Eventing in numbers: a 13 dressage score, 12 nationalities and 22 dressage errors

Dates: 1-7 June, 14th week of the 2015 season

The basics

Number of British Eventing (BE) fixtures: 5 (Pontispool (1), Little Downham (1), Belsay, Ascott under Wychwood (2) and Berriewood)
Number of BE sections run this week: 97
Event with most sections: Little Downham — 30 sections
Number of BE sections run so far this year: 1053
Number of combined BE and FEI sections run so far this year: 1081
Number of BE fixtures run so far this year: 69

Best dressage scores

Pontispool: 13, scored by Bella Balian and Merlino, who won BE80(T) section G. This is the same score as the previous best dressage mark this year, scored by Penny Lawn on Regal Rendezvous at Norton Disney eight weeks ago
Little Downham: 21.5, for Deborah Doyle and Dandy III, sixth in BE100plus section Z
Belsay: 14, the mark achieved by BE90 section O victors Paul Langford and Jolianna
Ascott under Wychwood: 18, scored by Ginny Howe riding Cruise On Inny in BE100 section A, which they went on to win
Berriewood: 16.5, for Harthill Olympic, ridden by Oliver Townend, who won BE100 section J

Speedy gonzales

1: number of pairs who beat the 6min 15sec optimum time at Little Downham in the advanced — the winners, Mark Kyle and Step In Time II
2: number of pairs who came in under the intermediate 6min 4sec optimum time at Belsay — winner James Adams (Lawly) and runner-up Daniel Scott (Zen Roundthorn)

And also…

22: number of riders penalised for a dressage error of course at Berriewood
2: number of showjumping clears in the intermediate novice at Pontispool — for the winner, Oliver Smith (Colorfast II), and Helen Casey (Downtown Billey)
3: number of events this year which have had 30 or more sections — Little Downham is in joint second place in this race with Aston-le-Walls (2), but Oasby (1) is out in front on 38
10: the top 10 in BE90 section J at Berriewood all finished on their dressage scores
7: number of pairs in the under-21 open intermediate at Belsay

Further afield

12: number of nationalities competing at Bramham this weekend — British, Irish, French, New Zealand, Swedish, Dutch, USA, South African, Italian, Australian, Indian, Belgian
2: number of victories for Marilyn Little at Bromont, Canada — she took the CCI3* on RF Demeter and the CCI2* on RF Overdressed

Full reports from Little Downham, Pontispool and Berriewood in H&H this week, out Thursday, 11 June 2015

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.