Sweden scores in home Nations Cup thriller
Sweden snatched victory inwards the 6th leg of the FEI Nations Cup 2012 on habitation turf at Falsterbo in conclusion night, snatching glory that appeared destined for French Republic for the minute calendar week inwards succession.
But inwards the best tradition of reach Nations Cup contest it was unpredictable to the real end, together with the number came downwardly to a three-way, third-round race against the clock.
And it was London-bound Jens Fredricson who clinched it for the host country, inwards confident together with convincing style, riding his super-fast fourteen twelvemonth sometime gelding, Lunatic. This was Sweden’s quaternary FEI Nations Cup victory on habitation soil inwards the in conclusion 10 years together with the host province fielded its amount squad of Olympic riders, although non all were partnering their Olympic mounts.
Great United Kingdom of Great Britain together with Northern Ireland slotted into runner-up spot when William Funnel’s pathfinding jump-off fourth dimension amongst Billy Angelo was most iii seconds off the footstep together with the French, who had looked sure-fire winners inwards the opening stages, had to settle for 3rd every bit Jerome Hurel together with OHM De Ponthual left a pole on the flooring 3rd fourth dimension out.
“This was no Olympic Games.” said Fredricson afterwards, “you for sure can’t compare it to what nosotros volition await inwards London, but it was thus non bad to win at habitation inwards forepart of our ain crowd together with it’s the perfect number amongst the Olympics exclusively a few weeks away now.”
Switzerland claimed quaternary when accumulating sixteen faults, patch Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany finished 5th amongst 20, Kingdom of Belgium slotted inwards 6th amongst 24 together with Kingdom of the Netherlands racked upward a amount of 28 for 7th place. It was a deeply disappointing 24-hour interval for the Irish Gaelic whose chances were shattered inwards the opening circular past times large scores from their commencement 2 riders, together with who couldn’t recover despite a much-improved five-fault tally minute fourth dimension out. They get got directly dropped fifty-fifty farther behind all the balance of the 8 nations on the leaderboard, together with are a amount 7 points behind Kingdom of Belgium every bit the serial moves on to the penultimate leg inwards Hickstead, Great United Kingdom of Great Britain together with Northern Ireland side past times side Friday.
The course of written report designed past times Germany’s Christian Wiegand was a relatively simple affair, but every bit Fredricson pointed out afterward it had plenty technicality to ensure a competitive class. The triple combination, amongst a broad opening oxer followed past times 2 tall verticals on a brusque distance, together with the penultimate double both proved influential.
But faults were distributed all across the track, including at the opened upward H2O together with at the terminal oxer. It was at the latter that the exclusively existent drama of the 24-hour interval occurred when Frenchman Aymeric de Ponnat was unseated when his 10 twelvemonth sometime stallion, Armitages Boy, crashed through the poles. But he managed to cling on long plenty to clear the line, together with was exclusively penalised amongst 8 faults collected for fences on the floor.
The French seemed to live inwards cruise-mode at the half-way phase when they were the exclusively side on a null score. But Sweden, Great United Kingdom of Great Britain together with Northern Ireland together with Switzerland were only a debate adrift every bit the minute circular began, together with patch the Swiss lost their traveling pocket every bit four-fault results for Arthur da Silva (Luis Della Caccia), Christina Liebherr (LB Callas Sitte Z) together with Clarissa Crotta (West Side V Meerputhoeve) had to live counted after Martin Fuchs together with Principal didn’t provide to the ring, the others kept the describe per unit of measurement area on.
British together with Swedish pathfinders Funnell together with Fredricson produced of import double-clears for their sides, together with anchormen Robert Smith (Voila) together with Rolf-Goran Bengtsson (Ninja la Silla) also delivered fault-free minute efforts. British newcomer Alexandra Thornton (Caballero) notched upward a large score of 29 but when Tina Fletcher (Ursula) added 8 to her first-round clear together with then the British two-round tally stood at 12. And when only 1 of the eight-fault results for Malin Baryard-Johnsson (H&M Tornesch) together with Henrik von Eckermann (Coupe de Coeur) was included, Sweden matched the British score.
Last-line passenger Penelope Leprevost could withal clinch it for French Republic if she could rest clear, ensuring their would live nada to add together to Aymeric de Ponnat’s eight-fault minute endeavor – the 16-fault second-round number for Marc Dilasser (Obiwan de Piliere Jo) providing the French discount score.
And Leprevost together with Toninambour looked laid upward to operate out the course of written report intact until lowering the terminal chemical constituent of the triple combination which left her squad on marking pegging amongst Sweden together with Britain. It would get got a third-round tie-break to determine the winners now.
