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Michael Jung makes flying start at Burghley

Sep 4, 2015

As anticipated, the reigning Olympic and European champion Michael Jung (GER) has made quite an impression on his first visit to the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials (GBR), sixth and final leg of the FEI Classics™ 2014/2015, and is in the lead after the first day of Dressage.

The Ground Jury, President Nick Burton (GBR), Andrew Bennie (NZL) and Christina Klingspor (SWE), unanimously placed him out in front on his first ride, FischerRocana FST, with a mark of 34.2 for a classy test that was beautifully light, harmonious and happy.

Andrew Hoy (AUS), who first won Burghley in 1979 before Jung was even born, also broke the 40-penalty barrier and is in second place with Rutherglen on a score of 37.8 after a reliably smooth and attractive test.

Hoy, 56, is due a change of luck: he fell in the water on both his rides at Badminton, although he had a good run when finishing seventh on his Burghley ride Rutherglen, a powerful Hannoverian gelding, at the recent Aachen (GER) CIC3*.

Another rider who will not remember Hoy’s first Burghley win is third-placed Niklas Bschorer (GER), who scored 39.2 in a well-ridden test on Tom Tom Go 3. At 20, he is the youngest in the field of 74 runners but his riding style is mature.

Results after first day of Dressage

1 Michael Jung/FisherRocana FST (GER) 34.2

2 Andrew Hoy/Rutherglen (AUS) 37.8

3 Niklas Bschorer/Tom Tom Go 3 (GER) 39.2

4 Rosalind Canter/Allstar B (GBR) 40.2

5 Christopher Burton/Haruzac (AUS) 41.2

6= Sam Griffiths/Paulank Brockagh (AUS) 42.5

6= Paul Tapner/Vanir Kamira (AUS) 42.5

8 Pippa Funnell/Redesigned (GBR) 43.0

9 Georgie Spence/Wii Limbo (GBR) 45.2

10 Jodie Amos/Wise Crack (GBR) 43.9

Source FEI news