Germany last in Dublin, but wins Nations Cup series
Ireland recorded a back-to-back double when winning the lastly leg of the FEI Nations Cup 2012 on abode turf inwards Dublin on Friday, but it was last-placed Germany that claimed the serial championship for the 5th fourth dimension inwards the 10-year history of the top-level league.
The upshot rocketed Republic of Ireland upwardly the leaderboard to 3rd house behind French Republic inwards the concluding standings.
And despite a disappointing twenty-four hours when finishing an uncharacteristic lastly alongside a 29-fault total, High German Chef d’Equipe Sonke Sonksen said: “we are even so walking away alongside a large cheque!” having collected the winner’s prize of €100,000.
“We’ve had a fantastic flavor correct upwardly until Hickstead, as well as and so the Irish Gaelic showed us that they are getting stronger as well as stronger. This is ane of the best teams they’ve ever had,” he said.
And at that spot was surely excitement inwards the Irish Gaelic military camp equally the comparatively immature foursome of Clem McMahon, Richie Moloney, Darragh Kerins as well as Cian O’Connor secured the win alongside considerable comfort, anchorman O’Connor non jumping inwards the 2d circular equally the destination of the coveted Aga Khan trophy was already decided.
France finished 2d ahead of Great Britain inwards third, spell Holland slotted into 4th ahead of Kingdom of Belgium as well as Switzerland inwards equal-fifth place. Sweden finished 7th when their 28-fault score left them merely ahead of Deutschland inwards 8th as well as lastly place.
The host acre already had the whip mitt at the halfway phase when carrying merely a unmarried fourth dimension penalty. Alan Wade’s 12-fence rails was straight-forward but strong, the opened upwardly H2O at debate 4 claiming a give away of victims as well as the triple combination at debate 8 doing likewise. But the penultimate vertical alongside a uncomplicated H2O tray below it was the existent bogey of the day, alongside fifteen horses lowering it inwards the start round. The distance to the next broad oxer proved hard to larn for many, as well as the alone debate to autumn for the Irish Gaelic inwards the start circular was this one, equally anchorman Cian O’Connor left it on the floor.
The Germans were already lying last, alongside 17 faults on the board, equally the 2d circular began despite a lovely opening clear from Carsten-Otto Nagel as well as Corradina. Kingdom of Belgium carried 16, as well as the Dutch as well as Swiss carried 12. Surprisingly, Switzerland’s novel private Olympic champion, Steve Guerdat, produced his team’s drop-score inwards both rounds alongside the xi yr old Carpalo. And at that spot was a surprise on the British front end likewise when pathfinder Nick Skelton, fresh from his squad gilded medal winning surgical operation inwards London, collected sixteen first-round faults alongside Carlo, the Equus caballus on whom he clinched victory inwards Dublin lastly year. However the British, who were on a mission to avenge defeat yesteryear the Irish Gaelic inwards the penulltimate leg of the serial on their abode Earth inwards Hickstead lastly month, were even so threatening strongly when heading into circular 2 alongside merely the v faults picked upwardly yesteryear Robert Smith as well as Voila afterward both Tina Fletcher (Hello Sailor) as well as John Whitaker (Argento) left all the poles inwards place.
Closest to the leading Irish Gaelic were French Republic as well as Sweden carrying merely 4 faults each, but spell the one-time held fast to complete inwards runner-up spot, a disastrous 24-fault 2d travail saw the latter crash out of contention.
The Dutch rallied strongly when adding merely 4 faults inwards circular two, but the Germans as well as Swiss were hampered when having to add together 12 to a greater extent than to their tallies spell the Belgians wouldn’t characteristic strongly either when putting 8 to a greater extent than on the board.
Skelton returned a lovely clear 2d fourth dimension out, spell Fletcher produced some other flawless surgical operation from her thirteen yr old gelding, but when Whitaker retired afterward 2 fences down, the British were obliged to add together some other v picked upwardly yesteryear Smith to complete on a total of 10 at the cease of the day.
And the French second-round travail started badly when Penelope Leprevost’s Topinambour, stopped at the wooden wall at debate vii which he had jumped without inquiry start fourth dimension out. When the stallion showed no enthusiasm for the next triple combination either, their twenty-four hours came to an end. The 2d business office of a double-clear from Roger Yves Bost as well as State of Japan d’Elle steadied the French reject as well as when Jerome Hurel (OHM De Ponthual) was fault-free at his 2d endeavor the pressure level was even so on the Irish Gaelic alongside ane passenger even so to go, although the Swedes had disappeared from the reckoning when, despite a 2d corking clear from pathfinders Jens Fredricson as well as Lunatic, they had to add together 24 without taking into trouble organisation human relationship the 20 racked upwardly yesteryear Lisen Fredricson as well as Matrix.
Irish pathfinder Clem McMahon posted a 2d lovely clear from his exciting 8 yr old stallion Pacino, as well as second-line passenger Richie Moloney followed adapt alongside Ahorn van de Zuuthoeve afterward picking upwardly merely the unmarried fourth dimension penalisation start fourth dimension out. Darragh Kerins as well as Lisona made it all the agency to the concluding oxer before putting that on the floor, but instantly alone a clear circular from French anchorman, Kevin Staut, could pressurise the Irish. If he kept a build clean canvass as well as so whatever error from Ireland’s lastly man, Cian O’Connor, would furnish a French victory, but it wasn’t to be, Reveur de Hurtebise HDC clipping the front end chemical ingredient of the double at debate v to convey the the French tally to 8 faults spell the Irish Gaelic would complete alongside v without the services of their London Olympic Games private bronze medallist.
