Christian Ahlmann rides Taloubet to home win
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Germany’s Christian Ahlmann showed just why he holds No. 1 seat on the Jumping World Rankings when trouncing the opposition inwards the 9th leg of the Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping Western European League serial at Leipzig, Germany, on Sunday.
In the ten-horse jump-off against the clock he was inwards a shape of his ain alongside the vivid Taloubet Z who laid an unbeatable target when 6th to go. And it was a spectacular hat-trick for the partnership who took the Rolex championship at the 2011 in conclusion in addition to also won in conclusion year’s qualifier at this same venue.
Runner-up was Ireland’s Denis Lynch alongside the large gelding Abbervail van het Dingeshof, spell Olympic private silverish medallists, The Netherlands’ Gerco Schroder in addition to London, finished third. On an afternoon when many of the transcend riders were farther testing some newer horses inwards their strings, it was Switzerland’s Pius Schwizer who slotted into 4th ahead of Australia’s Edwina Tops-Alexander in addition to Ego van Orti inwards 5th place.
A sum of xl horse-and-rider combinations contested this class, in addition to it was ever going to live on a tough 1 to win every bit the starting line-up included ix of the transcend x inwards the World Rankings. With the serial at in 1 lawsuit moving towards the closing stages, in addition to alongside simply 3 farther qualifiers to go, the battle for a qualifying spot at the Final inwards Gothenburg, Sweden inwards Apr is intensifying alongside every round. And course of report designer, Germany’s Frank Rothenburger, tested them alongside a rail that demanded passenger skills all the agency to the in conclusion fence.
Pathfinder Olivier Philippaerts from Kingdom of Belgium made it hold off deceptively slowly when returning alongside simply a unmarried fault at the penultimate oxer inwards the opening round, but that was to a greater extent than of a reflection of his growing partnership alongside Cabrio van de Heffinck than an indication of the difficulty of the track. The challenge lay inwards the placement of the fences, alongside sharply angled turns to many of them, in addition to the time-allowed which punished 2 of the nicest rounds of the afternoon -from Malin Baryard-Johnsson alongside H&M Tornesch in addition to Germany’s Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum in addition to Bella Donna – who each returned alongside a unmarried fourth dimension penalty.
As a will to Rothenberger’s pattern skills, every ground on the course of report savage at some phase inwards the competition, but it was the triple combination at ground v in addition to the next double of oxers that saw most of the action. The broad spread on the oxer at ground 5b ensured that accuracy was required on the approach, in addition to this ground accounted for 2 of the 3 non-finishers inwards the outset round, Great Britain’s Guy Williams, in addition to the human being who has been leading the Western European League rankings throughout much of this season, Spain’s Sergio Moya, both running into problem at the in conclusion chemical ingredient hither earlier calling it a hateful solar daytime alongside Titus in addition to Zipper respectively. Italy’s Luca Moneta also retired when Neptune Brecourt was clearly agency off form.
Ahlmann already had the hold off of a winner when cruising simply about the outset rail alongside incredible ease. Taloubet Z was crisp in addition to build clean inwards his jumping, in addition to made it all hold off real elementary.
The ever-consistent Jens Fredricson in addition to Lunatic led the agency over the jump-off course of report that began at the instant of the oxers at ground six. From in that location it was on to the Rolex vertical at viii in addition to a gallop earlier the turn-back to some other vertical at ground three. This would evidence pivotal inwards every sense. There was at in 1 lawsuit a seven-stride distance from the oxer at ground iv every bit the outset chemical ingredient of the triple combination at v was removed, in addition to and then some other swing-back to the water-tray vertical at 11 followed yesteryear a long gallop downwards to the in conclusion oxer at ground twelve.
Fredricson made it all the agency to the vertical tertiary chemical ingredient of the erstwhile triple combination earlier faulting there, but The Netherlands’ Maikel van der Vleuten was entirely 1 ground from abode when VDL Groep Verdi hitting that. And when Portugal’s Luciana Diniz in addition to Lennox left 2 on the flooring it was all the same a broad opened upwards competition.
Australia’s Edwina Alexander, winner alongside the veteran Itot du Chateau at the 6th leg of the serial inwards Geneva, Switzerland inwards December, was partnering a novel ride, the ix twelvemonth old Ego Van Orti, in addition to produced the outset clear against the clock alongside a careful circular that broke the beam inwards 41.21 seconds.
