 29

HORSE: London 52, 10

BREEDING: Landos x Quinar

OWNERS: Keith Scott, Karen Bartlett and rider

GROOM: Zanie King

BEST RESULTS: first Blenheim young

horse CCI4*-S 2018; first Chatsworth ERM

CCI4*-S 2019.

FORM: a young horse who had an impeccable

rise through the levels until Bramham this

year, when problems across country followed

a sub-par dressage. They bounced back at

Aachen, where only a late run-out prevented a

prestigious win. Outstanding in the first phase.

GREAT BRITAIN

TINA COOK, 48

HORSE: Billy The Red, 12

BREEDING: Balou Du Rouet x Stan The Man xx

OWNERS: Elisabeth Murdoch and Keith Tyson

GROOM: Rachel Tolley

BEST RESULTS: fourth and team gold

medallists European Championships 2017; ninth

WEG 2018; seventh Badminton 2019.

FORM: this pair have overcome a dressage blip

last year, which led to them being individuals

rather than team members at WEG, and have

an impressive record at the top level. Assuming

Tina’s recent fall at Hartpury hasn’t dented

confidence, they should be top-10 finishers.

PIGGY FRENCH, 39

HORSE: Quarrycrest Echo, 12

BREEDING: Clover Echo x Cavalier Royale

OWNERS: Jayne McGivern

GROOM: Amy Phillips

BEST RESULTS: first Chatsworth ERM CCI4*-S

2018; 10th and team gold WEG 2018; fourth

Kentucky CCI5* 2019.

FORM: this pair excelled at WEG last year. Their

cross-country at Kentucky this spring was not

the smoothest, but they have since had a sixth

at Aachen and a win at Hartpury, so Badminton

heroine Piggy looks set for further success.

RESERVE HORSE: Trevor Dickens’ Vanir Kamira

TOM MCEWEN, 28

HORSE: Toledo De Kerser, 12

BREEDING: Diamant De Semilly x Papillon Rouge

OWNERS: Fred and Penny Barker, Jane Inns and

rider’s mother Ali

GROOM: Lucy Seddon

BEST RESULTS: fourth Burghley CCI5* 2017;

seventh Badminton CCI5* 2018; 12th and team

gold WEG 2018.

FORM: after contributing to WEG team gold, this

pair were unlucky to miss out on a top result at

Badminton when they broke a frangible device

across country. But their improved dressage

there is exciting; let’s hope they can repeat it.

KITTY KING, 37

HORSE: Vendredi Biats, 10

BREEDING: Winningmood Van De Arenberg x

Camelia De Ruelles

OWNERS: Diana Bown, Sally Lloyd Baker, Sally

Eyre and Samantha Wilson

GROOM: Chloe Fry

BEST RESULTS: first Bramham CCI4*-L 2019;

first Burgham CCI4*-S 2019.

FORM: a talented horse who can also be

unfocused, Vendredi Biats tipped Kitty off at his

first Badminton this year, but has won since at

Bramham and Burgham. If he goes clear across

country, he should be competitive.

OLIVER TOWNEND, 36

HORSE: Cooley Master Class, 14

BREEDING: Ramiro B x Master Imp

OWNER: Angela Hislop

GROOMS: Suzanne Cooper and

Charlotte Hollyfield

BEST RESULTS: first Kentucky CCI5* 2018

and 2019.

FORM: as well as consecutive Kentucky wins,

this horse has had competitive results elsewhere

at CCI4*-S. His record is good in all phases and

the pair should deliver a strong score.

RESERVE HORSE: Karyn Shuter, Angela Hislop

and Val Ryan’s Ballaghmor Class

All results in this preview have been converted to new 2019 star levels.

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