Andrew Nicholson wins Pau four-star horse trials
Andrew Nicholson crowned maybe the best flavor of his long in addition to distinguished career when he won Les Etoiles de Pau inward French Republic on the talented chestnut Nereo at the weekend.
The exclusively passenger to consummate on his dressage score, Pau was Nicholson’s 4th consecutive international victory this autumn, next Burghley, Blenheim in addition to Boekelo, in addition to his 4th CCI4* triumph inward a career that has spanned some xxx years.
There was simply i rails betwixt the finally 4 riders into the stadium, watched yesteryear 10,000 spectators. Pau was the get-go competitor of the 2012/2013 HSBC FEI Classics series.
Nicholson also won the iii star at the same lawsuit fourteen years agone – a revelation at the prize giving that he said made him experience rather old.
“It’s really exciting to win today,” he said. “This is what it’s all about,” he said afterwards. “Winning i CCI4* inward 10 years is pretty practiced in addition to to win 2 inward 2 months feels amazing.
“I’m proud to survive riding such classy horses, which is what I produce this sport for. Nereo is in all likelihood the best cross-country Equus caballus inward the Blue Planet in addition to inward the jumping stage I knew that if I did my project nosotros could win.”
Going into the event, Nicholson – rather tongue-in-cheek – picked a Kiwi quinella, amongst his 2 horses filling the locomote yesteryear spots.
He was thrilled to notch the win for Nereo’s possessor Libby Sellar. “She has had horses amongst me for a long fourth dimension in addition to this is the get-go fourth dimension I get got won a 4 star for her,” he said. “Nereo has been superb inward his performances in addition to really consistent – he every bit good deserves this win. I am e'er in addition to then proud of him.”
The victory marks the destination of a “very hectic in addition to busy” yr for Nicholson, who immediately has “a few months of normality”.
“It’s been a locomote yesteryear flavor in addition to we’ve been rewarded amongst iii large wins inward a row.”
It was a practiced hateful solar daytime for New Zealand, every bit cross-country leader Jonathan Paget finished minute on Clifton Promise amongst simply i rails down, in addition to scored the best outcome of his fast-developing career.
“I knew the optimum fourth dimension was influential in addition to then I was great on a combat in addition to that’s when you lot tend to get got fences down,” said Paget philosophically.
Nicholson, who immediately takes an early on Pb inward the HSBC FEI Classics in addition to intends to competitor all of the events inward the serial apart from Adelaide, was also 7th on his bang grey, Mr Cruise Control. It was the combination’s 4th locomote yesteryear 10 destination from half dozen 4 star starts. They easily completed the showjumping stage within the fourth dimension allowed, but took a rails mid course of written report to add together 4 faults to their tally in addition to destination on 49.7 for 7th place.
Caroline Powell (NZL), Nicholson’s Olympic squad mate, was 8th on the nine-year-old Onwards And Upwards, whom she brought to Pau for the experience, but they made it hold off easy. Powell rode the showy chestnut beautifully inward the showjumping in addition to were unlucky to accept the finally rails to selection upwards 4 faults.
Newcomer Alice Montgomery (NZL) was 21st on Gordon inward her get-go CCI4*. The combination went clear inward the showjumping, but picked upwards 5 fourth dimension faults to destination on 90.5. “Gordon was super today,” said a really happy Montgomery, who immediately plans to hand her Equus caballus a well-deserved holiday.
Michael Jung (GER) is some other passenger for whom 2012 has been a great yr in addition to he showed the forcefulness inward depth inward his yard when second-string Leopin FST finished tertiary amongst simply i struggle downwardly inward the jumping phase. He intends to choose this Equus caballus in addition to his Olympic champion Sam to Badminton inward 2013.
2012 HSBC FEI Classics winner William Fox-Pitt (GBR) showed he is non brusque of prissy horses for the hereafter either, when finishing 4th on the youngster Bay My Hero in addition to 5th amongst simply i fourth dimension error on the stallion Chilli Morning.
Perhaps the biggest thanks from the large habitation crowd enjoying the welcome sunshine went to Astier Nicolas (FRA), 6th in addition to highest placed French passenger on Jhakti du Janlie. H5N1 onetime pupil of Andrew Nicholson’s, the immature Frenchman said that the veteran New Zealander had taught him “focus, decision in addition to difficult work”.