Switzerland’s Pius Schwizer followed suit, but a piffling faster, when crossing the business alongside his novel ride Picsou de Chene inwards 40.56, but it looked every bit if in that location was room for improvement on his novel target time. Ahlmann showed that in that location sure was, making a breath-taking plough to ground 3 that gave Taloubet Z entirely 2 strides on approach. But the stallion never looked nether the slightest pressure level every bit he shaved off to a greater extent than valuable fractions of seconds alongside an angled approach to the penultimate vertical to halt the clock on 36.45 seconds in addition to actually set it upwards to the remaining four.
Marc Houtzager in addition to Tamino Z, winners at Olympia inwards London simply earlier Christmas, had 2 downwards when side yesteryear side to go, in addition to spell Ireland’s Denis Lynch in addition to Abbervail van het Dingeshof were foot-perfect, they were to a greater extent than than 2 seconds off the stride when slotting into instant alongside 2 to a greater extent than all the same to run.
Dutchman Gerco Schroder was also clear but a piffling cautious when posting a fourth dimension of 39.53 seconds alongside his Olympic silverish medal winning ride London. But, in conclusion into the ring, Frenchman Kevin Staut had his human foot to the flooring every bit he laid off alongside Silvana HDC.
The mare showed an amazing turn-of-foot when crushing the opposition inwards the thrilling 5th leg at Stuttgart, Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany inwards Nov in addition to was giving it her best shot in 1 lawsuit again. But Staut took a broad swing to the turn-back at ground 3 and, arriving on an impossible distance, Silvana reached out in addition to paddled through the poles earlier dislodging her jockey who landed on his feet. It was all over, in addition to the 9000 spectators roared alongside please every bit Ahlmann was confirmed the winner.
This was no ordinary win, it was the most convincing demonstration of pull in addition to the perfect agency for Taloubet Z to halt his wintertime season. He at in 1 lawsuit goes to stud for a few months, earlier returning to move afterward inwards the spring.
“For sure, he was inwards neat shape today, he was amazing inwards the outset round”, Ahlmann said of his horse. “He gave me such a super feeling, hence I tried to receive got all the risks inwards the jump-off because of that. In Mechelen nosotros were placed (10th) in addition to I took him to Basel in conclusion calendar week but nosotros had a bad Grand Prix hence it is neat to complete the flavor inwards such proficient shape,” he added.
Talking well-nigh Taloubet’s extraordinary tape of success at this present inwards Leipzig, Ahlmann said “it’s a super, super show, everything is perfect for the riders in addition to the horses in addition to Taloubet ever goes unbelievably good here!” The German linguistic communication passenger plans to compete at Zurich side yesteryear side Sunday, “I volition in all probability ride Codex there,” he said, but he is unsure what Equus caballus he volition receive got to the in conclusion inwards Gothenburg, Sweden from Apr 24 to 28. “Maybe Taloubet volition live on laid upwards again, who knows, nosotros volition hold off in addition to see!”
Result: 1, Taloubet Z (Christian Ahlmann) GER 0/0 35.45; 2, Abbervail van het Dingeshof (Denis Lynch) IRL 0/0 38.65; 3, London (Gerco Schroder) NED 0/0 39.53; 4, Picsou du Chene (Pius Schwizer) SUI 0/0 40.56; 5, Ego van Orti (Edwina Tops-Alexander) AUS 0/0 41.21; 6, Lunatic (Jens Fredricson) SWE 0/4 38.48; 7, VDL Groep Verdi (Maikel van der Vleuten) NED 0/4 39.29; 8, Sterrehof’s Tamino (Marc Houtzager) NED 0/8 38.92; 9, Lennox (Luciana Diniz) POR 0/8 40.34; 10, Silvana HDC (Kevin Staut) FRA 0/Elim.
Standings after Round nine at Leipzig (GER):
1. Sergio Alvarez Moya ESP – 75
2. Kevin Staut FRA – 69
3. Pius Schwizer SUI – 59
4. Christian Ahlmann GER – 57
5. Jens Fredricson SWE – 48
6. Denis Lynch IRL – 41
7. Luciana Diniz POR – 41
8. Marcus Ehning GER – 40
9. Roger-Yves Bost FRA – 39
10. Malin Baryard-Johnsson SWE – 38
11. Edwina Tops-Alexander AUS – 36
12. Jeroen Dubbeldam NED – 35
13. Marc Houtzager NED – 34
14. Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum GER – 34
15. Maikel van der Vleuten NED – 33
16. Penelope Leprevost FRA – 33
17. Steve Guerdat SUI – 30
18. Gerco Schroder NED – 26
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