Easy win for Belgians in Portugal Nations Cup leg
The Belgian squad cruised to victory at the 10th leg of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Jumping 2013 serial inwards Lisbon, Portugal on Fri black as well as grabbed the atomic number 82 at the laissez passer on of the Europe Division 2 league table.
Helped past times double-clears from both Pieter Devos as well as Judy Ann Melchior, the Belgians left the residuum trailing inwards their wake when finishing with merely 4 faults on the board, piece second-placed Great United Kingdom of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland of Britain as well as Northern Republic of Ireland finished a total eighteen faults behind with 22, as well as Brazil as well as Republic of Ireland shared 3rd spot when posting 24 faults apiece.
The contest began inwards daylight, but next a lengthy break, the mo circular took house nether lights which altered the conditions for the horses.
There were xi teams on the first-round start-list, but entirely viii returned for circular 2 past times which fourth dimension the Swiss, Castilian as well as Australians were already sidelined. Just 2 countries were fighting for those all-important qualifying points towards the Final inwards Barcelona, Espana side past times side September, as well as the Belgians netted the maximum 100 points to meet them overtake Sweden on the Europe Division 2 leaderboard, piece the l collected past times fifth-placed Italy leaves them lying eighth.
France finished 6th ahead of Kingdom of the Netherlands as well as Portugal inwards equal 7th spot. But the winners were inwards a course of report of their own, securing their success without having to telephone proper name upwards on anchorman Philippe Le Jeune inwards the mo round.
Unseasonally mutual depression temperature as well as moisture conditions conditions prevailed throughout the contest but, despite roughly heavy rain, the basis inwards the Lisbon Hippodrome, which has been habitation to many days of equestrian sport during its long as well as distinguished history, remained good. The 12-fence course of report designed past times Portugal’s Bernardo Costa Cabral included several linked lines that required forrad get as well as rhythmic riding.
“There were a lot of mixed teams as well as the course of report was non slowly but it was technical as well as fair – y'all had to hold a beat as well as at that spot were faults everywhere,” Melchior said.
The questions came upwards quickly. Cabral has spent a lot of fourth dimension working with London 2012 Olympic Games course of report designer Bob Ellis as well as also favours total circles on his courses, as well as the 1.60m Furusiyya vertical at debate vii came at the terminate of i of these, with riders as well as then turning right-handed to the triple bar at viii as well as the next Longines double at ix which claimed a large set out of victims. But it was the sparse white wall at debate 10, standing 1.60m tall as well as topped past times ruby-red bricks, that roughshod most oftentimes throughout the long black of jumping, piece those who failed to delineate of piece of occupation upwards properly for the penultimate triple combination consistently paid the price. Both Switzerland’s Nadine Traber (Ramses de Virton) as well as Australia’s Olivia Hamood (Glen Haven Eternal Flame) were eliminated when their horses stopped here, merely i debate from habitation and, frustratingly, inside sight of the finishing delineate of piece of occupation inwards the opening round.
The Belgians were already out inwards forepart with 4 faults at the halfway point, but had entirely a one-fence payoff over Brazil, Italy as well as French Republic who carried viii into circular 2 piece Republic of Ireland as well as Portugal had 12 on the board giving them a one-fault border over the British with 13. The Dutch made the cutting into the mo circular when lying 8th with sixteen faults. but a farther xx would ensure they would rest good downwards the guild at the terminate of the day.
Di Lampard’s youthful British choice actually rose to the challenge mo fourth dimension out, 18-year-old Chloe Aston improving from a 13-fault first-round consequence with Quiet Easy to register merely 6 at her mo attempt, 20-year-old Spencer Roe adding v to his first-round unmarried fourth dimension fault with Wonder Why as well as 21-year-old Jessie Drea i time once to a greater extent than returning with 4 faults picked upwards at the wall with Touchable. Anchor passenger on this relatively inexperienced British side was 22-year-old Louise Saywell whose father, Mike, rode many talented horses during his ain career during which he competed at the 1972 Olympic Games inwards Munich, Germany. And, having double-faulted start fourth dimension out, Saywell’s well-measured second-round clear actually bolstered her team’s seat equally it secured the British scoreline with merely an additional ix faults.
That would survive expert plenty for runner-up spot when most of the remaining teams began to crumble. Only the Irish Gaelic held fast with 12 faults inwards both rounds, 18-year-old Bertram Allen recovering from a fault at the planks at debate 6 start fourth dimension out to provide a peachy second-round clear with Romanov. French Republic added nineteen faults as well as Italy added 17 to sideslip downwards the guild but despite sixteen additional penalties, the Brazilians dropped entirely i house to stand upwards 3rd with the Irish.
The Belgians had it inwards the pocketbook without having to telephone proper name upwards up Philippe Le Jeune for a mo time. It was his opening-round 4 faults with Loro Piana Boyante de Muze that they were carrying next a double-error from Donaat Brondeel as well as Breemeersen Adorado at the terminate of circular one, but pathfinders Pieter Devos as well as Candy as well as third-line passenger Judy-Ann Melchior as well as Cold equally Ice Z were crystal clear both times out thence when Brondeel left the course of report intact at his mo endeavour it was all over.
Reigning World Champion Le Jeune was determined that his side should non larn besides carried away with the success. “First of all nosotros are non inwards the concluding yet. Kingdom of Belgium all the same has to larn to Sopot (POL) as well as Budapest (HUN) as well as meet where nosotros are standing then. Everything for Kingdom of Belgium is novel for now, including the Chef d’Eqiupe. Sixth house inwards Lummen (BEL) as well as 5th house inwards Copenhagen (DEN) was non expert plenty thence nosotros had to laid this direct today as well as I receive got to congratulate the riders. All 3 rode fantastically good as well as made the affair real slowly for me. Our goal is to arrive the concluding as well as create equally good equally nosotros can. It is going to survive a expert fight,” he said.
