Maryland 5 Star outcomes 2024 – Oliver Townend wins ninth five-star

Oliver Townend topped the Mars Maryland 5 Star outcomes immediately for Britain, claiming his ninth five-star title and a fourth win on the degree for the all-time nice Ballaghmor Class.

The 17-year-old gray – owned by Karyn Shuter, Val Ryan and Angela Hislop – couldn’t afford a fence down to carry his spot immediately and put in certainly one of his greatest ever showjumping performances, by no means wanting like touching a pole. He turns into the third horse within the historical past of the game to win 4 or extra five-star titles.

“He’s simply phenomenal and it’s my job to indicate the world how good he’s and fortuitously I didn’t mess this one up,” stated Oliver.

“Numerous garbage has been spoken about his showjumping over time – he’s normally in a grass enviornment in mud going final, when it’s nearly an unfair taking part in discipline, however once you put him on a floor like Kentucky the place he received or right here, he’s a special degree.”

This was Oliver’s fourth go to to Maryland in 4 renewals of the five-star and he has completed second as soon as and third twice on his earlier visits.

“I used to be praying to not end on the rostrum once more. To carry Ballaghmor Class right here comes with its personal strain, we anticipate to ship, however once you see the opposite opponents and the way good they’re – I noticed Tim [Price] heat up and thought I may do with swapping horses proper now.”

However Oliver’s unimaginable accomplice got here by for him immediately and his emotion round this excellent horse has been clear all week.

“I simply want he may stick with it for one more 10 years so we may retire collectively,” he stated. “You’ve seen what he’s achieved, he’s a monster – he’s a monster at house to take care of, however in terms of doing his job, there’s no higher horse on the planet.”

Maryland 5 Star outcomes: Doel takes third

Oliver’s compatriot David Doel was the unlucky loser of immediately’s showjumping part. Galileo Nieuwmoed simply tapped out the center a part of the treble at fence six to drop one spot to 3rd. This was the pair’s second podium spot at five-star after second at Burghley Horse Trials final 12 months and their sixth top-10 outcome on the degree.

New Zealand’s Tim Worth – winner right here in 2022 with Coup De Coeur Dudevin – was third in a single day along with his personal and Sue Benson’s Falco and moved as much as end second. The 2021 Pau Horse Trials winner and world double bronze medallist delivered an especially safe clear immediately.

The riders positioned fourth to eighth – all representing the house aspect aside from Britain’s Bubby Upton – held their order within the Maryland 5 Star outcomes by the ultimate part immediately.

Buck Davidson, fourth on Sorocaima, knocked the center a part of the treble at six and the primary a part of the Mars double at 12, in addition to including 0.4 of a time-fault.

He stored his place forward of Bubby. She and Cola simply knocked the final fence, the oxer at 13.

Jennie Brannigan additionally had the final down, in addition to the entrance rail off the oxer at 4, and completed two seconds over the time to land sixth with Twilightslastgleam.

Emily Hamel (Corvett) and Lillian Heard Wooden (LCC Barnaby) each jumped clear, with Lillian including 0.4 of a time-fault, to say seventh and eighth.

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Pippa is a real eventing geek and has been H&H’s eventing editor since 2005. She has first-hand expertise of competing as much as British Eventing intermediate and worldwide CCI2*-L degree, and has labored within the trade on a high occasion yard. Pippa enjoys nothing greater than immersing herself within the sport on the highest degree, reporting from the five-stars and worldwide championships, together with the Olympics.