Great Britain in Second Place after Individual Eventing Dressage Competition

Sophie How and HotShots put in a great performance

After the second day of eventing dressage Team GB have taken second place with a score of 145.7.

Team Germany are currently residing at the top of the leaderboard with a 13.1 penalty head start, with Italy in bronze medal position on a score of 147.0.

Strong performances from Grace Walker and Noble Springbok and Alfie Bradstock and Montezuma II yesterday put the home team in first place overnight, with tests due on Friday from Sam Ecroyd and the Sophies Beaty and How.

A great performance from Sophie Beaty who matched Walker's score of 46.9, took Team GB to second place going into tomorrow's cross country.

Team coach Jonquil Hemming was delighted with the team's efforts.

She said: "I'm thrilled to bits with team's performance. Over the last four years we have really upped our dressage game and it's shown today.

"We're really looking forward to tomorrow but our plans are a little bit up in the air as it's one of the toughest tracks we've ever seen, so we'll need plan A, plan B and maybe plan C."

GB Individual Scores as follows:

Sophie How and HotShots - 44.0
Harry Humfrey and Tantany Torch - 57.2

GB Team Scores as follows:

Sophie Beaty and Done and Dusted VI - 46.9
Grace Walker and Noble Springbok - 46.9
Alfie Bradstock and Montezuma II - 51.9
Sam Ecroyd and Catherston Nutsafe - 53.1