Ireland wins pony Nations Cup third year running
A triumphant Irish Gaelic pony squad held the French Nations’ Cup aloft for the 3rd yr inwards succession yesterday at Fontainebleau later on a remarkably consistent minute circular as well as a double clear from Tom Foley.
With eleven teams inwards the competition, Republic of Ireland was i of half dozen which made the cutting for the minute round, lying equal minute amongst French Republic on a sum score of iv faults. Germany, inwards the atomic number 82 on a aught score, failed to agree their nervus inwards the terminal round, however, suffering 3 fences downward as well as an elimination to complete on 12 faults.
France had a like fate, though chalking upward 2 aught scores minute fourth dimension out. An elimination as well as and so a 12 penalisation tally from anchorwoman Tressy Muhr left them reeling amongst a sixteen error tally at the terminal bell.
A recovery past times the British team, who had been lying 4th on 5 faults later on the kickoff round, posed the biggest threat to Ireland’s victory, as well as though they recorded no faults inwards the minute round, the British were unable to tally 3 clear rounds from the Irish Gaelic quartet, who thence held their iv error score correct to the end.
Tom Foley as well as Crown Jewel were Ireland’s nearly consistent performers, amongst a aught score inwards each round, spell squad opener Paraic Kenny amongst the Connemara pony Grey Ross had iv faults as well as a clear minute fourth dimension out. Matt Garrigan scored a clear circular as well as iv faults on medico Spot, spell Molly O’Shea as well as the Irish-bred More Clover had aught penalties inwards their kickoff circular as well as a unmarried combat downward inwards their second.
Though winning past times but i point, the Irish Gaelic quartet fulfilled the promise for a three-in-a-row victory, having besides taken the French Nations’ Cup at Fontainebleau inwards 2010 as well as 2011. Both Kenny as well as Foley cause got featured inwards all 3 teams, though on dissimilar mounts.
• French rider Maelys Chiron scored for the abode side inwards taking out the speed class, which has previously been the domain of the Irish Gaelic riders. The course of pedagogy features natural fences as well as a large H2O jump.
Chiron started minute inwards the rankings, but a clear circular kept her ahead of the 19 other riders. Ireland’s Charlotte Donaghue was minute on Arganium Boy, as well as Dutch passenger Amke Bekhuis was third with Matchello. Six Irish Gaelic riders were inwards the overstep 10.
PONY NATIONS’ CUP OF FRANCE – Fontainebleau, Apr 14, 2012
1) IRELAND 4 faults
PARAIC KENNY/GREY ROSS (CP) 4/0
MATT GARRIGAN/DR SPOT 4/0
MOLLY O’SHEA/MORE CLOVER (ISH) 0/4
TOM FOLEY/CROWN JEWEL 0/0
2) GREAT BRITAIN 5 faults
3) NETHERLANDS ix faults
4) GERMANY 12 faults
5) FRANCE sixteen faults
6) FINLAND xx faults
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