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Fri 05 May 2007Evans has fine start at BadmintonEQUESTRIAN:Jonty Evans has made the best possible start on his debut at the prestigious Badminton three-day event, slotting into equal 10th after the first day of dressage at the British fixture.The 35-year-old has always been a strong performer in dressage, but the atmosphere that surrounds the Badminton arena can upset the equilibrium. There was no sign of nerves in either Evans or the 14-year-old Irish sport horse Cregwarrior yesterday, however, and their mark of 49.4 leaves them 14.6 penalties off the leaders, Australia's Lucinda Fredericks and the 2006 Burghley winner Headley Britannia.