Oliver Townend and bright young star shine at halfway stage of CCI4*-S Bramham Horse Trials cross-country

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Bramham Horse Trials cross-country: Oliver Townend and Cooley Rosalent
Oliver Townend and Cooley Rosalent take second in the CCI4*-S at Bramham 2022.
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At the halfway stage of the Land Rover CCI4*-S Bramham Horse Trials cross-country, Oliver Townend and the talented mare Cooley Rosalent hold the lead. They went clear inside the time, which at this stage of the competition is proving hard to achieve, to stay on their 26.6 dressage, meaning they can finish no worse than second.

“She’s very, very good. She’s still a baby with trees blowing believe it or not, she was spooking coming into combinations and looking at the trees next to them,” Oliver said of the eight-year-old owned by Paul Ridgeon. “We’re just ticking along and when all three bits come together, she’ll be very, very special and a winner and actually all three bits have come together today. There’s a horse in front of her that is a lot more experienced than her still to go but my horse has still been very, very good.”

Gemma Redrup
Gemma Redrup
Former web features editor, point-to-point editor and digital racing editor

Gemma is an experienced journalist, who was a member of H&H staff from 2014 to September 2025. She is passionate about all equestrian sports, including racing and point-to-pointing. She has enjoyed riding out for top trainers Nicky Henderson and Charlie Appleby and took part in a charity Flat race at Epsom in August 2018. Gemma’s has reported from numerous five-star events around Britain and Europe, as well as European championships.