Irish Chef d’Equipe, Robert Splaine said: “I’m over the moon! I wasn’t over-confident at the halfway phase because I’ve been around this game likewise long. I knew nosotros were inwards a skillful seat but nosotros had to piece of employment on our heads downward as well as piece of employment on going, but what a result! Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 fabulous double-clear from Clem, Richie alongside merely ane fourth dimension fault, Darragh was brilliant, merely unlucky at that lastly fence, as well as Cian would receive got gone clear inwards the 2d circular if nosotros needed him – it’s incredible to come upwardly from where nosotros were (in second-last place) to where nosotros are instantly (in 3rd house on the concluding league standings). Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 lot of people came hither for a corking show, as well as nosotros gave them something to cheer about!” he said.
“This is a twenty-four hours you lot dream about,” said McMahon. “I start competed hither at Dublin Horse Show inwards 1986 inwards a 128cms contest as well as I e'er dreamed that some twenty-four hours I’d live on a winning squad hither – it’s the greatest feeling.”
His horse, Pacino, has e'er been a existent eye-catcher as well as attracted a lot of attending when appearing inwards his start top-level FEI Nations Cup inwards Rotterdam before this summer. “He’s an especial horse,” he said of the 8 yr old stallion who is owned yesteryear his mother, Maureen McMahon. “I got him when he was merely coming 3 years old, as well as he never jumped hither inwards Dublin before. I jumped him inwards ane circular on Midweek as well as to outpouring 2 rounds clear inwards the nations loving cup today alongside him is amazing.”
Darragh Kerins was riding the alone Irish-bred Equus caballus on the winning team, the xi yr old mare Lisona, who was bred yesteryear one-time Irish Gaelic Earth forces passenger as well as Hickstead Derby specialist John Ledingham. From Collooney inwards County Sligo inwards the westward of Ireland, Kerins emigrated to the USA 20 years agone to carve out a successful jumping career. Winning on his abode turf was a special moment. “If I was to retire today I would receive got done everything I wanted to orbit inwards my whole life!”
O’Connor said he would receive got liked to come upwardly dorsum to outpouring his 2d round. “I should receive got jumped clear inwards the start circular but it was a corking day. We did the chore as well as delivered inwards front end of the abode crowd,” he said.
Richie Moloney, who hails from Kilkenny but is also based inwards the US, said “I couldn’t receive got hoped for anything better”.
Nations Cup jumping is laid for changes inwards the 2013 flavor as well as a draft re-create of novel ideas is inwards circulation. The lastly leg of the FEI Nations Cup 2012 serial may score an cease to ane era inwards the history of squad jumping, but this sport which has survived, as well as thrived, for to a greater extent than than 100 years showed ane time over again why it is much-love globe wide. As FEI Jumping Director, John Roche, said “what nosotros saw today was the best of skillful sport, as well as the crowd loved it!”
Result:
1. Republic of Ireland 5 faults: Pacino (Clem McMahon) 0/0, Ahorn van de Zuuthoeve (Richie Moloney) 1/0, Lisona (Darragh Kerins) 0/4, Blue Loyd (Cian O’Connor 4/DNS.
2. French Republic 8 faults: Topinambour (Penelope Leprevost) 4/Elim, State of Japan d’Elle (Roger Yves Bost) 0/0, OHM De Ponthual (J Hurel) 8/0, Reveue de Hurtebise HDC (Kevin Staut) 0/4.
3. Great Britain ix faults: Carlo (Nick Skelton) 16/0, Voila (Robert Smith) 5/4, Hello Sailor (Tina Fletcher) 0/0, Argento (John Whitaker) 0/Ret.
4. Netherlands sixteen faults: Tobalio (Albert Voorn) 4/0, VDL Bubalu (Jur Vrieling) 4/0, Sterrhof’s Opium (Marc Houtzager) 4/4, BMC Quality fourth dimension (Jeroen Dubbeldam) 12/4.
5. Kingdom of Belgium 24 faults: Challenge vd Begijnakker (Ludo Phliippaerts) 4/0, bufero Vh Panishof (Dirk Demeersman) 4/0, D’Athlantique Royale (Francois Mathy Jr) 8/8, Cabrio van de Heffinck (Olivier Philippaerts) 12/8.
5. Switzerland 24 faults: Luis Della Caccia (Arthur Da Silva) 4/4, Carpalo (Steve Guerdat) 8/12, Palloubet D’Halong (Jannika Sprunger) 4/8, Verdi III (Pius Schwizer) 4/0.
7. Sweden 28 faults: Lunatic (Jens Fredricson) 0/0, SIEC Livello (Angelica Augustsson) 0/8, Glory Days (Daniel Zetterman) 4/16, Matrix (Lisen Fredricson) 4/20.
8. Deutschland 29 faults: Corradina (Carsten-Otto Nagel) 0/4, Chopin (Tim Rieskamp-Goedeking) 8/12, JK Horsetrucks Commanchi (Jorg Naeve) 12/8, Magnus Romeo (Hans-Dieter Dreher) 9/0.
FEI Nations Cup 2012 – Final Standings afterward Round 8 at Dublin (IRL):
1. Germany – 48.00
2. France – 44.00
3. Ireland – 39.00
4. Great Britain – 38.00
5. Switzerland – 35.00
6. Netherlands – 34.50
7. Sweden – 33.50
8. Belgium – 32.00
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