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Nicola Wilson, Laura Collett and Yasmin Ingham lead at the end of Bicton dressage

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    • Nicola Wilson sits at the head of affairs in the Bicton Horse Trials dressage for the CCI4*-L after the first few days of the Chedington-supported event. She scored 28.7 this morning on JL Dublin.

    Laura Collett has taken second place in the Chedington CCI4*-L with the experienced Mr Bass, 0.5 of a penalty behind Nicola.

    Thursday’s leaders Pippa Funnell and Billy Walk On now sit third, while Pippa has also claimed fifth place with Maybach.

    Piggy March is wedged between Pippa’s two horses on Brookfield Quality, whose test this morning scored 29.6.

    William Fox-Pitt and Ros Canter both did strong tests this afternoon to slot into 11th and 13th, while Kitty King withdrew Cristal Fontaine after a performance that would have left her 10th.

    Bicton Horse Trials dressage: CCI4*-S

    It was a tough day for those who wanted to break into the placings in the Chedington CCI4*-S, after yesterday’s extraordinarily high standard.

    Laura Collett still holds the lead, while Alex Hua Tian slotted Jilsonne Van Bareelhof into second, just ahead of his other ride Don Geniro.

    Two more international riders broke into the top 10 towards the end of the day, with Japan’s Kazuma Tomoto claiming eighth on Vinci De La Vigne and New Zealand’s Jesse Campbell now sitting 10th on Gambesie.

    More about Bicton:

    Bicton Horse Trials dressage: under-25

    Yasmin Ingham was the last rider to go in the under-25 CCI4*-L and shot to the top after scoring 26.9 with last year’s British eight- and nine-year-old champion Banzai Du Loir.

    Bubby Upton now holds second on Cola III and third on last night’s leader, Cannavaro.

    Heidi Coy sits fourth on Russal Z, one of three rides for her in this class, and France’s Barbara Sayous is fifth on the British-bred Opposition Filmstar.

    Ailsa Wates is sixth on Woodlands Persuasion and Felicity Collins’ good test on RSH Contend Or today earned her overnight seventh.

    Read more about Bicton in next week’s magazine and online throughout the week.

    Pippa Roome
    Pippa Roome

    H&H 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.
    Pippa Roome

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