‘Bosty’ wins European Champs jumping gold
Roger Yves Bost became alone the 5th French passenger to claim Individual European gilt when galloping to victory with Castle Forbes Myrtille Paulois in the PSI FEI European Jumping Individual Championship lastly at Herning inwards Kingdom of Denmark on Saturday.
Great Britain’s Ben Maher went into the lastly contest with the narrowest of leads, simply a fighting downwards inwards the opening circular saw him having to settle for silverish ahead of team-mate Scott Brash, who rose from overnight tenth house to take away maintain bronze when producing the alone double-clear surgical physical care for of the day.
Bost follows inwards famous footsteps, every bit the listing of previous French champions is an impressive one. Pierre Durand in addition to the legendary Jappeloup outset topped the podium for French Republic at St Gallen, Switzerland inwards 1987, Eric Navet reigned supreme on habitation turf at La Baule, French Republic inwards 1991, Alexandra Ledermann in addition to Rochet K – the outset adult woman always to take away maintain the championship – topped the line-up inwards Hickstead, Great United Kingdom of Great Britain in addition to Northern Ireland inwards 1999 in addition to Kevin Staut in addition to Kraque Boom were winners inwards Windsor, Great United Kingdom of Great Britain in addition to Northern Ireland inwards 2009.
Bost also received an additional prize amongst the Individual trophy – a filly foal past times the stallion Casall Ask who was ridden into 4th house past times Sweden’s defending champion Rolf-Goran Bengtsson.
The private lastly to a greater extent than than lived upwards to expectations, with course-designer Frank Rothenberger setting 2 to a greater extent than super-tough tests. Only 2 riders managed to come upwards habitation with a completely build clean canvass inwards the outset round, in addition to the eventual champion wasn’t i of them every bit Bost in addition to Castle Forbes Myrtille Paulois picked upwards a unmarried fourth dimension mistake inwards i of their trademark thrilling tours of the track.
The second-round rail looked less complicated, simply the 10 fences would take away maintain their toll, peculiarly the lastly triple combination. Only nineteen returned to produce battle inwards this round, in addition to ix of them ran into problem hither including Switzerland’s Steve Guerdat whose chances were completely dashed when Nino stopped at the 2nd chemical cistron in addition to and thence hitting it at his 2nd attempt.
There were 4 clears this fourth dimension out, the outset registered past times Frenchman Aymeric de Ponnat in addition to Armitages Boy. They were lying good downwards the fellowship inwards 16th house in addition to it promoted them all the agency upwards to 11th inwards the lastly analysis.
Now lying fifth, Brash actually piled the pressure level on those ahead of him with some other amazing tour of the track, with Hello Sanctos looking every bit fresh every bit he did when the jumping activity began 5 days ago. Maher wasn’t giving upwards without a fighting and, despite a loud rattle at the oxer at five, Cella returned some other fabulous foot-perfect run to throw downwards the gauntlet. Bost could afford a time-fault or two, simply a pole downwards would manus the gilt medal dorsum to his British rival. It was all downwards to this i lastly effort.
And the human they telephone telephone Bosty grabbed both the opportunity, in addition to the mare who perfectly matches her rider’s unorthodox style, with both hands, steering her through the course of teaching in addition to arriving to the lastly business without incident. As he headed for the triple combination in that place was an intake of breath some the stadium, simply in that place was no postulate to worry. The 13-year-old mare who he calls “my Princess” or “my Poupee” (my doll) was never going to permit him down. The roar from the crowd said it all every bit i of the most pop competitors inwards the sport had the gilt inwards his grasp.
“This is my outset Senior Individual gilt medal, I take away maintain some Team Championship medals, simply never an private one!” he said afterwards.
Silver medallist Maher was real happy with his result. The British passenger described his mare every bit “more of a machine than a horse”.
There was enough of friendly banter betwixt the medal-winners at the post-competition press conference. Maher pointed out that “Roger said on Tuesday ‘if I lost a few kilos I could take away maintain caught you’ – thence I wonder what diet he’s been on for the lastly few days!” He congratulated the Frenchman – “Roger rode the circular of a lifetime today in addition to he’s the well-deserved winner,” Maher said.
The novel champion is 20 years older than 27-year-old Brash who said “the beauty of our sport is that hopefully nosotros volition however live riding past times Bosty’s age. Michel Robert for illustration looks fit in addition to immature in addition to rides every bit skillful every bit ever. I’m looking frontward to a long career in addition to I’m looking frontward to sitting hither i twenty-four lx minutes catamenia inwards Bosty’s seat!”
One human who knows to a greater extent than than most nearly the joy of wearing an private European gilt medal some his cervix is Germany’s Paul Schockemohle, triple-champion with the neat Deister at Munich (GER) inwards 1981, Hickstead (GBR) inwards 1983 in addition to Dinard (FRA) inwards 1985. He continues to live a major influence inwards the sport, in addition to took upwards championship sponsorship of the PSI FEI European Jumping Championship inwards Herning.
Schockemohle pointed out the vital piece of job of those who back upwards the sport through Equus caballus ownership.
He said at these Championships “three owners who are a very, real long fourth dimension inwards the sport take away maintain been rewarded – Lady Georgina Forbes (Castle Forbes Myrtille Paulois) who sponsored Jessica Kuerten earlier in addition to at i time sponsors Bosty, in addition to Jane Clark (Cella) who 35 years agone bought a Equus caballus from me! And Phil Harris (Hello Sanctos) who also sponsored David Broome. These are 3 owners who bought into the sport in addition to stayed inwards the sport, in addition to I desire to congratulate them in addition to their riders”.
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