Brits jump up Nations Cup eventing leaderboard

The winning British squad at Montelibretti, from left: Nicky Roncoroni, Dani Evans, Emilie Chandler as well as Paul Sims. © Massimo Argenziano/FEI

A convincing victory inward Italy has brought Britain to within 2 points of Deutschland inward the FEI Nations Cup Eventing series.

Britain finished close twoscore penalties ahead of the host nation, Italy, alongside a three-man High German squad taking tertiary inward the lawsuit at the weekend in Montelibretti.

The British quartet, all of whom were competing inward their kickoff Nations Cup contest this year, finished first, second, 4th as well as sixth, alongside Cirencester-based Scottish rider Nicky Roncoroni leading from the start to accept private honours on the Irish-bred Trig Point.

Emilie Chandler was minute on the impressive nine-year-old British-bred Coopers Law (by Mill Law), as well as Paul Sims was 4th on Belgian-bred Calador (by Clinton). Dani Evans, who has simply graduated from the Young Rider ranks, slipped from tertiary to 6th later incurring eighteen jumping penalties on the Dutch-bred Raphael ll past times (Krunch de Breve) when the Equus caballus became a niggling “free” over what was described every bit an up-to-height rail alongside enough of related distances. All 4 achieved clear cross-country rounds within the optimum time.

“They all went good as well as it was a rattling pleasing result,” said squad managing director Philip Surl. “When nosotros walked the course of teaching nosotros idea in that location were quite a few places where y'all could brand a mistake, as well as likewise that the fourth dimension would last difficult to get. Paul was riding on a squad for the kickoff fourth dimension as well as he did a bully chore every bit trailblazer – cool, calm as well as collected.

“It was quite a logistical challenge for us to larn downwardly to Montelibretti as well as involved 2 overnight stops, but the horses all arrived good as well as nosotros had a dyad of personal bests inward the dressage.”

Emilie Portale was the best of the Italian team, tertiary individually on Rubens Delle Sementarecce, backed upward past times Roberto Riganelli as well as Stinger du Meugon, fifth, as well as Pietro Sandei, 11th on Mouse, a Equus caballus he bought from Mark Todd. Marco Cappai withdrew Sunshine Sweet earlier the jumping phase.

Italy is directly 4th inward the FEI Nations Cup Eventing leaderboard behind Germany, Britain as well as New Zealand alongside 2 events to go, Waregem inward Kingdom of Belgium this weekend (26-29 September) as well as the in conclusion leg at Boekelo inward Holland on Oct 11-14.

The Germans fielded their exceed entitle combinations at Fontainebleau (FRA), Houghton Hall (GBR) as well as Aachen (GER), but they sent a novel trio on the long journeying downwardly to the Italian military machine base of operations simply due south of Rome. Robert Sirch finished best inward 7th on Killcross, but Bodo Battenburg was hampered past times a dressage grade of 75.2 on Cadgold as well as Martin Drescher had to withdraw Gandalf VM earlier the in conclusion jumping phase.

Britain has concentrated on a designated puddle of up-and-coming riders for the serial this year, aided past times funding from Britain Sport, alongside the aim of giving younger riders squad experience. Laura Collett, Lucy Wiegersma, Izzy Taylor, Sarah Bullimore as well as Jodie Amos volition last travelling to Kingdom of Belgium this weekend, where Philip Surl is hoping to overtake the mighty Germans. “If nosotros tin option the correct horses, nosotros should involve keep a adept squad as well as simply mightiness involve keep a chance,” he said. “This is a bully serial as well as I mean value it volition grow as well as grow.”

 

Results:

1 Great Britain, 148.0
Nicky Roncoroni/Trig Point, 45.6; Emilie Chandler/Coopers Law, 48.4; Paul Sims/Calador, 54.0 (Dani Evans/Raphael ll, 66.4)

2 Italy, 185.4
Emiliano Portale/Rubens Delle Sementarecce, 48.8; Roberto Riganelli/Stinger du Meugon, 58.6; Sandei Pietro/Mouse, 78.0; (Marco Cappai/Sunshine Sweet, WD earlier Jumping)

3 Deutschland 1,159.0
Robert Sirch/Killcross, 69.6; Bodo Battenberg/Cadgold, 90.2; Martin Drescher/Gandalf VM, WD earlier Jumping

 

FEI Nations Cup Eventing Leaderboard (after v of 7 events):
i Deutschland 39 points
2 Britain 37
3 New Zealand 18
4 Italy 17
v Commonwealth of Australia 15
v French Republic 15
7 Netherlands 12
8 Sweden 8
nine Republic of Ireland 5
10 Kingdom of Spain 4
10 USA 4

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