Great Britain’s Will Funnell led the agency against the clock amongst a quick clear from Billy Angelo inwards 40.75 seconds, but it wasn’t fast enough. Fredricson’s horse, Lunatic, is naturally speedy together with every bit they raced through the timers inwards 37.62 seconds that was clearly going to live the fourth dimension to beat. But France’s Hurel never got the adventure to exhibit his truthful plough of human foot every bit the game was upward when OHM de Ponthual hitting the real commencement debate for 4 faults.
It would live a Swedish celebration, together with Chef d’Equipe Sylve Soderstrand was delighted. “This is a fantastic show, amongst a non bad audience – the atmosphere is brilliant!” he said. “I truly desire to give thank y'all my riders – to live inwards the reach iii was our goal – winning is never slow – together with it truly took us to our real in conclusion passenger to truly win it!”
And Fredricson – “it takes a lunatic to ride a Lunatic!” – said: “It was my 24-hour interval today! I had a truly skillful feeling this morning. Lunatic jumped truly good during the 2 rounds together with then, when it was fourth dimension for the jump-off, at that topographic point was no agency I would goal upward beingness second. It happened to me inwards the past, together with this fourth dimension I idea it was make-or-break fourth dimension – I mightiness every bit good outpouring every bit quick every bit I tin together with if I knock iii poles together with complete 3rd together with then at to the lowest degree I won’t get got whatsoever regrets!” he said.
“This is biggest success of my life, to win our ain Nations Cup for my province inwards forepart of our habitation crowd – it’s real special” he added.
The result leaves Sweden inwards a much stronger topographic point on the FEI Nations Cup leaderboard together with has lifted squad morale at only the correct fourth dimension amongst the London Olympic Games only exactly about the corner.
And for Fredricson it was a pivotal indicate inwards his career. “It’s all happening – at the historic catamenia of 45 I get got produced 1 of the most of import results of my life together with I am also going to my commencement Olympics – my blood brother Peder together with my sister-in-law Lisen get got both been to Games before, but I get got never made it together with directly I’m getting my adventure – what tin I say, it’s all pretty wonderful!” he said.
Result:
1. Sweden 0 faults 37.62 inwards third-round jump-off: Lunatic (Jens Fredricson) 0/0/0 37.62, H&M Tornesch (Malin Baryard-Johnson) 0/8, Coupe de Coeur (Henrik Von Eckermann) 12/8, Ninja la Silla (Rolf-Goran Bengtsson) 4/0.
2. Great United Kingdom of Great Britain together with Northern Ireland 0 faults 40.75 inwards third-round jump-off; Billy Angelo (William Funnel) 0/0/0 40.75, Caballero (Alexandra Thornton) 12/17, Ursula (Tina Fletcher) 0/8, Voila (Robert Smith) 4/0.
3. French Republic 4 faults 43.74 inwards third-round jump-off: OHM De Ponthual (Jerome Hurel) 0/0/4, Armitages Boy (Aymeric de Ponnat) 0/8, Obiwan de Pilere Jo (Marc Dilasser) 4/16, Topinambour (Penelope Leprevost) 0/4.
4. Switzerland sixteen faults: Luis Della Caccia (Arthur Da Silva) 0/4, Principal (Martin Fuchs) 12/DNS, LB Callas Sitte Z (Christina Liebherr) 4/4, West Side V Meerputhoeve (Clarissa Crotta) 0/4.
5. Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany xx faults: Cefalo (Holger Wulschner) 4/0, JK Horsetrucks Commanchi (Jorg Naeve) 0/4, Chopin (Tim Rieskamp-Godeking) 4/4, Carinjo (Thomas Voss) 8/4.
6. Kingdom of Belgium 24 faults: Kassini Jac (Ludo Philippaerts) 4/4, Breemeersen Adorado (Donaat Brondeel) 4/4, Carlos VHPZ (Nicola Philippaerts) 4/4, Allegro C Van de Donkhoeve (Koen Vereecke) Ret/8.
7. Netherlands 28 faults: VDL Credence Z (Mathijs van Asten) 4/4, Cerona HS (Hendrik-Jan Schuttert) 12/4, Haerthago (Leon Thijssen) 12/12, BMC Quality Time (Jeroen Dubbeldam) 0/4.
8. Republic of Ireland 34 faults: Cos I Can (Shane Breen) 16/0, Annestown (Capt David O’Brien) 24/16, Ballymore Eustace (Shane Carey) 0/5, Pacino (Clement McMahon) 13/0.
FEI Nations Cup 2012 – Standings after Round 6 at Falsterbo (SWE):
1. Germany – 41
2. Switzerland – 30.5
3. France – 30
4. Sweden – 28
5. Netherlands – 27.5
6. Great Britain – 27
7. Belgium – 25
8. Ireland – 19
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