Gal’s Undercover puts pressure on Parzival
Defending double-champions Adelinde Cornelissen together with Jerich Parzival won the in conclusion leg of the Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage series on dwelling menage the world at the Brabanthallen inwards ‘s-Hertogenbosch on Saturday.
But boyfriend Dutch passenger Edward Gal set them nether intense pressure level alongside a vivid functioning from Glock’s Undercover that brought the crowd to their feet.
On Fri Gal together with the 12-year-old gelding were 1.362 per centum points off Cornelissen’s winning score inwards the Grand Prix. But Ground Jury members Katrina Wuest (GER), Hans Christian Matthiesen (DEN), Francis Verbeek van Rooij (NED), Jacques van Daele (BEL) together with Adriaan Hamoen (NED) saw an fifty-fifty closer margin on Saturday, alongside simply 0.8 separating the two. Things could at ane time hardly live to a greater extent than exciting ahead of adjacent month’s in conclusion inwards Gothenburg, Sweden, every bit Gal is speedily closing inwards on his team-mate alongside increasingly impressive performances, patch Germany’s Helen Langehanenberg together with Damon Hill possess got already proven that they are a forcefulness to live reckoned alongside inwards the battle for the prestigious title.
With some other prissy examination from Don Johnson FRH, Germany’s Isabell Werth slotted into 3rd ahead of Denmark’s Anna Kasprzak together with the expressive Donnperignon patch Sweden’s Patrik Kittel together with Watermill Scandic claimed 5th place. There was a large buzz inwards the aftermath of the competition, together with patch it was Cornelissen who stood top of the prize-giving line, the electricity was all emanating from Gal whose enormous smiling said it all.
The lawsuit marked a turning indicate for his lovely dark Equus caballus who bears to a greater extent than than a passing resemblance to the peachy stallion, Totilas, who carried him through ane of the most exciting periods inwards the history of this sport every bit they laid novel standards subsequently winning 3 aureate medals at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games inwards Kentucky, USA inwards 2010. Together they changed the confront of international dressage, together with Gal admitted this evening, inwards almost a whisper, “it’s non simply because he’s a dark horse, it’s virtually the feeling … riding a Equus caballus that doesn’t desire to halt together with wants to give everything together with to a greater extent than … today was a fiddling chip similar the same Wow feeling I got alongside Totilas dorsum then!” he said.
From the outset this in conclusion qualifier was total of quality, alongside Switzerland’s Marcela Krinke Susmelj showing precisely why she was lying 6th on the Western European League rankings coming into this leg of the serial every bit she produced a lovely opening examination from Smeyers Molberg that oozed softness together with harmony. And their score of 73.850 held the atomic number 82 until surpassed, showtime past times Sidsel Johansen together with Schianto who notched upward 74.950 together with therefore past times fellow-Dane Anna Kasprzak who actually raised the game simply earlier the half-way intermission alongside a grade of 78.650 for Donnperignon.
Not fifty-fifty the near-perfection of the passage together with piaffe produced past times Sweden’s Patrik Kittel together with Watermill Scandic could oust this Danish distich who remained inwards front end until Cornelissen took her plough alongside 4 left to go. And despite the fact that the title-defenders are all the same feeling their agency into a whole novel floor-plan together with musical score, they forged agency ahead when putting 85.900 on the board.
Germany’s Isabell Werth powered into the arena every bit the penultimate contender together with posted 79.475 to slot into runner-up spot alongside Don Johnson FRH, but that wouldn’t in conclusion long. Gal together with Glock’s Undercover kept the crowd spellbound alongside a last-to-go examination that clearly has room for improvement but which had that distinct whiff of a fiddling chip of magic. The spectators couldn’t incorporate themselves when he left the ring, spontaneously rise to their feet to roar their approval, together with when the judges marks were displayed at that spot was an intake of breath, because Gal’s score was therefore real to a greater extent than or less overtaking their other peachy favourite. The Dutch are spoiled for selection ane time again.
For Cornelissen it was a large one, every bit she all the same has to original the novel serial of movements that will, no doubt, come upward together to fifty-fifty greater lawsuit over the coming months every bit both she together with her lovely chestnut gelding perform her “Tribute to my Red Knight”. She uses Parzival’s extraordinary expertise inwards canter pirouette to total lawsuit inwards this novel Freestyle which, although maybe less royal together with dramatic, flows easily together with volition certainly brand an splendid replacement for the quondam Tchaikkovsky-themed examination that brought them therefore much success.
“I ask to alter some modest things, together with nosotros are all the same getting used to the novel examination but I’m real happy because alongside Parzival it is all getting much lighter together with to a greater extent than harmonious” she said.
