London Horse Present dressage – Becky Moody slips down order in freestyle

Becky Moody and Jagerbomb couldn’t match their efficiency or victory in yesterday’s London Horse Present dressage grand prix in as we speak’s freestyle, scoring 80.16% to drop down the order.

Jagerbomb, who belongs to his breeder and rider Becky and Jo Cooper, has had a breakout 12 months together with his contribution to Britain’s Olympic group bronze medal after a final minute call-up to Paris, however he’s nonetheless solely 10 and in some methods inexperienced at this stage. With new music additionally within the combine, that got here out a bit in tonight’s FEI Dressage World Cup offered by Bret Willson Dressage Worldwide Ltd and supported by Horse & Hound.

Becky Moody and Jagerbomb’s London Horse Present dressage freestyle check began in canter and there was a small miscommunication after the one-time modifications into the pirouette. Becky put issues again on monitor, however the horse then dropped into trot and he or she needed to re-set. Becky continued to experience boldly, producing some beautiful relaxed work and a daring prolonged canter, however there have been additionally moments which felt a bit missing in power.

The pair’s new music included crowd pleasers akin to The Beatles’ With a Little Assist from My Mates and Right here Comes the Solar. Becky praised Jagerbomb on the finish and pointed to him as the group applauded, earlier than throwing up her arms for a cheer.

Afterwards, an emotional Becky mentioned: “I’m not feeling nice, I’m not going to lie. I’m simply so pissed off with myself as a result of on the minute, I really feel like I actually let him and everyone down, however we simply should go away and regroup and get higher, come again once more.

“It simply would have been actually good to finish the 12 months on a excessive as a substitute of this. However he was wonderful, and he did come again and we regrouped as a lot as we may – it was nearly pondering how can I try to choose it again up and provides him a superb experience and a superb expertise. And he was so cool yesterday, so we’ll try to deal with that.

“It’ll take me some time to see the great bits of the check as a substitute of the bit that went fallacious. However we’ll get there. It’s a technical ground plan, however he can do it. He can do it rather well. And that’s what’s irritating, as a result of I do know that we are able to actually do it. However we’ll simply go away and we’ll get higher.

“The gang are simply wonderful and that’s what I’m scuffling with a bit bit, as a result of I really feel like I allow them to down on the minute.”

Becky’s Paris team-mates Lottie Fry and Glamourdale lead at this stage on 86.645%, with Dinja van Liere – the chief on the break – in second for the Netherlands on 80.225% and Becky third.

Norway’s Isabel Freese was second yesterday and is the ultimate rider in tonight on Complete Hope OLD, so Lottie should wait till after her efficiency to see if she has repeated her 2022 win on this class.

Finish of sophistication replace: Becky completed fourth, with Lottie taking the win, Isabel second and Dinja third. 

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