Britain dominates opening day at Tattersalls

JAYNE DOHERTY’S dressage performance yesterday saw her the Irish standard bearer in the CCI three-star class at Tattersalls Horse Trials.

However, the Armagh rider was a little bit dismayed to be marked down for 52.1 penalties, firmly believing she merited a better evaluation.

“I would have expected a score of 45 or thereabouts, but they [the judges] are marking quite harshly. I am happy with my performance, but not my score,” she said, as Britain dominated the opening day, with Olympic medallist William Fox-Pitt and the eight-year-old gelding Oslo heading the leaderboard on 41.2 penalties.