2004 CDI Sydney

Ryans Dominate Again as Rozzie Reverses Result

April 30, 2004

Rozzie Ryan turned the tables on husband Heath by taking the International Intermediate I aboard fancied gelding Greenoaks Legend at the Sydney CDI*** Dressage event here on Friday.

The Hunter Valley dressage couple again dominated the competition by filling all three places, but unlike Thursday's International Prix St Georges, Rozzie comfortably claimed the win with an outstanding score of 72 percent. Husband Heath had to settle for second on Thursday's winner Donna Carrera with 67.417 percent and his partnership with DP Christopher (67.000 percent) produced his second third placing in two days.

If Heath's words are anything to go by - "Competing against my wife is OK when I'm winning, but the car trip home is not so good!" - Rozzie will be enjoying the ride home this evening. As for his Friday performances, Heath was a little disappointed. "I definitely didn't perform as well as I did yesterday ... sometimes we (he and Donna Carrera) just don't mesh ... both horses didn't perform to their capabilities." It's contrasts with the good days, where he says: "The most amazing feeling is when you mesh with your horse and suddenly you become 700kg of power."

New South Wales riders dominated the International Interim I top top eight finishers. Amelia Legge on Aura Dell Alexander (66 percent) claimed fourth spot while Ann Serrao on Wisdom and Matthew Dowsley aboard Cinderella (65.5 percent) sharing fifth.

Young Victorian rider Renee Pedretti bucked the trend on Sunbury Thomas Lodge for seventh position (64 percent) and NSW's Vickie Robertson rounded off the eight on Northern Invader (63 percent).

Image copyright Peter Orr/Main Event Photography

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