Kurten leads raft of Irish weekend placings

Jessica Kurten

Ireland’s Jessica Kurten added around other Grand Prix victory to her recent tally alongside a win at the three-star demonstrate inward Ebreichsdorf, Republic of Austria on Sunday, riding Mr too Mrs Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Brake’s chestnut stallion Voss.

Picking upwardly an Opel Corsa machine every bit showtime prize, Antrim-born Kurten finished alongside good over 2 seconds inward hand, to fend off High German competitor Marc Bettinger on Quannan-R inward a 28-strong field.

• Cork’s Billy Twomey had a expert twenty-four hr current at the five-star Castilian demonstrate inward Valencia, collecting €4600 for the runner-up house inward the day’s in conclusion Winning Round contest on Sue Davies’s Tinka’s Serenade, but losing out to French European aureate medallist Kevin Staut too the French-bred gelding Le Prestige St Lois de Hus past times simply over one-half a minute inward the in conclusion round.

Twomey had before picked upwardly €1000 euro for a 6th house inward the Valencia speed class, piloting his ain fourteen year-old stallion Romanov.

On the Sabbatum of the show,  it for certain looked every bit if Tipperary’s Denis Lynch could arrive a two-in-a-row victory for Republic of Ireland inward the Global Champions Tour Grand Prix, every bit at that spot were  just 5 through to the jump-off from a starting champaign of 39.

Cork’s Billy Twomey, who won the rich Castilian prize in conclusion year, dropped out when he had 2 fences downward inward the showtime circular alongside the mare Tinka’s Serenade, every bit did Mark McAuley too Loriot, leaving solely Lynch to behaviour the Irish Gaelic flag.

But despite going clear for a minute fourth dimension alongside Thomas Straumann’s bay gelding Abbervail van het Dingeshof, the 36 year-old could non hold his build clean canvass inward the five-horse in conclusion round, lowering 1 pole to complete inward third.

Victory too €94,000 inward prize coin went instead to Britain’s zero-scoring Ben Maher too Tripple X III, alongside beau Briton Michael Whitaker taking the runner-up prize of €57,000  on Viking, also on a zippo penalisation score.

Lynch, who was the solely 1 of the remaining iii inward the jump-off non to incur 8 faults, picked upwardly virtually €43,000 euro for his 3rd place.

• Capt. David O’Brien finished a creditable 5th at Mannheim’s three-star Grand Prix inward FRG yesterday, riding the Waterford-bred gelding Annestown through a double clear round, solely to run across ascent Swedish star Angelica Augustsson walk away alongside the trophy afterward a faster complete on the Cruising mare Mic Mac du Tillard.

• At Le Touquet inward French Republic yesterday, Ireland’s Paddy O’Donnell took a 6th house inward the Grand Prix alongside the Irish Gaelic Sport Horse Harristown Princess, recording a zippo rank over both rounds but unable to grab Belgian winner Jose Thiry too Cyber de l’Obstination, who collected the €10,000 showtime prize.

• On Sabbatum night, Shane Breen placed 5th inward the Lummen Derby on board the Irish-bred KEC Alicante, yielding victory to Britain’s William Funnell riding Dorada, around other Irish-bred mount, spell nevertheless around other Irish-bred horse, Riverside Ace, finished inward 10th nether Ireland’s Alexander Butler.

Breen also took a 7th house at Lummen inward the 1m40 fountain off flat alongside Zarnita.

 

 

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