Tom McEwen and Pippa Funnell among 31 Brits entered for Pau five-star

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Tom McEwen is among the Pau Horse Trials entries with Bob Chaplin, pictured at Luhmuhlen
Tom McEwen is entered for Pau on Bob Chaplin, pictured at Luhmühlen.
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Tom McEwen, Pippa Funnell and Ros Canter are among the riders set to line up at Les 5 Etoiles de Pau CCI5* in France (27-30 October). Fifty-one horse and rider combinations make the Pau Horse Trials entries list, representing 11 nations, with Olympic, world and European champions among the starters.

Tom, who won Pau on Toledo De Kerser in 2019, has two rides entered for the event in Bob Chaplin (pictured), who was unlucky in his first five-star attempt at Luhmühlen earlier this year when Tom fell off late in the course after the pair veered off their line and jumped the high part of a brush corner when a dog ran on to the track, and Braveheart B. Tom also had a fall with the latter on his five-star debut at Luhmühlen, so he will undoubtedly be looking for some redemption at Pau.

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.