Ireland in form for Dublin Nations Cup
The French volition live origin to instruct equally the lastly leg of the FEI Nations Cup 2012 gets nether agency at the Royal Dublin Society showgrounds inwards Dublin, Ireland, today.
Monsoon-like atmospheric condition conditions descended on the Irish Gaelic working capital missive of the alphabet metropolis on Wednesday, making conditions rattling hard for competitors on the opening day. But the Sun returned on Th morning, together with all is set for an exciting determination to the eight-leg, eight-nation annual series.
The pull was conducted past times FEI Jumping Director, John Roche, together with Dublin Horse Show Show Director Pat Hanley. And in that location was a large smiling on the human face upward of Irish Gaelic Chef d’Equipe, Robert Splaine, when his side got the coveted last-to-go spot. “The time-allowed is probable to live tight together with the course of report volition live technical, so its ever helpful to live drawn last. Running slowly gives us fourth dimension to assess things,” the Irishman said.
The order-of-go for the contest is: 1, France; 2, Sweden; 3, Belgium; 4, Great Britain; 5, The Netherlands; 6, Switzerland; 7, Germany; 8, Ireland.
Splaine says he believes he has “a squad that tin win”, but Great Britain’s Rob Hoekstra was having none of that during the Draw Press Conference. The homo who led the London 2012 Olympic Games host nation to jumping squad gilded simply over a calendar week agone pointed out, “we are returning to defend the trophy, together with to produce the favour that Republic of Ireland did to us at Hickstead!”
His Aga Khan squad of four, inwards jumping order, is: Clem McMahon (Pacino), Richie Molone (Ahorn Van De Zuuthoeve); Darragh Kerins (Lisona); and Cian O’Connor (Blue Loyd).
Great United Kingdom of Great Britain together with Northern Ireland won the Aga Khan Cup inwards a two-way third-round showdown inwards Dublin 12 months ago, but the Irish Gaelic turned the tables on them when coming out on transcend at the British fixture lastly month, so the age-old rivalry rumbles on.
And Hoekstra added amongst conviction, “we receive got a potent squad here”.
With so many nations battling to amend their position, equally all the countries placed from tertiary to 8th on the FEI Nations Cup leaderboard are bunched so closely together, Today’s battle is probable to live intense. FRG holds a potent 10-point Pb over French Republic at the caput of the league table.
Belgian Chef d’Equipe Philippe Guerdat said he had to brand to a greater extent than or less last-minute changes to his side but that he expects them to seat upward a large fight. He also talked virtually how it feels forthwith that his son, Steve Guerdat who volition compete on the Swiss squad today, is an Olympic gilded medallist – “I’m rattling proud of him,” he said. And he mentioned that he competed at Dublin Horse Show himself – “when I was 20, together with that was xl years ago, it has ever been i of the best shows inwards the world,” he said.
The Netherlands’ Rob Ehrens said that Olympic squad silvery medallist Jur Vrieling volition partner the Equus caballus amongst which he competed at the Games. “He volition ride Bubalu, Marc Houtzager volition ride Opium, Jeroen Dubbeldam volition compete amongst Quality Time – he missed London but is inwards neat shape – together with nosotros also receive got Albert Voorn who has a lot of experience.”
Asked virtually his side’s chances of winning, he said, “I receive got a potent squad on paper, but I’ve had that many times earlier together with it didn’t move out! It is sport, it goes amongst the menstruation of the solar daytime together with yous necessitate the air current inwards your dorsum if yous desire to receive got a marvellous win similar nosotros had hither 2 years ago. It was the best feeling ever that solar daytime when nosotros won the Aga Khan Cup!” he enthused. On reflection he added, “well to win 2 silvery medals inwards London was the best day, but to win hither is rattling exceptional because Dublin is world-famous together with I promise nosotros tin produce it again!”.
It was a surprise when FRG failed to qualify for the closing stages of the squad contest at the London 2012 Olympic Games. High German Chef d’Equipe, Sonke Sonksen said: “you ever necessitate the luck, together with nosotros didn’t receive got whatever inwards London. I promise nosotros volition live dorsum on rails tomorrow”. Sweden’s Sylve Soderstrand has Daniel Zetterman inwards his squad. “He jumped double-clear hither 2 years agone together with I promise he volition repeat that” he said. He described the 2012 FEI Nations Cup™ flavor equally “up together with downwards for everyone – except the Germans!”.
