4 Brits, former five-star winners and an crowd pleasing skewbald mare are some of the Mars Maryland 5 Famous person entries.
There are 23 combos entered for the USA match, which takes position at Truthful Hill on 17-20 October.
Harry Meade, who jumped 3 transparent cross-country rounds at Burghley closing month, will fly around the pond with two rides; Charlotte and Peter Opperman’s skilled 17-year-old Away Cruising and 10-year-old Et Hop Du Matz, whom Harry co-owns with Mandy Grey. Away Cruising has seven five-star completions underneath his belt, his most up-to-date at Badminton this 12 months, when he and Harry have been twentieth. Et Hop Du Matz is making his five-star debut.
Oliver Townend returns to Maryland 5 Famous person, this time with Tokyo Olympic crew gold medallist and three-time five-star winner Ballaghmor Elegance, owned by way of Karyn Shuter, Angela Hislop and Val Ryan. The 17-year-old gelding overlooked the spring season owing to a hoof abscess adopted by way of a “minor factor”, however made his comeback at Cornbury closing month, when he and Oliver have been 2d within the open intermediate. On Saturday (28 September) they crowned the Little Downham CCI4*-S.
Bubby Upton shall be making her Maryland debut along with her mom Rachel’s 14-year-old Cola III. Bubby got here again from critical harm firstly of the 12 months to complete tenth at Badminton with Cola, and the pair received the Hartpury CCI4*-S in August.
David Doel is making the commute with Gillian Jonas and Mary Fox’s 13-year-old gelding Galileo Nieuwmoed. The constant pair have 5 top-level completions underneath their belt, of which 4 have been top-10 placings, together with 2d at Burghley closing 12 months.
Different Maryland 5 Famous person entries
New Zealand’s Tim Value brings ahead 2021 Pau five-star winner and international crew bronze medallist Falco, owned by way of Sue Benson.
For the house aspect, all eyes shall be on Tamie Smith and Ellen Ahearn’s 18-year-old Mai Baum. Maryland 5 Famous person would be the 2023 Kentucky 3-Day CCI5 winners’ closing top-level pageant in combination; Tamie instructed Eventing Country Mai Baum will retire from top-level eventing.
Former Maryland 5 Famous person winners Boyd Martin and On Cue will hope to reclaim their 2021 crown, whilst Boyd may be entered together with his Tokyo Olympic trip and international silver medallist Tsetserleg, and five-star debutant Commando 3. Bruce Davidson Jnr is entered with Sorocaima, with whom he was once 9th closing 12 months.
Canada’s Jessica Phoenix has two rides; Jim Phillips’ 14-year-old gelding Wabbit, and Jessica’s personal 16-year-old skewbald mare Fluorescent Adolescent, who’s making her five-star debut.
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