Oliver Townend names his sole Badminton ride to target Grand Slam of Eventing

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Badminton Horse Trials Oliver Townend and Ballaghmor Class
Oliver Townend and Ballaghmor Class at Badminton 2019.
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Oliver Townend has confirmed his sole ride for next week’s Mars Badminton Horse Trials (8-12 May), where he has the opportunity to win the Rolex Grand Slam of Eventing. The world number one will pilot Ballaghmor Class, owned by Karyn Shuter, Angela Hislop and Val Ryan, at the event.

Oliver won Kentucky Three-Day Event last week on Cooley Rosalent, who has therefore been withdrawn from Badminton as a horse would not compete at two such big competitions so close together. He has also now withdrawn Tregilder, who has not run since an open intermediate at Poplar Park on the first weekend of the season.

Pippa Roome
Pippa Roome
Magazine editor and eventing editor

Pippa is a true eventing geek and has been H&H’s eventing editor since 2005. She has first-hand experience of competing up to British Eventing intermediate and international CCI2*-L level, and has worked in the industry on a top event yard. Pippa enjoys nothing more than immersing herself in the sport at the highest level, reporting from the five-stars and international championships, including the Olympics.