Switzerland’s Urs Groenig said, “Dublin is non our favourite place, nosotros receive got non had skilful results hither inwards the past”, but he is the alone squad managing director sending out the reigning private Olympic champion when Steve Guerdat volition live joined past times Pius Schwizer, Janika Sprunger together with Arthur da Silva. The latter, who formerly competed for Brazil, seat his hollo inwards the frame when winning Thursday’s master copy degree amongst the 17 yr old veteran La Toya, together with Guerdat moved into transcend gear when cruising into the winner’s enclosure amongst Jalisca Solier.
The French also failed to brand the cutting inwards the squad contest inwards London, but they receive got their large guns inwards activity in i trial to a greater extent than this calendar week together with Kevin Staut, Penelope Leprevost, Jerome Hurel together with Roger-Yves Bost tin live expected to brand their mark.
Pat Hanley, Show Director at Dublin, said that “the culmination of the FEI Nations Cup serial hither inwards Dublin is exceptional for us. Equestrian is inwards our deoxyribonucleic acid inwards this country, together with nosotros hugely relish the top-level sport this serial has brought to us. For the lastly 10 years nosotros receive got been sold out on Nations Cup day, together with Cian O’Connor’s bronze medal at London has moved the excitement upward to to a greater extent than or less other aeroplane ahead of tomorrow”, he said.
FEI Jumping Director, John Roche, said Dublin Horse Show offers to a greater extent than or less of the best facilities inwards the world. “There receive got been many improvements to this present inwards recent years together with the reason is i of them. The sport of jumping started inwards Dublin inwards 1864 when they held a High Leap together with a Long Leap competition. Things receive got progressed a scrap since then,” he added amongst a smile, “and the London 2012 Olympic Games showcased equestrianism inwards a agency that volition promote together with popularise our sport for years to come.”
The activity begins at 15.00 local time, together with tin live watched live on FEI TV.
Ireland inwards form
Ireland got to a greater extent than fully into their pace on Th amongst 2 wins together with a clutch of transcend 10 places at the show.
The Speed Derby saw Co. Down’s Dermott Lennon finally intermission through amongst a win on the Irish Gaelic Sport Horse Loughview Lou Lou, with Peter Smyth and to a greater extent than or less other Irish Gaelic Sport Horse, Victoria Rose, inwards third. The consistent Conor Swail took 4th amongst the mare Dromma, piece Capt. David O’Brien placed 7th amongst the xv year-old ISH mare Mo Chroi.
The Knight Frank Speed Stakes saw Lennon, this fourth dimension amongst Hallmark Elite, narrowly lose out on a back-to-back win past times one-half a 2d to Steve Guerdat together with Jalisca Solier. Marion Hughes didn’t create produce to repeat her Midweek win amongst Heritage HHS Fortuna, but took a respectable 4th place.
In the lastly degree of the evening, Alexander Butler and Will Wimble saw off a challenge from France’s Jerome Hurel and Zafir to accept the €5000 origin prize inwards the Anglesea Stakes, piece Conor Swail in i trial to a greater extent than maintained shape amongst a tertiary house on the mare Martha Louise. Francis Connors and the Irish Gaelic Sport Horse gelding Heracross took fourth, piece Cian O’Connor together with the bay gelding O’Connell Street came abode inwards sixth. Tholm Keane and Warrenstown You 2 rounded off the Irish Gaelic potency amongst a 9th place.
Facts together with Figures
Germany goes into tomorrow’s lastly leg of the FEI Nations Cup 2012 serial at the caput of the league table, together with amongst a 10-point Pb over French Republic inwards 2d place.
The Germans are defending champions inwards the FEI Nations Cup series.
The reason at the Royal Dublin Society Showgrounds inwards Dublin was set past times STRI (Sports Turf Research Institute), the society that also looked later the reason on the cross-country course of report at Greenwich Park for the London 2012 Olympic Games.
The FEI Nations Cup 2012 serial is supported past times the Saudi Equestrian Fund.
FEI Nations Cup 2012 – Standings later Round 7 at Hickstead (GBR):
1. Germany – 47
2. France – 37
3. Great Britain – 32
4. Sweden – 31.5
4. Switzerland – 31.5
6. Netherlands – 29.5
7. Ireland – 29
8. Belgium – 28.5
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