Tom McEwen stocks frustation over Luhmühlen CCI4*-S dressage ranking

Tom McEwen has shared his “sadness” over his Longines Luhmühlen Horse Trials CCI4*-S dressage ranking with Paris hopeful JL Dublin.

Tom and the 13-year-old gelding, owned by means of Jo and James Lambert and Deidre Johnston, scored 28.4 to sit down in in a single day tenth forward of the cross-country segment the following day (15 June).

“I used to be surprised once I got here out with a 28 if I’m truthful,” mentioned Tom. “I’m tremendous upset, it used to be deficient by means of [the judges].

“He used to be balanced, cushy, and arrange in each nook. I believe possibly they’re searching for you to head 10 to the dozen and flat out spherical it – I’ve were given completely no concept. However it’s what it’s.”

Tom scored most commonly sevens right through, with one pass judgement on scoring him a 5 for certainly one of his flying adjustments.

“I believe they’re set inside their marks and I’m now not very certain what they’re searching for,” mentioned a annoyed Tom, who added that JL Dublin “felt superb”.

This season Tom and JL Dublin have been runners-up on the Kentucky 3-Day Match in April, the place they scored 24.6 within the dressage. They received the Kronenberg CCI4*-S in March, the place that they had a 20.9 dressage.

“Compared to different exams he’s completed, Kronenberg used to be implausible however to be truthful now not that a ways other from these days. Kronenberg most probably confirmed a little bit bit extra energy,” mentioned Tom.

“For me these days used to be a significantly better check than Kentucky. The positives, Kentucky used to be a little bit bit fast however this used to be in reality in combination, so I’m overjoyed with him.”

Tom is now having a look forward to the cross-country segment the following day.

“There’s quite a lot of questions and quite a lot of strains. It’s like an Olympics in Germany with the direction, so for me it’s an excellent arrange,” he mentioned.

“There’s spaces of depth, spaces the place you’ll be able to drift – the spaces the place you’ll be able to drift you’re flying in the course of the woods, it’s going to be fairly tricky.”

Germany’s Michael Jung and FischerChipmunk FRH cling the lead following the belief of the the Luhmühlen Horse Trials CCI4*-S dressage, on a ranking of twenty-two.9. Laura Collett and London 52 are 2d on 24.8, and Anna Lena Schaaf and Fairytale 39 are these days 3rd on 26. Yasmin Ingham, the one different British rider within the CCI4*-S, is in provisional 7th with Banzai Du Loir.

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