Mary Bess Davis Takes First CCI4*-S Victory at Stable View Oktoberfest

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--> Mary Bess Davis Brings Home First CCI4 Win at Stable View Oktoberfest | Eventing Nation. Saturday at Stable View Oktoberfest began with dressage for the Training and Modified riders, show jumping for the CCI2-S competitors, and cross country for the Intermediate division. Waylon Roberts and FVF Top Gun LLC's FVF Top Gun moved up to second place after a quick trip around the cross country.

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• ​ The CCI3*-S followed the Intermediate, and the division saw quite a few changes in the leaderboard, with the time proving difficult to make and several combinations having stops along the way.
• He was really bored at home, so we brought him here, and he showed that he still has what it takes to run around the four-star.
• So he's not retired yet." ​ Cross country course designer for the Intermediate, Advanced, CCI3-S, and CCI4-S, Helen West, shared, "I am thrilled with how the tracks rode today.
• ​ Candace Elizabeth Bell and Nell Wade's Oscar won the CCI1*-S on a 29.5, adding only 2.8 time penalties to their score.
• ​ Lyndsay Peterson and her own Remington Recall had the lowest dressage score of the day, starting their competition on a 20.6 and sitting in first in the Beginner Novice Rider Division.

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Rebecca Brown and Team Junior Syndicate's Fernhill Quite Frankly weren't far behind, finishing in third on a 56.3. Karl Slezak was one of only two to produce a double-clear round, moving up to win the division by 6.8 points on a 30.7 aboard Elizabeth Leete's HSH Marshall. Slezak also finished in second place on Elizabeth Leete's Herald De La Rose.

Example or evidence

• ​ As the time approached for the CCI4*-S, the Pavilion porches became lined with spectators.
• VIP attendees enjoyed cider, Stable View travel cups, and their own to-go charcuterie boards.
• Stable View sponsors, GGT Footing and The Sharer Dale Team, enjoyed their course-side gazebos with their clients and friends.
• Overnight leaders Kim Severson and Ros and Bill Johnson's Cooley Corraghy Diamond had a beautiful trip around the countryside.

Details worth keeping

The four-star saw plenty of shifting in the leaderboard as well. The combination ultimately added time penalties, dropping them down in the final standings. The pair ended their weekend in fifth place on a 43.4.

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