Only i Equus caballus left the competitor at the finally Equus caballus inspection stage, Kevin McNab’s (AUS) Clifton Pinot, who was eliminated when inward 8th house after cross-country.
There were 32 finishers representing eleven nations, viii of whom jumped clear inward the finally stage – though few of those were without fourth dimension penalties – in addition to competitor managing director Jean-Marc Varillon (FRA) said he was honoured that such a high-class plain had contested Les Etoiles de Pau inward 2012.
The lawsuit attracted a line-up of 62 combinations from 17 nations, amongst simply 32 starting the finally phase.
HSBC Training Bursary
Dutch passenger Merel Blom, 26, who finished 13th on the nine-year-old Holsteiner Rumour Has It, won the HSBC Training Bursary worth $1000 for the best CCI4* debut. She lay 26th after dressage amongst a score of 52.2 in addition to added 17.6 fourth dimension penalties across country, completing amongst simply 2 fourth dimension faults inward the finally jumping round.
“I idea it was an amazing competition,” said Blom. “So much happened on cross-country hateful solar daytime that I am thrilled to get got done in addition to then good at my get-go four-star in addition to amongst such a immature horse.”
Blom, a pupil of Dutch police pull in addition to finance at Rotterdam University, is trained yesteryear Dutch jumping chef d’equipe Rob Ehrens in addition to dressage passenger Sander Marynissen, in addition to says she is “looking for an Eventing trainer now!”
She bought Rumour Has It every bit a six-year-old. The Equus caballus had previously been jumping inward Deutschland in addition to started eventing every bit a seven-year-old amongst Blom. He completed Bramham CCI3* (GBR) this yr in addition to was 21st in the CIC3* at Aachen (GER). Blom represented the Netherlands at the HSBC FEI European Eventing Championship at Luhmühlen inward 2011, finishing 44th on Umberto DB.
Andrew Nicholson
Andrew Nicholson, 51, is the electrical current Blue Planet position out i in addition to is acknowledged every bit i of the most naturally talented horsemen inward eventing. He get-go came to England every bit a 19-year-old in addition to worked amongst racehorses.
His get-go CCI4* was Badminton inward 1984, every bit a outcome of which he earned a house on the get-go New Zealand Olympic team, at Los Angeles. He went on to ride at 5 to a greater extent than Olympics, winning squad silvery inward 1992 in addition to squad bronze inward 1996 in addition to 2012, when he finished 4th individually on Nereo. He also won squad gilt at the 1990 FEI World Equestrian Games in addition to squad in addition to private bronze on Nereo at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games inward Kentucky (USA).
This is his 4th CCI4* win, next iii Burghley victories, inward 1995 on Buckley Province, inward 2000 on Mr Smiffy in addition to this yr on Avebury. This is his 4th consecutive international victory this autumn, next Burghley, Blenheim CIC3* in addition to Boekelo CCI3* (both on Quimbo).
He was minute inward the HSBC FEI Classics 2011/2012. Andrew has 2 adult daughters, Rebecca in addition to Melissa, in addition to 2 immature children, Lily in addition to Zak, amongst his partner Wiggy Channer. They alive close Marlborough, Wiltshire inward the UK.
Final Results
1 Andrew Nicholson/Nereo (NZL) 39.0 + 0 + 0 = 39.0
2 Jonathan Paget/Clifton Promise (NZL) 36.7 + 0 + 4 = 40.7
3 Michael Jung/Leopin FST (GER) 38.3 + 0 + 5 = 43.3
4 William Fox-Pitt/Bay My Hero (GBR) 41.7 + 0 + 4 = 45.7
5 William Fox-Pitt/Chilli Morning (GBR) 44.7 + 0 + 1 = 45.7
6 Astier Nicolas/Jhakti du Janlie (FRA) 39.5 + 0 + 8 = 47.5
7 Andrew Nicholson/Mr Cruise Control (NZL) 45.7 + 0 + 4 = 49.7
8 Caroline Powell/Onwards And Upwards (NZL) 53.2 + 0 + 4 = 57.2
nine Richard Jones/Highland Ford (GBR) 52.8 + 6.8 + 4 = 63.6
10 Gemma Tattersall/Stormhill Kossack (GBR) 42.6 + 8 + eighteen = 68.5
Reporting: Kate Green, Diana Dobson
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