Moya zips into World Cup lead with thrilling win
On an afternoon of pure magic inwards the jumping stadium at Verona, Italy, Spain’s Sergio Alvarez Moya produced a stunning victory inwards the 4th leg of the Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping Western European League.
Yesterday’s contest was particular for several reasons, non to the lowest degree because the Spaniard was riding a Equus caballus who is s exactly 8 years old, as well as because Italy’s Luca Moneta was thus proud as well as yet thus humble when filling runner-up spot.
The excitement generated during the 12-horse jump-off was electrifying equally horses as well as riders rose to the occasion to arrive at a slice of pure theater that had spectators gripping their seats. As third-place finisher, Sweden’s Malin Baryard-Johnsson said afterwards, “the sport was amazing, I haven’t competed inwards a flat equally exciting equally this inwards a very, real long time!”.
The consequence has left Moya good on the route to the Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping Final inwards Gothenburg, Sweden side past times side April. Already at the caput of the leaderboard earlier the flat began, he has straight off accumulated a massive 58 points, thus has no to a greater extent than worries most qualification.
Rolf Ludi’s first-round runway was no walk inwards the park, amongst the triple combination at debate vii as well as the double at debate nine consistently hitting the floor. And the FEI vertical at debate 8 proved tricky, equally many discovered. Approached on a bending line, as well as on a tidy four-stride distance from the previous triple combination, it came upward real apace indeed for horses that were running on the forehand, as well as Australia’s Edwina Tops-Alexander looked similar she powerfulness essay to involve keep it on inwards iii strides amongst Guccio solely to crash through it earlier retiring.
A total of 5 horses were retired inwards the outset round, but 12 yet institute the fundamental as well as it was Great Britain’s Robert Smith as well as Voila who led the agency against the clock.
The jump-off course of teaching would wages the bravest of the brave, as well as at that spot was no shortage of courage from the outset. Smith returned clear inwards 46.91 seconds to laid the target but Moneta as well as thus laid the arena alight amongst a thrilling run amongst Neptune Brecourt.
As the Italian explained afterwards this Equus caballus tin live a flake of a handful, but the 11-year-old French-bred is quick as well as create clean inwards his jumping and, giving huge leaps all the agency around, he galloped downward the lastly business from the Rolex oxer to the lastly vertical to interruption the beam to a greater extent than than a minute sooner, inwards 45.63, to involve keep the lead.
The solely other dwelling instance to larn far through was Lucia Vizzini who was side past times side into the ring, but amongst iii fences downward for Loro Piana Quinta Roo they went out of argument earlier Baryard-Johnsson took centre stage.
And the Swede laid off amongst H&M Tornesch similar at that spot was no tomorrow, standing a long agency off the oxer at debate 10 which was straight off the 3rd obstruction on the course of teaching but soaring over effortlessly. Riding amongst consummate confidence, the diminutive Swede but allow her large Dutch stallion gallop freely some the balance of the runway as well as it was no surprise when she posted a seriously competitive fourth dimension of 46.43 seconds equally they cleared the complete line.
Germany’s Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum was side past times side to travel out the course of teaching intact, but opted for a cautious tour amongst the lovely Bella Donna inwards 52.10. It was obvious the fourth dimension could live bettered when Britain’s Michael Whitaker broke the beam inwards 44.72, but he paid the cost for a real tight plough to the outset chemical component of the old triple combination which was straight off reduced to exactly 2 jumping efforts.
If his trip looked quick, it paled to insignificance when Germany’s Marcus Ehning produced the smoothest of rounds amongst Copin de Broy that should involve keep left the ease gasping for air. But fifty-fifty this super-cool master copy who cleared the business inwards an incredible 41.73 seconds after finding a novel as well as shorter route to the triple bar at debate four, cruel foul of Ludi’s clever runway when hitting the vertical 2 fences later.
Fourth-last to go, flight Frenchman Kevin Staut looked similar snatching the wages amongst the fast-running Reveur de Hurtebise HDC until hitting the real lastly fence. And when Germany’s Christian Ahlmann as well as Talboubet Z, the World Cup champions at the halt of the 2010/2011 season, striking the outset chemical component at debate vii it seemed that Moneta powerfulness exactly secure a wonderful dwelling win.
But, second-last to go, Moya as well as his 8 yr old chestnut stallion Zipper produced a stunning round, the Equus caballus powering over his fences as well as never flinching nether pressure level despite his tender years to halt the clock on 43.20 to involve keep the lead. And when Germany’s Marco Kutscher double-faulted amongst the considerably-more-experienced xiv yr old Cash, it was all over.
