French fly to Aachen Nations Cup win
In a super-tough clash that tested grapheme to the limit, it was the French who came out on laissez passer on at the 5th leg of the FEI Nations Cup 2012 serial at Aachen, FRG on Th night.
Henk Nooren’s squad displayed grit as well as conclusion equally they pipped the much-fancied host province whose deep puddle of riding talent has been somewhat diminished inwards recent days. An extraordinarily pathetic functioning from the anchor partnership of Marco Kutscher as well as the stallion Cornet Obolensky has left fifty-fifty to a greater extent than questions hanging inwards the air ahead of Germany’s in conclusion Olympic alternative on Sunday.
The Irish Gaelic battled hard to goal a creditable tertiary ahead of Switzerland inwards 4th as well as Great United Kingdom of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland inwards fifth, spell the 2011 winners from Holland had to settle for 6th this fourth dimension around. The Swedish squad was reduced to but 3 after a autumn for Peder Fredricson as well as H&M Arctic Aurora Borealis inwards the firstly round, as well as they slotted into 7th ahead of the Belgians whose large score of xl faults saw them tail the residuum of the field.
It was a long, hard solar daytime at the move all round, but when the going got tough, it was the French who proved they had what it takes, as well as they clinched victory inwards resolute style. Germany, however, has lost lilliputian inwards defeat equally the runner-up trial this night has exclusively served to farther strengthen their seat at the caput of the FEI Nations Cup 2012 leaderboard.
Frank Rothenberger’s rail was null if uncompromising. The massive Aachen arena is a daunting house at the best of times, as well as nether floodlights as well as amongst 40,000 spectators watching your every move, the pressure level on horse-and-rider is fifty-fifty to a greater extent than intense.
The German linguistic communication course of report designer’s signature rail is ever large as well as bold, as well as tonight’s was no exception amongst the 4.3 metre opened upwards H2O claiming a large divulge of victims, as well as the hard in conclusion trouble of fences through a large oxer to flimsy planks and, finally, a double of vertical to oxer, leaving them amongst enough of nutrient for thought. Several made it all the means to the real in conclusion earlier faulting there, but it was the triple combination at ground 5 that reduced the Swedish squad to a three-strong side when second-line passenger Fredricson roughshod at the in conclusion element.
The French already had the wages at the halfway stage, when carrying but the unmarried fourth dimension penalisation picked upwards past times Roger Yves Bost as well as State of Japan d’Elle after lovely clears from Eugenie Angot (Old Chap Tame) as well as Penelope Leprevost and her 12-year-old stallion Mylord Carthago. Olivier Guillon’s error amongst Lord de Theize at the opening chemical constituent of the triple combination provided the discount score.
The Germans were unopen behind amongst but 4 faults on the board after fault-free efforts from Marcus Ehning (Plot Blue) as well as Christian Ahlmann (Codex One), as well as a unmarried error from Janne-Friederike Meyer (Cellagon Lambrasco). The stupor of the firstly circular was the 16-fault trial for Kutscher whose stallion lost concentration after a error at the H2O as well as who as well as thus went into backward-thinking trend all the means to the last.
The Dutch were soundless competitive amongst but 8 faults at the halfway point, spell Republic of Ireland as well as Sweden were side past times side inwards trouble amongst 12, the Swiss were unopen behind amongst thirteen spell Kingdom of Belgium carried fifteen as well as the British began circular 2 amongst 17 on the board.
But amongst 24 additional faults inwards the minute round, the Dutch disappeared from the reckoning, as well as it came downwards to a game of cat-and-mouse betwixt the Germans as well as French.
Germany kept the pressure level upwards when both Ehning as well as Ahlmann went clear 1 time again, thus when Angot as well as Bost picked upwards 5 faults apiece it seemed the French mightiness lose their grip. But Meyer’s double-error – at the bogey H2O as well as the minute chemical constituent of the in conclusion double – left the host province vulnerable, as well as when Leprevost produced a minute sensational run as well as thus French Republic could goal amongst no less than eleven points inwards total.
