One British horse was sent to the holding box and all 29 were accepted at the Longines Luhmühlen Horse Trials final trot-up this morning (18 June).
The Partner, ridden by Will Rawlin, was asked to trot again by the Luhmühlen Horse Trials ground jury of Nick Burton, Dr Joachim Dimmek and Dr Katrin Eichinger-Kniely. Will was then asked to take the Event Horse Owners Syndicate-supported gelding, who he owns with parents Andrew and Miranda, to the holding box.
The pair enjoyed their first five-star cross-country completion yesterday, finishing with 20 penalties for a late glance-off at the angled brush of the Longines Wasser at fence 24abc and 4.4 time-penalties.
The ground jury gave the 13-year-old Irish Iroko son the nod of approval on re-presentation, and he will head into today’s showjumping in provisional 23rd place.
The mercury was already pushing 20C during the early morning inspection in front of a decent crowd at the German five-star.
New Zealand’s Muzi Pottinger was asked to trot her long-term thoroughbred campaigner Just Kidding again, with the ground jury waving them through.
Overnight leader London 52 was accepted to a cheer from the crowd. The 14-year-old gelding, who rider Laura Collett owns with Keith Scott and Karen Bartlett, has a fence in hand over Kitty King and Vendredi Biats in second.
Vendredi Biats, owned by Diana Brown, Sally Lloyd Baker, Samantha Wilson and the late Sally Eyre, looked a picture. Kitty and her team had the grey so clean his coat appeared to almost shimmer in the morning sunlight.
A small potted shrub at the entrance and exit point had a fair share of action, with several combinations doing a late dodge to avoid it on their way back to the collecting ring.
The CCI5* showjumping starts at 10.30am (9.30am UK time).
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