Pius Schwizer and Verdi win Lyon World Cup leg
Switzerland’s Pius Schwizer swept to victory alongside Verdi inwards the thrilling 3rd leg of the Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping 2012/2013 Western European League serial at Lyon, French Republic on Sunday.
The large guns were out inwards forcefulness including a heavyweight line-up of habitation runners, but Frank Rothenberger’s course of written report saw exactly 7 of the twoscore starters croak through to the second-round jump-off.
France together with Switzerland were each represented yesteryear 2 riders inwards the race against the clock, but it was the Swiss who came off best when the ever-more-impressive partnership of Paul Estermann together with Castlefield Eclipse slotted into 3rd behind Belgium’s Ludo Philippaerts together with Challenge vd Begijnakker.
“I’m really happy,” said Schwizer who has had to inquire the 10 twelvemonth one-time gelding Verdi to measuring upwards to the plate since his operate yesteryear ride, the mare Carlina, was sold before this year. “This was a tough class, Frank (Rothenberger) didn’t teach inwards slow for us together with the contest was operate yesteryear bird so I’m really pleased virtually my win today,” he said.
It seemed the High German course of written report designer mightiness stimulate got been a footling lenient when 2 of the outset 3 to operate into the telephone – Philippaerts together with Frenchman Michel Robert – returned alongside a build clean sheet, but it was but a illustration of the cream coming to the operate yesteryear at this early on phase of the competition.
The course of written report demanded command of measuring together with accurate steering equally good equally a keen oculus on the clock. Three riders missed out on the jump-off when picking upwards exactly a unmarried fourth dimension penalty, including three-time Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping champion Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum from Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany riding Bella Donna.
Rothenberger started them out over a vertical together with so stretched them downward a long v strides betwixt the second, a triple bar, together with the third, an oxer, before testing their command alongside a right-hand plough to the vertical at debate four. The vertical at half dozen cruel on numerous occasions equally riders cruel foul of the curt three-stride distance from the previous oxer, but it was the triple combination at debate 8 that proved most influential, alongside xi horse-and-rider partnerships penalised there.
But equally the bird unfolded, riders seemed to teach fixated on the ask to brand a careful approach to the tight concluding double at debate 13. And Germany’s Ludger Beerbaum together with Chaman were surprise victims here, the Equus caballus ducking out at the outset element, having produced an otherwise copybook round. Sweden’s Malin Baryard-Johnsson got into a muddle before on the rail alongside H&M Tornesch who had already left 2 fences on the flooring before finding the snaking job from the vertical at nine to the white oxer at debate x a chip likewise confusing. They pulled right-handed hither before continuing on to consummate alongside xvi faults. And Frenchman Roger-Yves Bost together with Castle Forbes Myrtille Paulois, winners of the previous leg of the Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping serial inwards Helsinki 2 weeks ago, retired at this same spot when finding themselves completely offline on the ride downward to debate 10.
Philippaerts led the agency against the clock together with actually pose it upwards to them alongside a confident, cruising circular that saw his 10 twelvemonth one-time Zangersheide gelding pause the timers inwards 40.53 seconds. The French crowd got behind their hero, 63 twelvemonth one-time Michel Robert equally he laid off side yesteryear side alongside his charming 10 twelvemonth one-time Kannan mare, Oh d’Eole, whose enthusiasm for her chore is undeniable. With 2 downward however, it was left to the remaining v to challenge the Belgian, together with Estermann gave it his best shot alongside the mare Castlefield Eclipse who has brought the 49 twelvemonth one-time passenger correct to the operate yesteryear of the game.
Their clear inwards 41.58 seconds was ever going to croak along them competitive, but when Spain’s Manuel Anon together with Rackel Chavannaise produced a lovely clear but were to a greater extent than than 2 seconds off Philippaert’s target fourth dimension the final result seemed to live broad open.
And that it was, equally Frenchman Kevin Staut showed when side yesteryear side into the ring. He had spotted a shortcut which would convey him within the outset debate so that he could brand a much tighter job from from debate v to debate 7 at the halfway phase of the jump-off track. But he got it a footling wrong. “At the outset plough inwards the jump-off I lost a lot of fourth dimension so I decided to accept this selection – Michel (Robert) told me it was possible – but I industrial plant life a bad distance to the oxer at seven,” he explained after his game mare, Silvana, chested the debate before continuing on to goal alongside exactly those 4 faults inwards what would plough out to live the fastest fourth dimension of the day, 39.14 seconds.
Germany’s Christian Ahlmann together with Codex One were second-last to go, but they lost their gamble when hitting the vertical 3rd debate despite successfully making the within plough that had defeated Staut, together with that left it all upwards to last-man-in Schwizer.