Talking close the Belgian team’s puddle of horses, Le Jeune said: “We receive got a few laissez passer on horses out for stallion duties. Therefore, nosotros had to develop our immature horses as well as create upwards a novel team.”
For Judy Ann Melchior this was an of import result. She became a first-time woman raise merely 10 months agone as well as is real excited close beingness dorsum on the Belgian team. “The pregnancy as well as having my boy is the best affair that has e'er happened as well as was a peachy sense for me, but for certain I was real quick getting dorsum on my horses! It’s lovely beingness able to combine beingness a woman raise with my sport, as well as I did immature adult woman it!” she said.
And she was delighted with the ease with which her 11-year-old mare has also returned to action. “She had a suspension too, nosotros did an embryo with her thence she got a boy also! It was entirely a six-month suspension for her thence I didn’t desire to give her to roughly other rider. We started i time to a greater extent than inwards August as well as our start demo was inwards October. She was born at our house as well as I’ve been riding her since she was 4 or v years old,” she explained close the grayness Equus caballus she knows thence well.
The Irish Gaelic quartet of Billy Twomey, Niall Talbot, Bertram Allen as well as Ross Mulholland finished equal 3rd with Brazilof xi teams, completing the 2 rounds on a total of 24 faults.
Lying equal 5th at the halfway mark, with the team’s entirely clear circular coming from Niall Talbot as well as Nicos de la Cense, Republic of Ireland fought dorsum inwards the mo circular to claim equal 3rd position.
Lisbon is role of the Europe Division Two, as well as Ireland’s consequence volition non comport on the country’s scoring inwards Division One, which finishes with the Aga Khan Trophy contest at the Dublin Horse Show inwards August. Republic of Ireland currently lies inwards 3rd house inwards Division One, with 2 ranking competitions all the same to go.
As the global serial continues to unfold, the focus moves to Spruce Meadows inwards Calgary, Canada side past times side Th as well as and then on to Sopot inwards Poland the next day.
Result:
1. Kingdom of Belgium 4 faults: Candy (Peter Devos) 0/0, Breemeersen Adorado (Donaat Brondeel) 8/0, As Cold equally Ice (Judy Ann Melchior) 0/0, Loro Piana Boyante de Muze (Philippe Le Jeune) 4/DNS.
2. Great United Kingdom of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland of Britain as well as Northern Republic of Ireland 22 faults: Quiet Easy (Chloe Aston)13/6, Wonder Why (Spencer Roe) 1/5, Touchable (Jessie Drea) 4/4, Winner (Louise Saywell) 8/0.
3. Brazil 24 faults: Loro Piana Cartella (Marion Zanotelli) 8/4, Barbou du Rouet (Luis Francisco De Azevedo) 4/8, Amemoi O Sandor (Pedro Veniss) 0/12, G as well as C Sonny (Rodrigo Pessoa) 4/4.
3. Republic of Ireland 24 faults: Diaghilev (Billy Twomey) 8/4, Nicos de la Cense (Niall Talbot) 0/8, Romanov (Bertram Allen) 13/0, Carpe Diem (Ross Mulholland) 4/11.
5. Italy 25 faults: Loro Piana Quinta Roo (Lucia Vizzini)4/0, Loro Piana Acamar (Massimiliano Ferrario) 0/12, R-Gitana (Fabio Brotto) 4/12, Blue Boy V. Berkenbroeck (Juan Carlos Garcia) 4/5.
6. French Republic 27 faults: Perle du Marais (Julien Mesnil) 12/8, Pepyt’des Elfs (Gregory Cottard) 4/12, Plume de la Roque (Frederic Busquet) 4/0, Quiria d’Orion (Julien Gonin) 0/11.
7. Kingdom of the Netherlands 36 faults: Liberty Antara (Henk van de Pol) 12/8, Kate (Frank van Helmond) 8/8, Waikiki (Anne-Liza Makkinga) 4/12, Bacara de la Ferme Blanche (Michael Korompis) 4/4.
7. Portugal 36 faults: Coltaire Z (Marina Frutuoso de Melo) 8/4, Zurito create Belmonte (Duarte Romao) 4/8, Pluco T (Joao Chuva) 0/12, Imperio Egipcio Milton (Luis Sabino Goncalves) 9/DNS.
9. Switzerland xx faults IN FIRST ROUND: Le Prestige St Lois (Romain Duguet) 12, Ramses de Virton (Nadine Traber) Elim, PSG Future (Martin Fuchs) 8, Celeste (Nadja Peter Steiner) 0.
10. Espana 25 faults IN FIRST ROUND: Conington (Carlos Lopez Fanjul) 5, Quilate del Duero (Laura Roquet Puignero) 16, Quarela de Toscane (Santiago Nunez Riva) 12, Rico Revel (Eduardo Alvarez Aznar).
11. Commonwealth of Australia 28 faults IN FIRST ROUND: Bickley Brook Bella (Alison Rowland) 16, Glen Haven Eternal Flame (Olivia Hamood) Elim, Yalambi’s Landor (Evie Buller) 8, Yalambi’s Val d’Isere VDL (Rory Hovell) 4.
Philippe Le Jeune talking close the Belgian team’s puddle of horses – “We receive got a few laissez passer on horses out for stallion duties. Therefore, nosotros had to develop our immature horses as well as create upwards a novel team”.
Philippe Le Jeune, talking close defending the private championship he won at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ inwards 2010 – “I desire to defend my title. This is my primary objective as well as I volition seek to create my best side past times side year. It has been inwards the dorsum of my caput for the past times twain of years”
“It was entirely a six-month suspension for her thence I didn’t desire to give her to roughly other rider”.
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