Hindle shines for GB in dressage

Hindle and Lancet were in fine form in Hong Kong

A fine performance from Emma Hindle on Lancet saw Great Britain take second place after the first day of the Olympic dressage event in Hong Kong.

Hindle, 33, scored 71.125%, moving into second in the individual qualifying behind Germany's Heike Kemmer.

Team-mate Jane Gregory produced a disappointing performance on Lucky Star, scoring 63.375%.

British dressage Rider of the Year for 2008 Laura Bechtolsheimer will compete on Thursday.

The 23-year-old recently achieved a record 75.33% score by a British rider in an international grand prix at Olympia.

Individual favourites Isabell Werth of Germany and Anky van Grunsven of the Netherlands also compete on Thursday.

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The Netherlands lead the team standings with 70.250%, with Sweden in third on 66.583%.

Gregory admitted she had been disappointed with her below-par performance.

"I am cross with myself," she said. "It is very much inward frustration as I thought I could put him (Lucky Star) up to the scores we want.

"He probably read a little tension in me."

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Sunday, 24 August 2008 10:17 UK

Rank	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	TOTAL
1	also show each event results forGermany	3	1	1	5
Dressage Individual		0	1	1
Dressage Team		1	0	0
Eventing Individual		1	0	0
Eventing Team		1	0	0
2	also show each event results forUSA	1	1	1	3
Eventing Individual		0	1	0
Jumping Individual		0	0	1
Jumping Team		1	0	0
3	also show each event results forCanada	1	1	0	2
Jumping Individual		1	0	0
Jumping Team		0	1	0
4	also show each event results forNetherlands	1	1	0	2
Dressage Individual		1	0	0
Dressage Team		0	1	0
5	also show each event results forAustralia	0	1	0	1
Eventing Team		0	1	0
6	also show each event results forSweden	0	1	0	1
Jumping Individual		0	1	0
7	also show each event results forGreat Britain	0	0	2	2
Eventing Individual		0	0	1
Eventing Team		0	0	1
8	also show each event results forDenmark	0	0	1	1
Dressage Team		0	0	1
9	also show each event results forNorway	0	0	1	1
Jumping Team		0	0	1

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