Boyd Exell wins World Cup driving at Olympia
Boyd Exell was the homo to shell at the initiative edition of the FEI World Cup Driving at Olympia inwards London, too the Australian had no intention of letting anyone past times him.
The four-time FEI World Cup champion galloped to victory inwards the Extreme Driving Class at Olympia amongst a vivid functioning from his amazing squad of horses. Theo Timmerman (NED) finished inwards the minute place, only ahead of fellow countryman Koos de Ronde.
Dutch O-course designer Johan Jacobs had set out a overnice but hard plenty class inwards the tight Olympia arena, including a couplet too ii marathon type obstacles amongst 5 gates each. Jacobs had adjusted his class to the size of the arena, which resulted inwards a fluent, speedy too rubber course, real much appreciated past times the competitors. The Grand Hall at Olympia was packed amongst enthusiastic spectators who were treated to a spectacular present past times the 7 competitors.
After successfully organising a exam trial inwards 2011 amongst a quartet of four-in-hand drivers, the Organising Committee of the London Olympia Horse Show had plenty of back upwardly for an official FEI World Cup Driving contest this year. The OC made a lot of endeavor to accommodate the 7 competitors too their horses too made certain that the public, to a greater extent than used to seeing jumping too dressage, was good informed too.
“Our spectators don’t know much well-nigh driving, but i time they’ve seen the Extreme Driving class, they’ll hold upwardly hooked on driving forever,” Event Director Simon Brooks Ward said. And, judging past times the enthusiasm of the crowd, he’s right!
Boyd Exell was finally to become inwards the World Cup contest too had monitored the scores of his swain competitors closely.
Exell had his tactics good planned too his squad of horses were ready to position downwards roughly other fantabulous performance. He could afford to displace a chip slower too convey i ball down, but his horses felt skillful too he decided to force them on for a brilliantly driven offset round.
Both Theo Timmerman too Koos de Ronde tried actually hard to closed the gap, but they both had knockdowns, which gave Exell fifty-fifty to a greater extent than payoff inwards the Winning Round. The iv times FEI World Cup Driving Champion had ii odd knockdowns, but it wasn’t plenty to deny him victory inwards forepart of the real enthusiastic crowd.
Exell was non planning to role his tumble out Equus caballus Bill i time to a greater extent than until the concluding inwards Bordeaux, but amongst ii real competitive shows, he made the determination to role Bill i time to a greater extent than at Budapest too Olympia. He did opt non to role Spitfire though, inwards gild to save his squad for the ultimate functioning at the Final when he volition hold upwardly aiming for an incredible 5th title.
Being the wild carte driver inwards London Olympia, Exell did non have World Cup points, but has kept his minute house inwards the standings behind IJsbrand Chardon (NED), who did non compete at Olympia.
The maximum 10 points went to Theo Timmerman, who actually needed these points inwards gild to qualify for the concluding inwards Bordeaux.
Timmerman has completed his iv events too is currently inwards tertiary house inwards the standings. With his minute house at Olympia, he has straight off guaranteed himself a ticket to the final. Timmerman had i knockdown inwards the offset round, which he didn’t fifty-fifty notice. First to become inwards the Winning Round, he decided to become for it too position downwards a real fast time. The swingletrees of his railroad vehicle accidentally knocked a ball off the marathon type obstacle, but he was real pleased amongst the agency his horses went too went dorsum to the warm-up arena to picket his compatriot Koos de Ronde drive.
De Ronde was good on his agency to remain ahead of Timmerman inwards the Winning Round, but he knocked a ball off the gate at the couplet too did the same coming dorsum over the couplet again, resulting inwards the improver of 10 expensive punishment seconds to his time. De Ronde finished tertiary too is currently inwards 6th house inwards the standings. De Ronde has a wild carte inwards Mechelen (BEL) on 29 too thirty Dec too volition compete for points inwards Leipzig (GER) on xviii too xx Jan 2013, where he volition convey to create good to win plenty points for the Final.
Fredrik Persson (SWE) came quaternary inwards Olympia later a real skillful performance. One of his horses didn’t larn inwards through the Equus caballus inspection, but Persson drove real good amongst his iv horses, which included ii owned past times Boyd Exell.
Persson had already used Clinton Star inwards Geneva too the wheeler Equus caballus had Twister for fellowship inwards Olympia. Twister was formerly owned past times Theo Timmerman who had used the Equus caballus inwards the atomic number 82 of his indoor team. Fredrik had lost his confidence a chip later his disappointing offset functioning inwards Stockholm, but he has been preparation amongst Exell betwixt Geneva too Olympia too this clearly paid off.
British driver Dan Naprous qualified for the wild carte past times winning the indoor contest at Addington inwards November. The professional person stuntman used iii of his outdoor horses inwards Olympia too i stunt horse, Bence, who commonly does non become inwards his team. The dark Lipizzaner gelding was inwards the atomic number 82 of Naprous’ squad too Naprous was pleased amongst his performance. The Briton actually enjoyed competing inwards Olympia too hopes to hold upwardly able to qualify i time to a greater extent than for Olympia 2013.
Results CAI-W London Olympia 2012:
1. Boyd Exell (AUS) 209.39
2. Theo Timmerman (NED) 220.52
3. Koos de Ronde (NED) 221.88
4. Fredrik Persson (SWE) 113.63
5. Georg von Stein (GER) 118.27
6. Christoph Sandmann (GER) 132.63
7. Daniel Naprous (GBR) 139.77
Standings later 6 of 8 events:
1 IJsbrand CHARDON NED 27
2 Boyd EXELL AUS 25
3 Tomas ERIKSSON SWE 19
Theo TIMMERMAN NED 19
5 Werner ULRICH SUI 15
6 Georg VON STEIN GER 13
Koos DE RONDE NED 13
8 Fredrik PERSSON SWE 10
ix Jozsef DOBROVITZ HUN 9
10 Christoph SANDMANN GER 8
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