The Mars Maryland 5 Star draw for this week’s competitors (17-20 October) has been revealed and the primary ever winner of the US autumn five-star will likely be first up the centreline on Thursday.
Boyd Martin and On Cue took high spot at Maryland in 2021 and the 18-year-old British-bred mare will likely be primary on the beginning listing this 12 months.
US Olympian Boyd is one among three riders within the competitors with two horses and he additionally begins final on his trustworthy five-star campaigner Tsetserleg TSF, one other veteran at 17.
Britain’s Harry Meade returns to Maryland, the place he has been positioned beforehand, and begins as quantity three on the skilled gray Away Cruising and in addition quantity 22 on five-star debutant Et Hop Du Matz.
The third two-horse rider is Canada’s Jessica Phoenix, who has the characterful skewbald mare Fluorescent Adolescent at quantity two and ex-racehorse Wabbit as quantity 21.
Three different Brits additionally compete apart from Harry, with David Doel carrying quantity seven on final 12 months’s Burghley Horse Trials runner-up Galileo Nieuwmoed, Bubby Upton persevering with her comeback from critical harm at quantity 13 with Cola and Oliver Townend beginning as quantity 16 with triple five-star winner Ballaghmor Class. David and Bubby each make their Maryland debuts, whereas Oliver has completed on the rostrum earlier than however seeks a primary win right here.
This week additionally marks a ultimate run on the high stage for final 12 months’s Kentucky Three-Day Occasion winner and world crew silver medallist Mai Baum, who’s quantity 15 with residence facet rider Tamie Smith.
New Zealand’s Tim Value, who gained Maryland in 2022 with Coup De Coeur Dudevin, will begin as quantity 20 with double world bronze medallist Falco.
There are 23 starters within the five-star competitors at Maryland this week, which runs alongside a three-star and younger horse championship.
You may additionally be all in favour of:
Caroline Powell and Greenacres Particular Cavalier at Maryland 2023.
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Jessica Phoenix and Fluorescent Adolescent competing within the CCI4*-S at Kentucky 2023.
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Bubby Upton and Cola at Badminton 2024.
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Harry Mead and Away Cruising at Badminton 2024.
Credit score: Nico Morgan
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