Germans zoom to Rome Nations Cup victory
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A powerful High German squad breezed to victory inwards the minute leg of the FEI Nations Cup 2012 serial at the Piazza di Siena inwards Rome yesterday.
On a hateful solar daytime when FEI President, Princess Haya, visited the venue where she competed during her jumping career, together with where all the verbalize was virtually the forthcoming Olympic Games inwards London together with the proposed changes to the FEI Nations Cup format, the contest provided the excitement that has ensured its survival for over a century.
“I competed hither several times but never hence good equally these riders (the High German team) – it’s an inspiration to run across them riding together with it was a beautiful hateful solar daytime hither today,” Princess Haya said.
Switzerland finished a unopen second, merely iv faults behind the winning side, spell the first-leg winners from Kingdom of Belgium slotted into third. The host land of Italy, making a invitee appearance since they no longer compete inwards the Top League, did themselves proud when galloping into 4th spot ahead of France, spell Kingdom of the Netherlands together with Great United Kingdom of Great Britain together with Northern Ireland shared sixth. For Sweden together with Republic of Ireland silent it was a hard hateful solar daytime when both were left vulnerable due to passenger eliminations together with had to settle for 8th together with 9th places respectively.
Uliano Vezzani’s course of pedagogy proved a proficient test, but when the exclusively error made past times the High German side starting fourth dimension break was a pole off the vertical at ground half dozen for second-line passenger Christian Ahlmann with Taloubet Z, together with then they already had the whip mitt with a null grade at the halfway stage
The opened upward H2O at ground iv created relatively few problems, but threw roughly partnerships off residual for the next oxer which was jumped off a right-hand bend, spell for others the distance to the next vertical didn’t come upward up merely right. However the triple combination claimed a pregnant reveal of victims, equally did the terminal draw of piece of employment from the oxer at 10 to the next double.
The Belgians looked similar they powerfulness good repeat the success they enjoyed at La Baule (FRA) ii weeks before next lovely opening clears from both Ludo (Challenge vd Begijnakker) together with Olivier Philippaerts (Cabrio van de Heffnink). It was a large hateful solar daytime for Ludo equally both of his twin sons were competing with him for the starting fourth dimension time at Top League level, but going to Rome was non the easiest conclusion he had ever made, equally his father, who had been sick for roughly time, died on Wednesday.
But he explained that he believed his Dad would get got wanted his boy together with grandsons to compete. “My starting fourth dimension super-league with my ii sons gives me a mixed feeling,” Ludo said. “My manful individual bring upward would get got been really proud to run across us together inwards the team. We are going to seek to accolade him with a proficient performance”. And they succeeded admirably when going into the minute circular inwards runner-up spot carrying merely iv faults, together with slipping merely i house to destination tertiary inwards the terminal analysis.
With The Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, Great United Kingdom of Great Britain together with Northern Ireland together with French Republic all lying joint-third with 8 faults going into circular two, together with Italy side past times side best with 12, the contest was silent broad opened upward for all except the Irish Gaelic whose chances were scuppered past times elimination for Niall Talbot, together with an uncharacteristic twenty faults from Cian O’Connor. Talbot’s Nicos de la Cense stopped twice at the treble combination, giving his passenger a heavy autumn at their minute attempt, spell O’Connor’s Blue Loyd missed his strike at the opened upward H2O together with dropped iv fences after that. So despite foot-perfect runs for pathfinder Shane Sweetnam (Amaretto Darco) together with anchorman Billy Twomey (Tinka’s Serenade) the Irish Gaelic hateful solar daytime was already done.
The Italians actually rose to the occasion inwards front end of their dwelling crowd together with showed they won’t last long returning to the overstep degree of Nations Cup jumping. Francesca Capponi producing a spectacular double-clear from her massive gelding, Stallone which, next a second-round clear from Juan Carlos Garcia together with Bonzai van de Warande, meant the hosts exclusively had to add together a farther iv faults to their tally to consummate with xvi on the board. And that would rocket them upward the order.
The battle betwixt the Dutch, Swiss, Swedes, British together with French was a unlike thing altogether – the Dutch province of affairs deteriorating when forced to add together xvi to their scoreline, the British together with French adding 12 despite a double-clear functioning from Scott Brash together with Hello Sanctos (GBR) together with a second-round clear from Kevin Staut together with Silvana HDC (FRA).
The Swedes lost their agency when Angelica Augustsson’s fiery mare, Mic Mac du Tillard, all of a abrupt slammed on the brakes when asked to plough away from the in-gate on the approach to ground three. The passenger patiently tried to alter her horse’s mind, but Mic Mac could non last persuaded to larn whatever direction other than backwards, together with it took the intervention of her groom to larn her to move out the ring. This meant that Helena Persson’s (Bonzai H) second-round 12, together with the unmarried errors from both Lisen Fredricson (Matrix) together with Henrik von Eckermann (Allerdings) had to last counted, together with with a terminal scoreline of 28 they plummeted downwards the rankings.
In stark contrast, the Swiss were superb equally they racked upward 3 clears including the minute purpose of a vivid double from pathfinder Paul Estermann riding the relatively unknown 10 twelvemonth onetime mare Castlefield Eclipse. Chef d’Equipe Urs Gronig has enough of nutrient for sentiment ahead of the Olympic Games straightaway equally Simone Wettstein (Clipmyhorse Cash together with Go) together with Clarissa Crotta (West Side v Meerputhoeve) coped actually good with the second-round pressure level to jump large together with construct clean all the way, spell Janika Sprunger (Uptown Boy) picked upward 8 faults for the drib grade this fourth dimension out. Their terminal total of 8 was e'er going to move out them inwards a prominent position.
