French win €500K Nations Cup jumping title
France has won inward a thrilling Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Final showdown inward Barcelona, Spain, alongside Brazil 2d too Republic of Ireland 3rd of the eighteen teams who qualified.
And Canada’s Eric Lamaze too Britain’s Scott Brash shared the €200,000 bonus prize after they both went clear inward Friday’s First Qualifier too also inward Sunday’s Final at the Real Club de Polo.
The French squad finished on an eight-fault amount to win the Gold medal prize of €500,000. Brazil, which was ane fourth dimension penalization behind on nine, took home €300,000, patch Republic of Ireland had 12 faults for 3rd place, too collected €200,000.
The faultless run of Aymeric De Ponnat on Armitages Boy proved decisive, equally it meant grade pegging alongside the Brazilians. But a unmarried fourth dimension mistake by Alvaro de Miranda meant the South Americans had to settle for the bronze position. De Ponnat was joined on the squad by Patrice Delaveau (Orient Express Hdc), Simon Delestre (Qlassic Bois Margot) too Penelope Leprevost (Nayana).
After Republic of Ireland inward 3rd identify followed The Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, Ukraine too Britain. The USA won Saturday’s consolation competition.
It was a surprising number for the British, equally the 2012 Olympic too recently-crowned European Champions were expected to acquaint formidable opposition. But things didn’t cash inward one's chips their agency from the outset, alongside William Funnell’s Billy Congo withdrawn on Fri forenoon after picking upwards an injury too Sunday’s 21-fault amount leaving them good out of tilt for the primary honors.
Jeroen Dubbeldam won the Furusiyya Rider of the Final award. He was selected yesteryear a jury consisting of former basis number ii ranked professional person lawn tennis player, Conchita Martínez, and onetime Grand Prix motorbike route racer, Àlex Crivillé.
Both judges recognised Dubbeldam’s disappointing retirement during Friday’s First Qualifier, followed yesteryear the Dutchman’s impressive clear circular inward Sunday’s Final aboard his mare, Utascha Sfn – a magnificent turn-around.
On sharing the €200,000 bonus prize, Lamaze said: “It shows how hard it is, that in that location were alone ii people out of eighteen nations sharing inward that bonus money.”
Powerplay, a nine-year-old Holsteiner gelding (Casall x Limbus) was bought at the destination of May, at the same fourth dimension that team-mate Tiffany Foster’s mount, Verdi III, an 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding (Hors La Loi II x Cantus), was acquired yesteryear Artisan Farms. Both horses came from Pius Schwizer of Switzerland too direct hold alone had a duo of months to shape a partnership alongside their novel riders.
“It is actually unexpected,” said Lamaze, 45. “Usually, yous demand fourth dimension to teach to know the Equus caballus to hold out able to compete at this level. To accomplish this is actually something special. This was the best of the best.”
He was also to a greater extent than than pleased alongside Canada’s 6th identify overall: “I retrieve to complete 6th inward this companionship without Ian Millar is a real skillful accomplishment. Sixth identify nosotros volition gladly take. This was the exceed of the sport. The course of pedagogy designer is a vivid man. No horses struggled to the indicate of injury or losing confidence. It was a World Championship or Olympic-type contest inward a beautiful setting.”
Thirty-nine teams from merely about the basis took piece of work inward the league, alongside eighteen qualifying for the final.
Winning team-member, Simon Delestre, said “today was fantastic sport, too large congratulations to the course of pedagogy designer!”
Course designer Santiago Varela came inward for a lot of praise. “I think throughout the calendar week he did a peachy job. The horses all jumped good too the best squad won too it was a peachy calendar week of competition!” said Brazil’s Rodrigo Pessoa. Ireland’s Billy Twomey agreed – “I retrieve he’s done a actually skillful chore this week. There were no catastrophes for the lesser nations who are novel to this level. None of them had bad scores. He is encouraging them to maintain going too maintain improving, yet this was a tough course of pedagogy today too in that location were faults all over the course, but over again no crashes or large disasters,” he said.
Team Ireland’s demo jumping managing director Robert Splaine said subsequently it was “a really fantastic twenty-four hours for Irish Gaelic demo jumping”.
“For Republic of Ireland to hold out on the podium at basis entitle grade is a remarkable achievement, too I’d similar to give thank yous the owners, who made it possible, too the riders hither today, who did a marvellous chore inward securing the Bronze medal. I’d also similar to tell a item give-and-take of thank yous to all the riders too all the owners who during the twelvemonth helped us qualify for the Barcelona final.”