Moya was understandably ecstatic afterwards. “I started amongst Zipper at the halt of March inwards 1.40m competitions as well as he jumped inwards the Queen’s Cup inwards Madrid but he doesn’t involve keep a lot of sense as well as he was wonderful today. He is a Equus caballus amongst a lot of blood as well as he hasn’t ever been easy. I involve keep had a lot of command problems, but it’s amazing when you lot compete a hard Equus caballus as well as you lot larn him to run amongst you lot instead of against you lot similar he did today – as well as he is yet thus young!” he said.
For Moneta it was an emotional evening. “I am thus happy,” said the human who hails from exactly due north of Milan, “not exactly for the house I involve keep won inwards this Grand Prix but because I’ve been trying for a real long fourth dimension to construct a human relationship amongst this particular horse.
“Some people didn’t believe inwards him, they idea I was crazy to proceed trying amongst him, but on Fri hither inwards Verona I said to myself ‘I’m thus happy because he’s non fighting against me’ – it wasn’t perfect but it felt similar nosotros were finding a connection. And today he offered me his real best – for me that is huge!” he explained amongst serenity delight.
This was an of import solar daytime for all the leading riders. Malin Baryard-Johnsson pointed out that “it’s been a hard year” for her. “My Equus caballus was injured exactly 2 weeks earlier the Olympic Games, as well as that was my large goal for the year,” she said.
“My outset large present since earlier the Olympics was at Lyon lastly weekend but today it felt much ameliorate as well as it was real exciting to larn into the jump-off – the sport was fantastic for everyone, including the riders!” she added.
The serial straight off moves on to Stuttgart, Deutschland side past times side weekend amongst Moya heading the league tabular array past times a long margin. His 9th placing has moved Kevin Staut upward to second, but amongst 38 points the Frenchman yet has to a greater extent than run to arrive at as well as the same applies for Dutchman Jeroen Dubbeldam who won the opening leg at Oslo, Kingdom of Norway inwards mode as well as who is lying 3rd amongst 35 points to his credit.
• Five of the xl horses that started inwards today’hecompetition were sired past times Baloubet du Rouet, the solely Equus caballus inwards the history of the Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping serial to win the championship iii years inwards a row. With his rider, Brazil’s Rodrigo Pessoa, Baloubet reigned supreme inwards 1998, 1999 as well as 2000.
Result: 1, Zipper (Sergio Alvarez Moya) ESP 0/0 43.20; 2, Neptune Brecourt (Luca Maria Moneta) ITA 0/0 45.63; 3, H&M Tornesch (Malin Baryard-Johnsson) SWE 0/0 46.43; 4, Voila (Robert Smith) GBR 0/0 46.91; 5, Bella Donna (Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum) GER 0/0 52.10; 6, Copin van de Broy (Marcus Ehning) GER 0/4 41.73; 7, Taloubet Z (Christian Ahlmann) GER 0/4 42.80; 8, GIG Amai (Michael Whitaker) GBR 0/4 44.72; 9, Reveue de Hurtebise HDC (Kevin Staut) FRA 0/4 44.99; 10, Rackel Chavannaise (Manuel Anon) ESP 0/4 46.51; 11, Cash (Marco Kutscher) GER 0/8 48.55; 12, Loro Piana Quinta Roo (Lucia Vizzini) ITA 0/12 51.22; 13, Mylord Carthago (Penelope Leprevost) FRA 4/63.30; 14, West Side V Meerputhoeve (Clarissa Crotta) SUI 4/64.23; 15, LB Callas Sitte Z (Christina Liebherr) SUI 4/64.43; 16, Challenge VD Begijnakker (Ludo Philippaerts) BEL 4/65.56; 17, Chaman (Ludger Beerbaum) GER 4/65.83; 18, Palloubet D’Halong (Janika Sprunger) SUI 4/66.23; 19, Old Chap Tame (Eugenie Angot) FRA 4/66.51; 20, Bonzai van de Warande (Juan Carlos Garcia) ITA 4/67.49.
Standings after Round 4 at Verona:
1. Sergio Alvarez Moya ESP – 58
2. Kevin Staut FRA – 38
3. Jeroen Dubbeldam NED – 35
4. Pius Schwizer SUI – 32
5. Scott Brash GBR – 25
6. Eric Van der Vleuten NED – 23
6. William Funnell GBR – 23
8. Christian Ahlmann GER – 22
9. Roger-Yves Bost FRA – 20
9. Manuel Anon ESP – 20
9. Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum GER – 20
12. Beat Mandli SUI – 18
12. Ludo Philippaerts BEL – 18
14. Luca Maria Moneta ITA – 17
15. Malin Baryard-Johnsson SWE – 15
15. Paul Estermann SUI – 15
17. Marie Hecart FRA – 14
18. Robert Smith GBR – 13
18. Tim Gredley GBR – 13
20. Marco Kutscher GER – 12
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