2011 Melbourne 3 Day Event

Ali Foye opened the action on a foggy cross country morning. She is pictured riding her Thoroughbred, 'GP Leica Lovid' over the first. Sadly things did not go so well and Ali from Gundy in NSW will play no further part in this MI3DE.

Rebekah McDougall from South Kilsyth in Victoria jumped a super round, clear cross county jumping and time riding her 'ESB Irish Patience' in the IRT CCI One Star. They moved up from 15th after dressage to go in to the showjumping phase in eighth place.

Michaela Martindale is pictured on teh IRT CCI One Star cross country course riding her 'Mellene Park Sky Show' a Warmblood by Sagamore Maestro'. They jumped clear, but the accumulation of time penalties saw them slip down the placings.

Laura Wallace and 'Hands Down X' make a super jump early on the IRT CCI One Star course.

Edith Kane from Emerald in Victoria is pictured aboard her scopey Thoroughbred, 'Serious Business'. An unlucky stop across country saw them slip from seventh after the dressage phase to 36th place.

Samantha Pilz from Mona Vale in NSW and her 'Fairbanks Regazzenie' by Regazzoni had a stop on the IRT CCI cross country course which saw them slip from a promising eighth place after the dressage phase.

Amanda Ross from the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria likes leading from the front and she did just that riding Michelle Clough's talented six year old, William Wordsworth' by Woodleigh Don Giovanni.. Clear jumping and time they hold the lead in the IRT CCI One Star on 44.30, 5.10 penalties ahead of second place.

Farlie Taylor from South Australia and 'Edward Browne' jump in to the thickening fog as they make their way around the IRT CCI One Star cross country course.

After a reasonably bright start, the thick fog rolled in to reduce sight to just a few meters. It was a case of listening to the hoof beats. WA rider, Makayla Wood's 'Grand Elevation' managed to live up to his name, jumping clear in the IRT CCI One Star and move from 47th place to 23rd going in to the final jumping phase.

Thankfully Will Enzinger is always recognisable by his bright yellow cross country colours. Will is pictured riding David Glover's seven year old Regardez Moi gelding, 'Ruban's Son' that jumped clear to hold fourth place going in to the final phase of the IRT CCI One Star Tomorrow. Interestingly Will and Ruban's Son are on the same penalties as Brett Davey and 'Goolcoola Montage' and Cooper Oborn and Sun Showers. They are all on 49.40 and separated by the closest to optimum cross country time.

Madison Simpson from Carbrook in Queensland just added time penalties riding her 'Major James' to hold 14th place going in to the final jumping phase of the Equine Health Science CCIJ One Star.

Philippa Durban and her, 'Willandra Jackaroo' make a super jump during their Equine Health Science CCIJ One Star cross country run. Their efforts moved them up 12 places to tenth going in to the final indoor jumping phase.

Tegan Ashby from Howlong in NSW guides her successful, 'Rockingham No Reason' aroung the Equine Health Science CCIJ One Star cross country course. They remain on their winning dressage score, 45.40 as they head in to the final jumping phase tomorrow.

Andrew Cooper from Wagga in NSW is pictured aboard his 'Guest of Honour' by Gymnastik Star on the Logan Floats Australia CCI Two Star cross country course. They jumped clear and head in to the final phase in 20th place.

Talented Queensland rider, Kevin McNab from Tamborine makes a super jump aboard his Thoroughbred/Connemara , 'Feldale Mouse' . They jumped clear and head in to the final indoor jumping phase in 13th place.

Alexandra Townsend and her Parco mare, 'Parodie' had no trouble with the jumps, but time penalties have them 28th in the Logan Floats CCI Two Star after the cross country phase.

The fog cleared and the day was perfect for the MI3DE cross country afternoon. Here Jayne Hanson from Riddles Creek in Victoria and her 'Brookfield Sabre' look to be walking on water. Sadly a duck out early on in the course saw them finish down the line after the Logan Floats Australia CCI Two Star cross country..

