Eventing: Zara set to sparkle

Zara Phillips is going to produce a regal performance at the forthcoming European Eventing Championships at Blenheim Palace. That's the call from VC Bet's Dominique Hamblin who reckons Princess Anne's daughter has what it takes to go all the way at the prestigious horse trials. "Zara is an extremely talented rider and her partnership with Toytown looks formidable," she said. "Toytown was off injured last year but he has come back in fine form, he is a young horse without many miles on the clock and they can only improve as a pairing." Germany's Bettina Hoy heads the firm's individual outrights. "Hoy is a big force at the moment and is in great form with her horse Ringwood Cockatoo. "She will be very keen to pick up gold to make up for losing her gold medal won at Athens where she incurred a massive time penalty in the show jumping phase for passing through the start twice that dropped her a long way down in the rankings," added Hamblin. At bigger odds the equestrian expert singled out Franck Ostholt on Air Jordan (Germany) and Bumble Thomas on The Psephologist (GB. Hamblin continued: "Kitty Boggis and Five Boys (GB) are also worth watching as although they are relatively inexperienced they rose to the occasion at Badminton this year and have proved to be an up and coming partnership." European Eventing Championships Blenheim Palace Horse Trials September 8th - 11th 2005 Each Way 1/4 odds, 1-2-3 Non-runnner, No Bet Others On Request Hoy, Bettina Ringwood Cockatoo 4/1 Fox-Pitt, William Tamarillo 6/1 Pantsu, Piia Ypaja Karuso 7/1 Klimke, Ingrid Sleep Late 8/1 Phillips, Zara Toytown 8/1 Law, Leslie Shear L'Eau 10/1 Ostholt, Franck Air Jordan 14/1 Touzaint, Nicolas Hildago de I'lle 14/1 Algotsson, Linda My Fair Lady 14/1 Thomas, Bumble The Psephologist 16/1 Bigot, Jean-Lou Derby de Longueval 16/1 Donckers, Karin Gormley 16/1 Brakewell, Jeanette Over to You 20/1 Funnell, Pippa Ensign 20/1 Panizzon, Vittoria Rock Model 20/1 Dick, Daisy Springalong 20/1 Stockton, Polly Tom Quigley 25/1 Wright, Matthew Park Pilot 25/1 Boggis, Kitty Five Boys 25/1 Shortt, Susan Just Beauty Queen 33/1 Bordone, Susanna Ava 33/1 Gallerdal, Magnus Keymaster 33/1 Robinson, James Comanche 40/1 Townend, Oliver Topping 40/1 Puch, Pepo Grim 66/1 European Eventing Championships Blenheim Palace Horse Trials September 8th - 11th 2005 Win Only Great Britain 13/8 Germany 7/4 France 6/1 Sweden 8/1 Belgium 14/1 Ireland 14/1 Italy 14/1 Austria 33/1 Poland 33/1 Portugal 33/1