Dutch revenge sweet at Aachen Nations Cup leg
The Netherlands won the Mercedes Benz Prize, purpose of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Jumping 2013 serial at Aachen, FRG on Th night.
In even hence around other thrilling leg of this maiden season, the consequence lay inwards the hands of the concluding few riders. And it was Gerco Schroder’s double-clear alongside the fabulous stallion London, the alone 1 recorded on the day, that proved pivotal for the winning side when a finally to larn fault from Ludo Philippaerts saw it sideslip from Belgium’s grasp.
This was ever going to last an almighty clash, alongside the abode squad determined to rack upward equally many points equally possible inwards their holler for to qualify for the serial concluding at Barcelona, Kingdom of Spain inwards September. The Dutch had a terrible hateful solar daytime on their abode turf inwards Rotterdam simply a calendar week agone where FRG reigned supreme, but this fourth dimension revenge was sweetness equally the host field had to settle for 3rd house behind Kingdom of Belgium together with it was the flag of Kingdom of the Netherlands that was flight high over the hallowed Soers Arena.
A total of 8 nations lined up, together with French Republic slotted into 4th ahead of Republic of Ireland inwards fifth, Switzerland inwards sixth, Great United Kingdom of Great Britain together with Northern Ireland of Britain together with Northern Republic of Ireland inwards 7th together with Kingdom of Saudi Arabia inwards 8th place. There were alone 3 squad members inwards the Saudi Arabian side hence they were ever going to last nether pressure, together with they were already lying bottom of the fellowship later the opening circular equally Frank Rothenberger’s imposing 12-fence rails took its toll.
There was enough to celebrate inwards the Dutch camp. The success has earned the valuable 100 maximum points together with moved them upward 2 places to 3rd spot on the Europe Division 1 leaderboard which continues to last headed past times the Swiss followed past times French Republic inwards minute place. It was “mission accomplished” for Dutch Chef d’Equipe Rob Ehrens who said “we had mistakes inwards the offset circular but nosotros fought dorsum together with the squad did a marvellous project inwards the minute round. I’m really happy virtually that!”
It was a peculiarly cracking hateful solar daytime for Schroder who took the Furusiyya Rider of the Day abide by for his classic double-clear alongside the really handsome 11-year-old stallion London alongside which he claimed double-silver at the London 2012 Olympic Games. “I had 2 fantastic rounds. London was inwards cracking shape yesterday, I was going to jump him inwards a modest cast but I decided to larn inwards the bigger 1 together with he was brilliant. I’m actually happy alongside him,” he said.
His team-mate, Harrie Smolders, said “it was fantastic how nosotros came dorsum inwards the minute round. This morning time nosotros had around problems alongside our horses together with my nine-year-old had to compete inwards his offset Nations Cup of his life, hence to win inwards Aachen is fantastic”.
Talking virtually the course of report Smolders said “it was great, but non a typical Aachen course of report because the fences came upward really rapidly together with the course of report was non hence long. For us though it was a cracking day!” Schroder agreed alongside Smolders’ assessment of Frank Rothenberger’s test. “It was a overnice course, peradventure everything came a piddling faster than nosotros are used to, the fourth dimension was quite curt together with if you lot lost fourth dimension it was expensive – that made it to a greater extent than difficult,” he said.
It was surely around other cracking hateful solar daytime inwards the history of the sport of Nations Cup Jumping and, alongside the Europe Division 1 serial similar a shot actually hotting upward alongside alone 3 farther legs to go, the side past times side circular volition accept house inwards Falsterbo, Sweden 2 weeks time. There volition also last a leg of Europe Division 2 taking house on the same afternoon at Budapest inwards Republic of Hungary hence at that spot is around other feast of equestrian activeness inwards prospect on Fri 12 July.
Result:
1. Netherlands xiv faults: Sterrehof’s Tamino (Marc Houtzager) 9/0, Tyson (Leon Thijssen) 5/0, Emerald (Harrie Smolders) 9/9, London (Gerco Schroder) 0/0.
2. Kingdom of Belgium 17 faults: Desteny van het Dennehof (Gregory Wathelet) 20/DNS , Cortez (Nicola Philippaerts) 0/8, Bufero van het Panishof (Dirk Demeersman) 1/0 , Challenge v. Begijnakker (Ludo Philippaerts) 0/8.
3. FRG 21 faults: Codex One (Christian Ahlmann) 0/5, Cornet D’Amour (Daniel Deusser) 4/4, Bella Donna (Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum) 5/5, Chiarra (Ludger Beerbaum) 4/4.
4. French Republic 23 faults: Orient Express HDC (Patrice Delaveau) 1/4, Old Chap Tame (Eugenie Angot) 1/4, Lord de Theize (Olivier Guillon) Elim/18, Quismy des Vaux HDC (Kevin Staut) 5/8.
5. Republic of Ireland 35 faults: Loughview Lou-Lou (Dermott Lennon) 5/5, Balloon (Shane Breen) 8/4 , Ballymore Eustace (Shane Carey) 8/27, Tinka’s Serenade (Billy Twomey) 9/5.
6. Switzerland 42 faults: Nasa (Steve Guerdat) 9/9, Never Last (Werner Muff) 17/13, Uptown Boy (Janika Sprunger) 5/9, Picsou de Chene (Pius Schwizer) 9/1.
7. Great United Kingdom of Great Britain together with Northern Ireland of Britain together with Northern Republic of Ireland 48 faults: Titus ll (Guy Williams) 0/12, Voila (Robert Smith) 14/9, Tripple X (Ben Maher) 13/5, Unique (Tina Fletcher) 9/Elim.
8. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 62 faults: Davos (HRH Prince Abdullah Al Saud) 5/5, Talan (Prince Faisal Al Shalan) 8/9, Al Capone (Ramzy Al Duhami) 21/14.
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