 Pippa Funnell is handily placed in fourth |
Great Britain lead after the dressage phase of the European Eventing Championships at Punchestown in Ireland. Britain lead by 10 penalties from France, with Italy, Germany, Belgium and Sweden bringing up the next positions.
Ireland are 45 penalties adrift of the leaders and out of contention.
Britain's Pippa Funnell, winner of the last two individual titles, is in fourth place with Walk On Star.
France's Nicolas Touzaint is the new leader on Galan de Sauvagere.
He is the only rider to record a sub-30 score.
Germany's Bettina Hoy on Ringwood Cockatoo is second, 1.8 penalties clear of first-day leader Susanna Bordone of Italy, riding Ava.
Funnell's team-mates William Fox-Pitt (Moon Man), Leslie Law (Shear l'Eau) and Jeannette Brakewell (Over To You), are 10th, 12th and 25th respectively.
The two British individual entries, Mary King (King Solomon III) and Kristina Cook (Captain Christy), are ninth and 15th in the 59-strong field.
Standings after dressage
Teams:
1 Great Britain 119.60 penalty points
2 France 129.4
3 Italy 133.20
4 Germany 137.40
5 Belgium 139.00
6 Sweden 140.8
Individual:
1 Galan de Sauvagere (Nicolas Touzaint, Fra) 29.80
2 Ringwood Cockatoo (Bettina Hoy, Ger) 32.00
3 Ava (Susanna Bordone, Ita) 33.8
4 Walk On Star (Pippa Funnell, GB) 34.80
5 Gormley (Karin Donckers, Bel) 35.60
6 Michaelmas (Heidi Antikatzidis, Gre) 36.20
Other British:
9 King Solomon III (Mary King) 40.60
10 Moon Man (William Fox-Pitt) 41.60
12 Shear l'Eau (Leslie Law) 43.20
15 Captain Christy (Kristina Cook) 45.00
25 Over To You (Jeannette Brakewell) 52.20
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