Irishman leads after early levels

Austin O’Connor holds the lead after the early levels of the Mars Maryland 5 Superstar cross-country.

The Irish rider was once the pathfinder on his personal and The Salty Syndicate’s seasoned campaigner Colorado Blue. He had a really perfect spherical, completing six seconds over the time having needed to take an extended line to the general angled hedge component on the Mars Equestrian Crab Water (fence 22abc).

No person else has come almost about equalling Austin’s time over Ian Stark’s Maryland 5 Superstar cross-country observe, with US rider Hannah Sue Hollberg the following quickest (7.2 time-penalties) on Capitol HIM.

Piggy March took the lengthy path out of the Mars Equestrian Crab Water (fence 22abc) on John and Chloe Perry and Alison Swinburn’s five-star first-timer Brookfield Cavalier Cruise, completing with 13.2 time-faults. Having been 2d after dressage, she is now 2d in the back of Austin at the leaderboard of finished riders, with Hannah Sue 3rd.

New Zealand’s Monica Spencer, fourth after dressage, demonstrated take at the direct path out of the Mars Equestrian Crab Water with Artist, however nonetheless got here house with 15.2 time-faults.

The house aspect’s Phillip Dutton had a fall with Azure once they didn’t get the stride they sought after into the second one large nook on the Cecil County Corners (fences 18 and 19ab). Each have been briefly up on their ft.

Fellow US rider Booli Selmayr had a few issues within the first part of the path and was once pulled up via the bottom jury at fence 24 with Millfield Lancando.

The chief after dressage, Oliver Townend (Cooley Rosalent), begins at 3.25pm native time (8.25pm British time).

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