Incidentally, both of the French horses amongst “clear rounds” are graded stallions – Plot Blue descends from Mr. Blue-Pilot as well as he is a Dutch-bred KWPN stallion, whereas the Hanoverian-bred Codex One descends from Contendro I/Glückspilz. Codex One was well-known equally a immature Equus caballus – he was reserve champion equally a five-year-old, as well as came 4th at the World Jumping Championships for Young Horses inwards Lanaken equally a 7-year-old.
Kutscher could soundless plow the tide. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 clear from his stallion would ensure that Meyer’s 8 faults would non live added to Germany’s first-round four, as well as fifty-fifty a unmarried error would instruct out the door open. But Cornet Obolensky was correct off form, kicking out the opening vertical, putting a human foot inwards the H2O as well as lowering the oxer 3 from abode along amongst the minute chemical constituent of the in conclusion double for approximately other sixteen faults. French anchorman, Guillon, was exclusively jumping for a qualifying spot for Sunday’s Grand Prix when returning his four-fault trial which reduced the in conclusion French tally to 10, spell FRG had to have got minute spot amongst a total of 12 faults.
The Irish Gaelic battled their means into tertiary cheers to gutsy second-round clears from Billy Twomey (Je T’Aime Flamenco) as well as Cian O’Connor (Blue Loyd), as well as the fourth-placed Swiss were greatly assisted past times approximately other remarkable double-clear from Paul Estermann as well as the 10 twelvemonth former mare Castlefield Eclipse who has straightaway competed inwards 3 legs of the FEI Nations Cup 2012 serial without fault.
Speaking afterwards, Ireland’s Team director Robert Splaine said his squad came into the contest amongst all guns blazing. “We aspired to win, thus nosotros won’t live ecstatic amongst third, but I’m actually pleased amongst the mental attitude nosotros showed – nosotros fought to the finish,” he said.
This was a tremendous mental performance, amongst the squad fighting correct to the in conclusion as well as refusing to give in. In particular, it was dandy to run across Billy Twomey come upwards dorsum amongst a clear round, spell Cian O’Connor improved inwards the minute round, something that he’s done inwards every Nations’ Cup inwards which he’s jumped.
“We are steadily improving inwards this series, but nosotros must remain rigid straightaway for the in conclusion 3 legs to motility ourselves upwards the leaderboard.”
Looking dorsum on the contest afterwards, German linguistic communication squad manager, Heinrich-Hermann Engemann said: “we made a real expert start amongst 2 clears as well as a four, but as well as thus Marco’s Equus caballus was non inwards the same shape equally he was 2 weeks agone inwards Rotterdam. It wasn’t a expert solar daytime for Marco, as well as it was unlucky for the team,” he said. But he wasn’t altogether despairing, because obviously the statistics may live on Germany’s side.
“We have got been minute hither every twelvemonth earlier the Championships – minute earlier Kentucky (Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2010) as well as Madrid (FEI European Jumping Championships 2011) – thus minute earlier the Olympic Games is lucky for us then!” he insisted.
Last-line Frenchman, Olivier Guillon, explained that Eugenie Angot got a belatedly call-up “because Patrice Delaveau should have got started,” as well as that it was Eugenie’s vivid opening clear “that gave us actually expert motivation”. Angot said “I exclusively knew definitely this morn that I’d live jumping inwards the Nations Cup. My Equus caballus went good yesterday, thus I was confident virtually today”.
And French Chef d’Equipe, Henk Nooren, was well-pleased amongst the functioning of his talented side which, upwards until now, has failed to alive upwards to expectations.
“To win a Nations Cup inwards Europe is wonderful, but to win inwards Aachen for all of us is the best – the stadium, the atmosphere, it is completely unique!” he said.
