Jung jumps to lead in Luhmühlen four-star
Germany’s Michael Jung rode a copybook cross-country circular on Leopin FST inward the CCI4* at Luhmühlen is forthwith inward occupation for a 3rd major victory at the venue which launched his stellar career.
The characteristic German linguistic communication lawsuit it the penultimate leg of the HSBC FEI Classics. Jung won in that location inward 2009, his outset displace at CCI4* level, on La Biosthetique Sam, the Equus caballus he is probable to partner at the Olympics, as well as the distich went on to capture the FEI World Cup Eventing in conclusion as well as the European bronze medal that year, earlier becoming basis champions inward 2010 as well as European champions inward 2011 at Luhmühlen.
“I had a picayune occupation at the outset H2O complex when Leopin landed steeply over the boat fence, but apart from that he was actually good,” said Jung. “We are to a greater extent than together equally a partnership than nosotros used to be. I’ve been riding him across province inward a double bridle as well as that has been much better.”
Another horseman who has a beautiful cross-country manner is inward closed tilt inward minute place: Australia’s triple Olympic aureate medallist Andrew Hoy, staging an impressive comeback to the transcend level, is alone 2 penalties inward arrears on Rutherglen. Hoy took Rutherglen to Kentucky inward Apr where, almost the terminate of the cross-country, the Equus caballus mistook the interrogation at a ditch as well as brush combat as well as jumped downwards into the ditch.
“He has come upwardly on a lot from that experience,” explained Hoy. “I never had to force him today, which was a dainty feeling.”
Jung as well as Hoy both require maintain a jumping rail inward manus over third-placed Oliver Townend (GB), who brilliantly cemented his novel partnership alongside the spectacular cross-country Equus caballus Armada, previously ridden past times Andrew Nicholson (NZ).
Townend was the alone passenger to require maintain 2 horses circular within the optimum time, as well as rose 12 places to 8th on ODT Sonas Rovatio.
Dressage leader Lucinda Fredericks (AUS) correctly predicted she would require maintain a few fourth dimension penalties on the relative novice Flying Finish, but she is nonetheless inward 4th house subsequently a committed performance; she made a vivid recovery to concord her occupation subsequently the German-bred gelding tripped over the outset chemical cistron of the Jeep Water. “If Flying Finish was human, he would live on a actually nice, honest person,” Fredericks said.
Andrew Nicholson is inward 5th house on Calico Joe, the to the lowest degree experienced of his trio of horses, but he did non accomplish the results he would require maintain liked on the other two. The alone passenger alongside the chance to overhaul HSBC FEI Classics leader William Fox-Pitt, Nicholson had run-outs on both Shady Grey as well as Mr Cruise Control, the latter at the influential narrow combat at the HSBC-sponsored complex at combat 19.
Peter Flarup (DEN) as well as Francis Whittington (GBR) also dropped out of the transcend 10. Flarup, riding Calista E, was unfortunate to larn the incorrect side of the roping as well as incurred fourth dimension penalties correcting himself; Whittington retired Easy Target subsequently 2 run-outs at combat 19.
Charlotte Agnew (GBR), who is simply starting out on her senior eventing career, produced an fantabulous surgical physical care for to rising 2 places to 6th on Out Of Africa Two. She is on an equal score, though alongside a faster Cross Country time, alongside Andreas Dibowski (GER), forthwith inward 7th on FRH Butts Avedon.
There were 17 clear rounds as well as 29 completions from the 41 cross-country starters. Among those who failed to consummate were Anna Warnecke (GER), who flew over Twinkle Bee’s caput when he missed his measuring inward forepart of the boat inward the H2O at combat 5a, as well as Boyd Martin (USA), who retired Ying-Yang-Yo subsequently a refusal at combat 19.
Selina Elliott (GBR), 14th after Dressage on Bodidily, suffered a autumn as well as was taken to infirmary alongside a broken pelvis.
• Placings inward the CIC 3*at Luhmühlen stay the same subsequently the cross-country, with Michael Jung and Weidezaunprofi’s River of Joy leading on their dressage marker of 27.80. In minute is countryman Frank Ostholt and Little Paint, who had a few fourth dimension faults to ship service 34.80, followed past times his wife, Sara Algotsson-Ostholt (Sweden) inward 3rd on Wega on 35.60.
Only 3 of the 43 starters went within the fourth dimension over the cross-country.
• Coverage of the Jumping phase, which promises to select Luhmühlen 2012 to a thrilling finale, starts at 13.25 CEST on FEI TV.
4* Results subsequently Cross Country
1 Michael Jung/Leopin FST (GER) 32.8 + 0 = 32.8
2 Andrew Hoy/Rutherglen (AUS) 34.8 + 0 = 34.8
3 Oliver Townend/Armada (GBR) 39.5 + 0 = 39.5
4 Lucinda Fredericks/Flying Finish (AUS) 31.8 + 9.2 = 41.0
five Andrew Nicholson/Calico Joe (NZL) 41.7+ 0 = 41.7
6 Charlotte Agnew/Out Of Africa Two (GBR) 40.8 + 2.4 = 43.2
7 Andreas Dibowski/FRH Butts Avedon (GER) 35.2 + 8 = 43.2
8 Oliver Townend/ODT Sonas Rovatio (GBR) 49.8 + 0 = 49.8
nine Wendy Schaeffer/Koyuna Dominicus Dancer (AUS) 49.5 + 22.4 = 51.9
10 Harry Meade/Wild Lone (GBR) 50.8 + 1.2 = 52.0
HSBC FEI Classics 2012 Leaderboard (after 3 out of five events, due to cancellation of Badminton):
1 William Fox-Pitt (GBR) 30
2 Andrew Nicholson (NZL) 16
3 Stuart Tinney (AUS) 15
4 Alison Springer (USA) 12
5 Sonja Johnson (AUS) 12
6 Boyd Martin (USA) 10
7 Emma Mason (AUS) 10
8 Mary King (GBR) 8
9 Karen O’Connor (USA) 8
10 Natalie Blundell (AUS) 8
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