Horse & Hound

Collett joins the five-star winners

Edited by Pippa Roome

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PAU CCI5*

1st Laura Collett (GBR) on London 52

2nd Piggy March (GBR) on Brookfield Inocent

3rd Tim Price (NZL) on Wesko

Les 5 Etoiles de Pau, France

LAURA COLLETT led from start to finish at the only five-star of the 2020 season, showing the world London 52’s exceptional talent in all its glory on his debut at this level.

The son of Landos, who belongs to his rider, Karen Bartlett and Keith Scott, has won four times at four-star, but also had some high-profile failures, such as falling at last year’s Europeans.

“I’ve always believed in him - there’s always been a reason behind his problems and [Irish rider] Sam Watson said to me that every horse has ups and downs, but because London always puts himself in the limelight by being up there after dressage, he’s never had a chance to do his learning under the radar,” said Laura after cross-country.

“He came out this year feeling like a totally different horse. When he was fighting with his head last year, it

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