4 Brits, former five-star winners and an attention grabbing skewbald mare are among the many Mars Maryland 5 Star entries.
There are 23 mixtures entered for the US occasion, which takes place at Honest Hill on 17-20 October.
Harry Meade, who jumped three clear cross-country rounds at Burghley final month, will fly throughout 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 below his belt, his most up-to-date at Badminton this yr, when he and Harry have been twentieth. Et Hop Du Matz is making his five-star debut.
Oliver Townend returns to Maryland 5 Star, this time with Tokyo Olympic staff gold medallist and three-time five-star winner Ballaghmor Class, owned by Karyn Shuter, Angela Hislop and Val Ryan. The 17-year-old gelding missed the spring season owing to a hoof abscess adopted by a “minor problem”, however made his comeback at Cornbury final month, when he and Oliver have been second within the open intermediate. On Saturday (28 September) they topped the Little Downham CCI4*-S.
Bubby Upton will probably be making her Maryland debut together with her mom Rachel’s 14-year-old Cola III. Bubby got here again from critical harm in the beginning of the yr to complete tenth at Badminton with Cola, and the pair received the Hartpury CCI4*-S in August.
David Doel is making the journey with Gillian Jonas and Mary Fox’s 13-year-old gelding Galileo Nieuwmoed. The constant pair have 5 top-level completions below their belt, of which 4 have been top-10 placings, together with second at Burghley final yr.
Different Maryland 5 Star entries
New Zealand’s Tim Value brings ahead 2021 Pau five-star winner and world staff bronze medallist Falco, owned by Sue Benson.
For the house facet, all eyes will probably be on Tamie Smith and Ellen Ahearn’s 18-year-old Mai Baum. Maryland 5 Star would be the 2023 Kentucky Three-Day CCI5 winners’ final top-level competitors collectively; Tamie advised Eventing Nation Mai Baum will retire from top-level eventing.
Former Maryland 5 Star winners Boyd Martin and On Cue will hope to reclaim their 2021 crown, whereas Boyd can be entered along with his Tokyo Olympic journey and world silver medallist Tsetserleg, and five-star debutant Commando 3. Bruce Davidson Jnr is entered with Sorocaima, with whom he was ninth final yr.
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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