“We wanted to hit the flavor a scrap dissimilar from normal,” he continued. “In 2009 nosotros showed shape much likewise early, thus this fourth dimension nosotros deliberately wanted to live meliorate past times the fourth dimension nosotros arrived inwards Rotterdam as well as Aachen. We didn’t programme to have got a disastrous Nations Cup equally nosotros had at the outset of the year! We institute ourselves having to utilisation our reserve Equus caballus always, never the exact squad nosotros wanted, at that spot nosotros ever hiccups hither as well as there. Thank God it started to become our means inwards Rotterdam as well as I promise nosotros tin post away hold it going for a few to a greater extent than weeks equally at that spot is something of import coming up!” he concluded.
That “something important” is, of course of report the London Olympic Games which are but 3 weeks away now. Two to a greater extent than legs of the FEI Nations Cup serial volition convey house earlier as well as thus – Falsterbo, Sweden plays host side past times side Fri and, a calendar week later, the serial moves to Hickstead, Great Britain. The in conclusion leg volition convey house inwards Dublin, Republic of Ireland a calendar week after the Olympics clitoris to a close. The destiny of the FEI Nations Cup 2012 trophy is soundless far from decided.
• Irish breeding also received a boost at Aachen amongst the Irish Gaelic Sport Horse mare Castlefield Eclipse recording her tertiary consecutive double clear circular inwards the 2012 series, having already produced null scores at Rome as well as Rotterdam. The mare, ridden past times Switzerland’s Paul Estermann, is past times the Horse Sport Republic of Ireland five-star stallion Obos Quality.
Result
1, French Republic 10 faults: Old Chap Tame (Eugenie Angot) 0/9, State of Japan d’Elle (Roger Yves Bost) 1/5, Mylord Carthago (Penelope Leprevost) 0/0, Lord de Theize (Olivier Guillon) 4/4.
2, FRG 12 faults: Plot Blue (Marcus Ehning) 0/0, Codex One (Christian Ahlmann) 0/0, Cellagon Lambrasco (Janne-Friederike Meyer) 4/8, Cornet Obolensky (Marco Kutscher) 16/16.
3, Republic of Ireland xx faults: Lantinus (Denis Lynch) 4/8, Loughview Lou Lou (D Lennon) 4/16, Je T’Aime Flamenco (B Twomey) 12/0, Blue Loyd (C O’Connor) 4/0.
4, Switzerland 21 faults: Kiamon (Werner Muff) 8/12, Castlefield Eclipse (Paul Estermann) 0/0, Carpalo (Steve Guerdat) 5/8, Carlina (Pius Schwizer) 8/0.
5, Great United Kingdom of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland 31 faults: Carlo (Nick Skelton) 4/5, Titus (Guy Williams) 17/16, Intertoy Z (Scott Brash) 12/4, GIG Amai (Michael Whitaker) 1/5.
6, Netherlands 32 faults: Tyson (Leon Thijssen) 0/12, Sterrehof’s Tamino (Marc Houtzager) 4/4, Exquis Walnut de Muze (Harrie Smolders) 4/4, VDL Groep Verdi (Maikel van der Vleuten) 4/DNS.
7, Sweden 36 faults: Casall La Silla (Rolf-Goran Bengtsson) 4/4, H&M Arctic Aurora Borealis (Peder Fredricson) Elim/DNS, Matrix (Lisen Fredricson) 4/16, Allerdings (Henrik von Eckermann) 4/4.
8, Kingdom of Belgium xl faults: Bufero van het Panishof (Dirk Demeersman) 8/8, Cabrio van de Heffinck (Olivier Philippaerts) 0/9, Conisha van de Helle (Niels Bruynseels) 8/12, Challenge VD Begijnakker (Ludo Phlippaerts) 7/8.
FEI Nations Cup 2012 – Standings after Round 5 at Aachen (GER):
1. Germany – 37
2. Netherlands – 25.5
3. Switzerland – 25.5
4. France – 24
5. Belgium – 22
6. Great Britain – 20
7. Sweden – 18
8. Ireland – 18.
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