Britain earns berth at Nations Cup final
The British pose inward a storming surgical physical care for to win the lastly leg of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Jumping Europe Division 1 league inward Dublin on Friday, earning a qualifying spot for the initiative serial Final inward Barcelona, Espana side yesteryear side month.
Lying second-last on the league tabular array every bit the contest began, they needed to complete 4th or meliorate inward the Aga Khan trophy if they were to brand the cut. And inward a thrilling shape that was undecided correct to the real end, they did it inward style, pinning Kingdom of the Netherlands into instant piece the USA as well as the host land shared third.
A powerful German linguistic communication squad lined out at the Irish Gaelic fixture, but they had to settle for joint-fifth amongst French Republic piece Ukraine as well as Espana filled 7th as well as 8th places respectively. Germany volition non compete at the Furusiyya Final every bit the half dozen nations that guide maintain qualified from Europe Division 1 were confirmed every bit Switzerland, France, Great Britain, The Netherlands, Republic of Ireland as well as Ukraine.
Course designer Alan Wade, boy of legendary passenger as well as quondam Irish Gaelic Chef d’Equipe Tommy Wade, actually pose it upward to them amongst his track. Initially it seemed it powerfulness exactly non live testing enough, amongst 5 of the first-line riders going clear, but every bit it turned out that was only show of the character of the field. First into the ring, Germany’s Marcus Ehning as well as Plot Blue, made a unmarried error at the vertical that followed the close influential debate on the course of teaching – the Post Office double of verticals that had a water-tray nether the instant element. Even the close experienced of horses tended to create a double-take at this one, as well as if they didn’t hitting it, as well as then the next vertical frequently savage instead.
Just 4 of the 8 competing nations were battling for points – Ukraine, France, Republic of Ireland as well as Britain.
A wonderful double-clear from Scott Brash as well as Hello Sanctos earned him the Furusiyya Rider of the Day award. “My Equus caballus has been unbelievable for the lastly half dozen or 7 shows,” he said. “He’s been jumping clear since London, we’re inward the groove inward this partnership since the Olympic Games.”
British Chef d’Equipe, Rob Hoekstra, was delighted: “my squad were fantastic nether pressure level today. We haven’t had the best Nations Cup flavour but it came correct inward the end, as well as I’m real proud of them. Now we’re actually looking frontwards to the Final inward Barcelona.”
The Dublin spectators came inward for a lot of praise from the winning riders. The traditional British/Irish rivalry is e'er guaranteed to clit huge crowds as well as this twelvemonth was no exception. Despite the fact that they had been hoping for a repeat home-side victory, the spectators roared their blessing during the prize-giving ceremony as well as victory gallop.
Afterwards Irish Gaelic Team managing director Robert Splaine said: “I’m terribly disappointed that nosotros didn’t complete commencement today. The squad hence much wanted to win, specially for the huge crowd who turned out to cheer us on. The lads worked hard, but inward the halt the British team, which included 3 of their Olympic Gold medallists, was exactly every bit good good. Today’s contest was also real of import for Republic of Ireland inward the context of side yesteryear side month’s European championships, as well as I volition live spending the side yesteryear side few days analysing the performances hither today.”
All sights are right away assault Barcelona as well as the initiative Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Jumping Final inward 7 weeks’ time. A amount of eighteen nations volition battle it out for the trophy at the Castilian fixture, as well as apart from the Europe Division 1 countries named on Friday, the other nations already qualified are Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Japan, Qatar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as well as USA, piece Espana volition also compete every bit host country.
Just 2 farther rounds of the Europe Division 2 serial guide maintain nonetheless to accept place, at Gijon, Espana on thirty August as well as Arezzo, Italy on 6 September.
Result:
1. Great U.K. 8 faults: Big Star (Nick Skelton) 4/0, Cella (Ben Maher) 4/0, Voila (Robert Smith) 8/8, Hello Sanctos (Scott Brash) 0/0.
2. Netherlands 12 faults: Tobalio (Albert Voorn) 0/0, Cerona (Hendrik-Jan Schuttert) 12/8, Wait as well as See (Michel Hendrix) 4/4, Primeval Dejavu (Gert January Bruggink) 0/4.
3. Republic of Ireland xvi faults: Loughview Lou-Lou (Dermott Lennon) 4/0, Balloon (Shane Breen) 8/8, Lansdowne (Conor Swail) 0/4, Blue Loyd (Cian O’Connor) 4/4.
3. USA xvi faults: Rothchild (McLain Ward) 0/4, Nougat du Vallet (Katie Dinan) 12/0, Blue Angel (Kent Farrington) 20/8, Cortes C (Beezie Madden) 0/0.
5. FRG xx faults: Plot Blue (Marcus Ehning) 4/0, Cellagon Lambrasco (Janne Friederike Meyer) 8/4, Acorte (Rolf Moormann) 4/4, Bella Donna (Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum) 4/4.
5. French Republic xx faults: Nayana (Penelope Leprevost) 0/4, Myself de Breve (Marie Hecart) 8/4, Oh D’Eole (Michel Robert) 8/16, Estoy Aqui de Muze HDC (Kevin Staut) 4/0.
7. Ukraine 44 faults: Vivant (Cassio Rivetti) 0/0, SIEC Ledgepoint (Oleg Kraysuk) Elim/DNS, Verdi (Ulrich Kirchhoff) 12/8, Pour le Passage (Katharina Offel) 16/8.
8. Espana 61 faults: Zipper (Sergio Alvarez Moya) 0/Elim, Olala de Buissy (Eduardo Blanco) 31/24, Conington (Tariere Lopez-Fanjul) 12/9, Notre Star de la Nutria (Paola Amilibia) 8/8.
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