While Cornelissen was beingness philosophical, Gal could hardly incorporate his excitement at having pushed her therefore closely. “I was the most happiest passenger today!” he said.
It is partly the speed at which his partnership alongside Undercover is meeting that is surprising him. He brought the 12-year-old Equus caballus alongside him to ‘s-Hertogenbosch this fourth dimension in conclusion yr simply to allow him experience the atmosphere of a large present together with all that goes alongside it, but started riding the Equus caballus alone inwards Jan 2012. “I had Totilas for 4 or 5 years earlier competing him similar this, together with I didn’t hold back it would come upward together therefore soon. Our in conclusion indoor contest was at Olympia (in London) inwards Dec together with he (Undercover) was therefore hot there. You ask to possess got a hot Equus caballus to gain a peachy test, but y'all possess got to be able to handgrip it together with today I had a goodness feeling therefore I could allow him teach together with gain it, he was much to a greater extent than relaxed,” he said.
Isabell Werth was pleased alongside her horse’s performance. “Johnny is e'er quite powerful, but he is all the same developing together with I’m real happy alongside him. What Edward says is true, y'all possess got to bargain alongside the ability together with the temperament, but my Equus caballus is all the same simply 10 years old together with when he plays inwards the correct agency he’s perfect!” she said.
Ground Jury President, Francis Verbeek van Rooij, set it all inwards context when she said “for us judges it was an exciting afternoon. For me personally I couldn’t state subsequently Edward’s examination who was inwards the atomic number 82 together with inwards the goal Adelinde finished simply ahead of him. These riders are riding the Freestyle examination on the music actually well, together with I congratulate them all.”
Frank Kemperman, Sports Director for Indoor Brabant together with Chairman of the FEI Dressage Committee confirmed that the ix leading riders on the Western European League leaderboard possess got at ane time qualified for the in conclusion adjacent month. They are, inwards the next order, Kristina Sprehe (GER), Valentina Truppa (ITA), Edward Gal (NED), Helen Langehanenberg (GER), Isabell Werth (GER), Patrik Kittel (SWE), Tinne Vilhelmson Silfven (SWE), Anna Kasprzak (DEN) together with Marcela Krinke Susmelj (SUI). Defending champions, Cornelissen together with Jerich Parzival, are automatically qualified.
“We possess got to hold back some other calendar week or therefore earlier some of the other leagues are over therefore nosotros tin finalise the start-list, but I believe nosotros tin human face frontwards to a wonderful Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Final inwards Gothenburg inwards a few weeks’ time!” Kemperman said.
Result: 1, Jerich Parzival (Adelinde Cornelissen) NED 85.900; 2, Glock’s Undercover (Edward Gal) NED 85.100; 3, Don Johnson FRH (Isabell Werth) GER 79.475; 4, Donnperignon (Anna Kasprzak) DEN 78.650; 5, Watermill Scandic (Patrik Kittel) SWE 77.775; 6, Hexagon’s Wellnetta (Laurens van Lieren) NED 75.575; 7, Miciano (Marlies van Baalen) NED 75.100; 8, Schianto (Sidsel Johansen) DEN 74.950; 9, Smeyers Molberg (Marcela Krinke Susmelj) SUI 73.850; 10, Unlimited (Stephanie Peters) NED 72.775; 11, Biggles (Kristian von Krusenstierna) SWE 72.725; 12, Axis TSF (Terhi Stegars) FIN 72.175; 13, Orion (PIa Fortmuller) tin 70.025; 14, Vradin (Simon Missiaen) BEL 69.650; 15, World Performance Washington (Luis Principe) POR 67.375.
Standings subsequently Round 8:
1. Kristina Sprehe GER – 68
2. Valentina Truppa ITA – 67
3. Edward Gal NED – 66
3. Helen Langehanenberg GER – 66
3. Isabell Werth GER – 66
6. Patrik Kittel SWE – 63
6. Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven – 63
8. Anna Kasprzak DEN – 58
9. Marcela Krinke Susmelj SUI – 50
10. Minna Telde SWE – 49
11. Sidsel Johansen DEN – 46
12. Marlies van Baalen NED – 40
13. Kristian von Krusentierna SWE – 34
14. Pia Fortmuller CAN – 33
15. Imke Schellekens-Bartels NED – 32
16. Patrick van der Meer NED – 30
17. Anabel Balkenhol GER – 29
18. Lyndal Oatley AUS – 23
18. Silvia Rizzo ITA – 23
20. Karin Kosak AUT – 22
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