Lucinda Fredericks (AUS), who has taken the lead after the Dressage phase at Luhmühlen, presented by DHL Paket, is hoping to make it third time lucky at Germany’s premier event, the fifth and penultimate leg of the FEI Classics™ 2013/2014.

In 2012, Fredericks finished second on Flying Finish and secured a place in the Australian team at the London Olympic Games. Last year, having suffered a slow start to the season due to a bad fall, she was not at full fitness but still managed to finish in 11th place.

“This time I’m going to crack on,” promised Fredericks, who retired Flying Finish early on the Cross Country at Badminton last month because he had temporarily banged a nerve. “It wasn’t as dramatic as it looked. He was fine five minutes later, which was frustrating.

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