“At this bird of the sport you lot ever brand your computer programme for the jump-off together with I already decided I would accept the same road equally Kevin,” he said afterwards. And it came upwards similar a dream, helping him notice his agency habitation inwards 39.99 seconds to clinch the win.
The sale of his operate yesteryear horse, Carlina, was a blow to the Swiss rider, but Verdi has stepped upwards to the challenge alongside a pump together with a half, together with Schwizer is to a greater extent than than pleased virtually that. “In this sport horses are ever coming together with going, that’s exactly the agency it is,” he said.
Philippaerts was really pleased alongside his instant placing, but Estermann was fifty-fifty to a greater extent than delighted alongside his mare. “I’ve had her for 2 years at i time but alone competed her inwards smaller classes until this year. In May nosotros were selected for the Nations Cup inwards Rome together with she jumped double-clear there, together with from so she has exactly gotten amend together with better. She is really brave, sometimes likewise brave, together with very, really careful, so I am delighted alongside her. And this was a dissimilar chore for her today. She doesn’t stimulate got whatever sense at this bird of World Cup jumping, together with she was great!” he said.
His third-place goal leaves him lying inwards 11th house on the Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping leaderboard which is headed yesteryear Spain’s Sergio Alvarez Moya, followed yesteryear The Netherlands’ Jeroen Dubbeldam inwards instant together with Schwizer inwards 3rd going to the side yesteryear side leg of the serial inwards Verona, Italy side yesteryear side weekend.
• The youngest Equus caballus inwards the contest was the 8 year-old Belgian-bred mare Evita van de Veidbalie, ridden yesteryear Japan’s Eiken Sato.
The oldest Equus caballus was the xvi twelvemonth one-time gelding Itot du Chateau, competed yesteryear Australia’s Edwina Tops-Alexander.
France looks forrad to a really of import twelvemonth inwards equestrian sport inwards 2014 when 3 major fixtures accept place. The Finals of both the Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping together with Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage volition live held inwards Lyon, the FEI World Cup Finals for both Vaulting together with Driving volition live hosted inwards Bordeaux, together with the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games volition live held inwards Normandy.
Result: 1, Verdi (Pius Schwizer) SUI 0/0 39.99; 2, Challenge vd Begijnakker (Ludo Philipaerts) BEL 0/0 40.83; 3, Castlefield Eclipse (Paul Estermann) SUI 0/0 41.58; 4, Rackel Chavannaise (Manuel Anon) ESP 0/0 42.80; 5, Codex One (Christian Ahlmann) GER 0/4 38.4; 6, Silvana HDC (Kevin Staut) FRA 0/4 39.14; 7, Oh d’Eole (Michel Robert) FRA 0/8 43.91; 8, CC Top (Ole Kristoffer Meland) NOR 1/69.12; 9, Bella Donna (Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum) GER 1/ 69.50; 10, Old Chap Tame (Eugenie Angot) FRA 1/71.38; 11, Action-Breaker (Sergio Alvarez Moya) ESP 4/64.68; 12, Sterrehof’s Tamino (Marc Houtzager) NED 4/ 65.91; 13, Cevo Itot du Chateau (Edwina Tops-Alexander) AUS 4/66.15; 14, All Star (Denis Lynch) IRL 4/66.74; 15, HH Rebozo (Rodrigo Pessoa) BRA 4/67.35; 16, Cash (Marco Kutscher) GER 4/67.43; 17, GIG Amai (Michael Whitaker) GBR 4/67.61; 18, Urleven van de Helle (Maiju Mallat) FIN 4/68.17; 19, Casall La Silla (Rolf-Goran Bengtsson) SWE 68.60; 20, Dakak C (Philippe Rozier) FRA 5/69.86.
Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping 2012/2013 – Standings after Round 3 at Lyon (FRA):
1. Sergio Alvarez Moya ESP – 38
2. Jeroen Dubbeldam NED – 35
3. Pius Schwizer SUI – 32
4. Kevin Staut FRA – 30
5. Scott Brash GBR – 25
6. Maikel van der Vleuten NED – 23
William Funnell GBR – 23
8. Roger-Yves Bost FRA – 20
9. Beat Mandli SUI – 18
10. Ludo Philippaerts BEL – 17
11. Paul Estermann SUI – 15
12. Manuel Anon ESP – 13
Tim Gredley GBR – 13
14. Christian Ahlmann GER – 12
15. Michel Robert FRA – 10
16. Jens Fredricson SWE – 9
Ole Dristoffer Meland NOR – 9
Rolf-Goran Bengtsson SWE – 9
19. Emanuele Gaudiano ITA – 8
Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum GER – 8
Olivier Philippaerts BEL – 8
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