Saturday, 11 April 2009, 11:42 am Press Release: the Mitavite International Horse Trial
Taking The Lead On Day One
Australia’s Megan Jones and her Olympic mount Kirby Park
Irish Jester (pictured) forged a decisive lead after the
first day at the HSBC FEI World Cup Eventing Qualifier at
Kihikihi. Megan delivered a professional and relaxed
dressage test to score a total of 38.1 penalties ahead of
Olympic team mate Shane Rose and All Luck who scored 41.5
penalties. New Zealand rider, Matthew Grayling and NRM
Parklane Hawk lie in 3rd place (44.6 penalties), with last
year’s winner Heelan Tompkins and Sugoi in 4th (47.3
penalties). The competition shifts to the cross-country
phase tomorrow, and concludes on Sunday with the
show-jumping.