And they overtook the Belgians who completed on 12 faults despite an anchorman clear from Jos Lansink together with Cavalor Valentina. But the Germans were already inwards the winner’s enclosure, Marco Kutscher together with Cornet Obolensky hitting the oxer at 10 at their minute attempt, but the lawsuit already decided when Ahlmann’s second-round clear was followed past times roughly other from Marcus Ehning together with Copin van de Broy. Beerbaum didn’t demand to render to the arena.
“It was a proficient Nations Cup course, non besides hard but really fair, although after the starting fourth dimension circular I sentiment nosotros powerfulness get got a jump-off,” Beerbaum said afterwards. “And it was proficient that roughly novel combinations similar Francesca Capponi (ITA) had the take away chances to get got ii clear rounds,” he said.
German Chef d’Equipe Otto Becker was delighted with his side’s performance. Coming to Rome was purpose of the strategy for his province inwards the lead-in to the Olympic summer. He said “all my riders get got to compete inwards the Nations Cup – that is our innovation – together with nosotros are happy to get got such strong riders – nosotros produce expect strong on paper,” he said, thinking ahead to London.
“We get got a lot of history hither inwards Rome,” he pointed out, equally Deutschland has straightaway recorded 10 wins inwards the Italian upper-case missive of the alphabet city. “I competed inwards my starting fourth dimension Nations Cup hither together with I was on the winning squad inwards 1993, hence Rome has been proficient for me!” Looking ahead, he said he is sending a unlike squad to St Gallen, Switzerland for the tertiary leg of FEI Nations Cup 2012 side past times side calendar week together with the next leg inwards Rotterdam, Kingdom of the Netherlands subsequently inwards June.
Beerbaum said “we are also hither to demo that the Nations Cups are a reveal i priority for us, together with the fact that Her Royal Highness is hither shows that the FEI is also committed to this ‘product’, together with perchance also to this show!”.
Asked virtually the potential changes to the FEI Nations Cup series, the FEI President explained that novel ideas had been “put on the table” at the recent FEI Sports Forum, but that, to date, “nothing is laid inwards stone”. Princess Haya said the intention is “to inspire discussion” together with that a working grouping is inwards constant contact with riders together with other stakeholders equally the discussions get got place. “Until the formula is perfect, in that location volition last no change,” she said.
For now, in that location are silent half dozen to a greater extent than vitally of import legs to get got house before the 2012 serial champions are crowned. And the defending serial champions from Deutschland are lying merely i signal behind Kingdom of Belgium who rest at the overstep of the leaderboard going to St Gallen inwards 7 days time.
Result:
1, Deutschland 4 faults: Cornet Obolensky (Marco Kutscher) 0/4, Taloubet Z (Christian Ahlmann) 4/0, Copin van de Broy (Marcus Ehning) 0/0, Gotha FRH (Ludger Beerbaum) 0/DNS.
2. Switzerland 8 faults: Castlefield Eclipse (Paul Estermann) 0/0, Uptown Boy (Janika Sprunger) 4/8, Clipmyhorse Cash together with Go (Simone Wettstein) 4/0, West Side v. Meerputhoeve (Clarissa Crotta) 4/0.
3. Kingdom of Belgium 12 faults: Challenge VD Begijnakker (Ludo Philippaerts) 0/22, Cabrio van de Heffnink (Olivier Philippaerts) 0/4, Carlos VHPZ (Nicola Philippaerts) 12/4, Cavalor Valentina (Jos Lansink) 4/0.
4. Italy xvi faults: Bonzai van de Warande (Juan Carlos Garcia) 8/0, Stallone (Francesca Capponi) 0/0, Wivina (Luca Marziani) 12/4, Fix Design Almero (Natale Chiaudani) 4/4.
5. French Republic twenty faults: Ornella Mail HDC (Patrice Delaveau) 4/16, Obiwan de Piliere (Marc Dilasser) 4/4, Nihon d’Elle (Roger Yves Bost) 0/8, Silvana HDC (Kevin Staut) 12/0.
Equal 6. Kingdom of the Netherlands 24 faults: Regina Z (Harrie Smolders) 4/4, Sterrehof’s Voltaire (Marc Houtzager) 4/8, VDL Bubalou (Jur Vrieling) 0/8, Eurocommerce New Orleans (Gerco Schroder) 4/4.
Equal 6. Great United Kingdom of Great Britain together with Northern Ireland 24 faults: Billy Angelo (William Funnell) 9/12, Hello Sailor (Tina Fletcher) 4/4, Hello Sanctos (Scott Brash) 0/0, Murka’s Vindicat (Peter Charles) 4/12.
8. Sweden 28 faults: Bonzai H (Helena Persson) 12/12, Mic Mac Du Tillard (Angelica Augustsson) 0/Elim, Matrix (Lisen Fredricson) 8/4, Allerdings (Henrik von Eckermann) 0/4.
9. Republic of Ireland 32 faults: Amaretto Darco (Shane Sweetnam) 0/8, Nicos de la Cense (Niall Talbot) Elim/DNS, Blue Loyd (Cian O’Connor) 20/4, Tinka’s Serenade (Billy Twomey) 0/0.
FEI Nations Cup 2012 – Standings after Round 2 inwards Rome:
1. Belgium – 16.00
2. Germany – 15.00
3. The Netherlands – 10.50
4. Switzerland – 10.00
5. Sweden – 8.00
6. Great Britain – 6.50
7. France – 6.00
8. Ireland – 4.00
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