Canadian Chef d’Equipe Mark Laskin was hopeful close the country’s futurity inward international competitions such equally this Nations Cup. “In this company, 6th identify is yet a pretty skillful result.”
He highlighted that patch Canada has a peachy talent puddle of athletes, to win at this grade the squad requires greater horsepower.
“I promise nosotros direct hold some owners to stride upwards too purchase some horses, because nosotros direct hold some fantastic athletes inward this country. If nosotros tin create that, nosotros tin hold out a large constituent inward the World Equestrian Games side yesteryear side year.”
Victorious Chef d’Equipe Philippe Guerdat said he initially was against the novel Nations Cup concept. “I didn’t agree, too I had enough of fighting alongside John Roche (FEI Director of Jumping), but inward the destination he was to a greater extent than correct than me! Not merely because nosotros won today, I yet retrieve nosotros tin alter a few pocket-sized things, but direct hold seen some other side of the sport. It was similar a World Championship this year, thence side yesteryear side twelvemonth I retrieve it volition hold out similar the Olympic Games,” he said.
FEI President Princess Haya attended the terminal press conference. “I don’t retrieve I demand to tell anything because the sport spoke for us all today,” she said. “My alone chore is to tell give thank yous you to the French squad for giving us this fantastic twenty-four hours of sporting history. And to give thank yous the participants, Earth too our friends hither inward Barcelona. Also to give thank yous Prince Faissal for giving us the direct chances to revive this competition.”
HRH Prince Faissal Faissal talked close the determination to sponsor the Furusiyya serial through the Saudi Equestrian Fund. It all began “with my interest alongside the FEI inward 1994 when I was a fellow member of the FEI. We were inward Florence, too this was the primary topic – how to uncovering a agency to expand the sport too better participation inward the sport. Since thence nosotros direct hold all been talking close it, but Her Royal Highness (Princess Haya) has actually enforced it, too all the beak has cash inward one's chips a reality. Her Royal Highness is putting her imprint on what is happening,” he said.
He talked close “investing inward the nature of the sport” too the “Arab dearest for this wonderful creature, the horse”. He continued, “this serial tin expand more, it is skillful for the manufacture too nosotros tin expand its base”.
• Dutch rider Maikel Van der Vleuten too VDL Eureka won Sunday’s opening class, the La Caixa Trophy, a Table Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 contest against the clock. He sped dwelling menage inward a fourth dimension of 53.83, to beat Canadian Yann Candele too Brooklyn Blues on 54.34, too Irish Gaelic rider Shane Breen alongside Zamita 3rd on 54.42.
Result:
1. French Republic 8 faults: Orient Express HDC (Patrice Delaveau) 4, Armitages Boy (Aymerica de Ponnat) 0, Classic B
ois Margot (Simon Delestre) 4, Nayana (Penelope Leprevost) Ret.
2. Brazil nine faults: Citizenguard Cadjanine Z (Rodrigo Pessoa) 4, Calavda (Eduardo Menezes) 12, Clouwni (Marlon Zanotelli) 1, AD Rahmannshof’s Bogeno (Alvaro de Miranda Neto) 4.
3. Republic of Ireland 12 faults, 234.16: Antello Z (Cameron Hanley) 5, Allstar (Denis Lynch) 4, Balloon (Shane Breen) 4, Tinka’s Serenade (Billy Twomey) 4.
4. Netherlands 12 faults, 235.37: VDL Bubalu (Jur Vrieling) 8, Carambole (Willem Greve) 8, VDL Groep Verdi (Maikel van der Vleuten) 4, Utascha (Jeroen Dubbeldam) 0.
5. Kingdom of Belgium xvi faults: Polinska des Isles (Francois Mathy Jr) 4, Candy (Pieter Devos) 8, Domino (Jos Verlooy) 8, Cortez (Nicola Philippaerts) 4.
6. Canada 17 faults: Showgirl (Jonathan Asselin) 17, Verdi lll (Tiffany Foster) 4, Amer van de Rostal (Mac Cone) 13, Powerplay (Eric Lamaze) 0.
7. Ukraine 20 faults: Vivant (Cassio Rivetti) 8, Carlina (Ulrich Kirchhoff) 4, Nobylis (Oleg Krasyuk) 8, Charlie (Katharina Offel) 8.
8. Great UK of Britain too Northern Republic of Ireland 21 faults: Tripple X (Ben Maher) 12, Viking (Michael Whitaker) 9, Hello Winner (Louise Saywell) 12, Ursula (Scott Brash) 0.
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