Queensland combination, Mathew Constance and 'Alchemist' are pictured jumping an angle on the Logan Floats Australia CCI Two Star cross country course.

Ben Leahy from WA is pictured riding Sonja Johnson's 'Le Directeur' that jumped clear over the Logan Floats Australia CCI Two Star cross country course. They hold fifth place on time heading in to the final indoor jumping phase.

Felicity Siddle from Ringwood in Victoria and her 'Sallusk' make a lovely jump over this house on the Logan Floats Australia CCI Two Star cross country course.

Jade Findlay makes a splash through the Werribee Mansion lake riding her wonderfully named, 'Bloomers Twinkletoes' by Barabadeen Talent. They jumped clear over the Logan Floats Australia CCI Two Star cross country course ans head in teh final phase in 10th place.

Holli Coates is pictured galloping through the Mansion water aboard her Jubilee Bay gelding, 'Fox Hunt' on the Logan Floats Australia CCI Two Star cross country course.

Kirby Delamont from Berrima in NSW and her 'Badger Bay' both look to be really concentrating on the task at hand. They are pictured on the Logan Floats Australia CCI Two Star cross country course.

Christine Bates is hard to turn when she gets her nose in front. Christine jumped a beautiful clear aboard her dressage winner, 'Delago' to be 2..40 in front going in to the final jumping phase of the Logan Floats Australia CCI Two Star. Christine is also in seventh place with Adelaide Hill that won the CCI One Star last year.

Well known rider and trainer, Craig Barrett heads for home aboard Henry Hicks' Thoroughbred 'Wendela Jamie'. With just 3.60 time penalties, Craig and Jamie are in third place in the Bates CCI Three Star going in to the final jumping phase.

Dominic Ingvall jumps one of the many 'skinnies' on the Bates CCI Three Star cross country course riding her lovely 'Ari de Gwaihir' by Gwahir Aubusson.

Crystal Conning jumped a beautiful Bates CCI Three Star cross country round aboard her typey Thoroughbred, 'Marcus Aurelius' for just the addition of time penalties.

Del Ogilvy and her talented, 'Grey Smudge' bound over this fence on the Bates CCI Three Star cross country course. An unlucky run out saw them slip down the rankings before the final jumping phase tomorrow.

Successful eventing rider, Emma Mason from Kulnura in NSW jumped a super round aboard Melody O'Toole's well performed Salute gelding, 'F1 Pharinelli'. They are on the same score as the Bates CCI Three Star leader, Shane Rose,(47.30), but are relegated to second place on the closest to optimum time across country.

1995 Melbourne Three Day Event winner, Robyn Brown is pictured making a super jump riding her, 'I'm Charles Too' over thie Quest Apartment Ha Ha big ditch and brush on the Bates CCI Three Star cross country.

Successful Victorian rider, Katja Weimann and her 'BP Gallantry' jump over one of the IRT Farmyard fences on their way to provisional tenth place in the Bates CCI Three Star.

Heath Ryan and 'Mystery Whisper' blitzed the dressage phase and look good over this tence at the IRT Farmyard.. Sadly shortly after this jump Heath was unseated and ended his beautifully begin attempt to win the Bates CCI Three Star.

Joseph Waldron from Branxholme in NSW is pictured on the Bates CCI Three Star cross country course riding his Thoroughbred, 'Springvale All Black'

Tim Boland won the Melbourne CCI Three Star in 2003 riding Limitless and is pictured today riding his imported Hanoverian, 'GV Billy Elliott' that just added time penalties on the Bates Three Star track. However, they were significant and saw the talented pair slipped to 12th place.

Always classical, Stuart Tinney guided his 'Orchard Hill' around the horses' first CCI Three Star track. The Stirling Sprite gelding just added time penalties and heads in to the final showjumping phase in seventh place.

Popular and successful rider, trainer and event organiser, Shane Rose has been producing an improved performance from the Aaries gelding, 'Taurus' with every outing. A clear cross country run sees the talented pair poised to claim the Bates CCI Three Star, as they head in to the final jumping phase in the lead, but only just.