![]() O is for the talented Oliver Townend, a dual winner and humorous York-shireman, who can be relied upon to enliven press conferences and Owner, who can be identified as the nervous person hiding behind the Portaloos. ![]() N is for Nimpy, an eccentric character who lived in a stable and, in 1963, predicted the winner by painting on a wall in shaky letters ‘St Finnibarr’ – the winner that year was Irishman Harry Freeman-Jackson riding St Finbarr. M is for Miranda Rock, house director of the Burghley House Preservation Trust and Merely-a-Monarch, the first equine winner, in 1961 – he was such a valuable showjumper, people thought his rider, Anneli Drummond-Hay, mad to risk him in this new sport. ‘ R is for Refusal, which means waving goodbye to a Rosette.’ L is for Lion Bridge, designed in 1778 by Capability Brown, which horses splash under and spectators throng over Land Rover, the title sponsor Leaf Pit, a fearsome drop fence and Lambert’s Sofa, the obstacle modelled on Daniel Lambert, the Fat Man of Leicester. K is for Kiwis, the riders to beat at Burghley – they’ve won 14 out of the most recent 32 runnings, which is highly impressive for a tiny country. ![]() J is for Judges (known as the ground jury), whose task is, at times, thankless and for Jumps, some of which are pretty big.
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