Aust prevails over NZ in trans-Tasman eventing challenge
Mike Etherington-Smith’s cross-country course of written report proved to live on a existent challenge on Saturday, amongst nineteen of the 26 starters completing, xi of them clear, but entirely 1 within the fourth dimension on the undulating terrain.
Each squad had 3 riders outpouring clear, but the Australians farther extended their Pb amongst fewer fourth dimension penalties inwards total, but had the worry of their 4th passenger existence eliminated for a fall, pregnant the remaining 3 riders had to complete to remain inwards contention.
While the showjumping too proved to live on a challenge, amongst entirely iv clear rounds inwards all – 1 from each squad – it did non alter the companionship at all. The Australian squad members finished first, second, too fourth, spell the New Zealanders were fifth, seventh, eighth, too 16th.
Stuart Tinney was an all-the-way winner on Pluto Mio, adding 0.4 of a fourth dimension punishment on cross province too having 1 showjumping rails down. Craig Barrett was minute on Sandhills Brillaire, the entirely combination within the cross-country time, too too 1 showjumping rails down.
Natalie Blundell too Algebra had 7.2 cross-country fourth dimension penalties but showjumped clear.to complete fourth. Shane Rose on Virgil finished on the same score every bit Craig Barrett afterward a clear showjumping round, but Craig’s fault-free cross-country score gave him the edge.
Joe Waldron was the best performed Kiwi, improving from having the discard score afterward the dressage to live on the leading New Zealander afterward the cross-country, amongst but 1.6 fourth dimension penalties on Springvale All Black, the 3rd fastest circular of the day. They had 1 rails downward inwards the showjumping.
Simon Gordon too Fletch.com improved from 18th afterward the dressage to live on 7th afterward the cross-country, having had 8 fourth dimension penalties, too their 3 showjumping rails did non alter that. Bryce Newman too Bates Trademark had 24 cross-country fourth dimension penalties, improving from twelfth to eighth, too showjumped clear, but it did non alter the placing.
Donna Smith too Just Chocolate had a nightmare cross-country round, amongst ii jumping errors too 54.4 fourth dimension penalties, addition ii rails downward inwards the showjumping, to complete amongst the discard score.
Riding every bit individuals, Smith on Balmoral Tangolooma too Dannie Lodder on Moochi each had twenty jumping penalties on the cross-country, too Moochi was non presented at the trot-up on Lord's Day morning. Tangolooma was 1 of the iv to showjump clear, to complete ninth.
So the Aussies retained the Trans-Tasman Trophy they won at Kihikihi terminal year, too the Kiwis volition crusade to win it dorsum inwards ii years’ fourth dimension on habitation soil.
Results:
Stuart Tinney, Pluto Mio (AUS), 50.4, 1; Craig Barrett, Sandhills Brillaire, 53.8, 2; Shane Rose, Virgil, 53.8, 3; Natalie Blundell, Algebra, 54.9, 4; Joe Waldron, Springvale All Black (NZL), 66.8, 5; Jessica Manson, Legal Star, 76.6, 6; Simon Gordon, Fletch.com (NZL), 79.6, 7; Bryce Newman, Bates Trademark (NZL), 81.3, 8; Donna Smith, Balmoral Tangolooma, 87.8, 9; Smith, Just Chocolate, 153.9, 16.
Trans-Tasman squad result:
Australia, 159.1 penalties, 1; New Zealand, 227.7 penalties, 2.
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