Cross-country trifecta for Fox-Pitt at Pau
Britain’s William Fox-Pitt has jumped into the transcend iii places afterwards the 4* cross-country at Les Etoiles de Pau inward France.
All iii of Fox-Pitt’s horses, the leader Seacookie, Cool Mountain (second) as well as Neuf des Coeurs (third), went brilliantly as well as finished within the optimum fourth dimension of eleven minutes 48 seconds. H5N1 large crowd, enjoying the vivid sunshine, showed their appreciation every bit they loudly cheered him dwelling identify on Cool Mountain, the concluding of the 76 cross-country starters.
“They were human foot perfect,” said an understandably elated Fox-Pitt, naming the athletic, French-bred Neuf des Coeurs every bit the best galloper of the trio. “They’re all horses I know good as well as they’re all skillful jumpers.”
However, although he has iii chances for a 2d Pau victory, Fox-Pitt does non bring a jumping ground inward mitt over the competitive United States of America of America rider, Phillip Dutton on novel mountain Mr Medicott, who is breathing downward his cervix inward quaternary place.
“It’s pretty neat to bring the ride on him,” said Dutton, who latterly took over High German Frank Ostholt’s 2008 Olympic gilt medallist from compatriot Karen O’Connor. “The view of coming hither was to teach used to Pierre Michelet’s courses as well as walk his lines (before side past times side year’s Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games inward Caen).”
“We’ve had a actually squeamish season, thence perchance it’s non such a surprise to create thence good here,” Livio said. “But I was quite surprised that my Equus caballus could teach thence fast over a course of didactics that’s virtually 12 minutes as well as I’m feeling pretty impressed to endure sitting hither inward a press conference amongst these ii superstars [Fox-Pitt as well as Dutton].”
Last year’s winner Andrew Nicholson had mixed fortunes. He is inward 6th identify afterwards a smoothen functioning on Mr Cruise Control, but he had a run-out amongst Quimbo, equal quaternary afterwards dressage, at ground 20 as well as he retired his showtime ride, CCI4* newcomer Viscount George.
His Kiwi compatriots also had a mixed day. Craig Nicolai as well as Just Ironic were eliminated on the 11th fence; Lucy Jackson as well as Willy Do improved from 33rd afterwards dressage to 21st amongst 60.9; Tim Price as well as Ringwood Sky Boy dropped from 14th to 24th amongst 63.1; Caroline Powell as well as Onwards as well as Upwards also dropped, from 26th to 32nd amongst 71.4; Megan Heath as well as St Daniel improved from 46th to 39th identify amongst 85.8; as well as Annabel Wigley as well as Frog Rock went from 45th to 41st amongst 90.4.
Fences fourteen as well as 20 over the Pierre Michelet-designed course of didactics seemed to endure the bogey fences for the Kiwis, contributing to iv combinations’ scores. Just 53 of the master copy 75 starters rest inward the hunt.
Britain’s Sarah Bullimore rode ii non bad clear rounds within the fourth dimension to ascent 8 places to 7th on Valentino V, as well as 34 places to 15th on My Last One. Donatien Schauly (FRA) made it expect slowly on Pivoine des Touches to climb eleven places to eighth, as well as Clark Montgomery (USA) on Universe as well as Rodolphe Scherer (Makara de Montiege, FRA) rose 22 places apiece to 9th as well as 10th.
Dressage leaders Lucinda Fredericks (AUS) as well as Flying Finish were quick across the province but are out of controversy afterwards a frustrating run-out correct at the destination of the course of didactics at the influential complex at 25. Some riders who were upward on the clock, including Fox-Pitt, had the luxury of taking the long road here.
Lucy Wiegersma (GBR), 6th afterwards dressage on Simon Porloe, retired afterwards a refusal at the duck-shaped ground inward the showtime H2O complex, as well as Frank Ostholt (GER) as well as Little Paint, lying eighth, were pulled upward nigh the destination of the course.
William Fox-Pitt commented that he was surprised past times the total of problems at the showtime H2O complex. “Horses didn’t look to read it that well. There were all sorts of ways y'all could approach it as well as it was interesting to watch.
“By contrast, it was amazing how good horses coped amongst the concluding water. You don’t come across many fences amongst v elements, nether trees as well as involving water, but it only shows how skillful our horses are now.”
Pau is the showtime contest of the FEI Classics 2013/2014 season.
• In the 2* competition, Francois Lemiere has retained his dressage atomic number 82 on Ogustin Du Terroir, going clear to atomic number 82 the champaign on 42.2, amongst Italy’s Peitro Roman as well as Barraduff also clear to deed upward from 5th identify to second. In 3rd is French passenger Niels Boucault as well as Nagaika de la Gane, who also went clear to deed upward from 13th identify amongst his dressage grade of 49.1.
Francis Clement, who was 2d on Prestige Des Clotins afterwards the dressage, had a halt on the cross-country to drib downward to 23th identify amongst 75.3 penalties. Cedric Lyard, who was 3rd afterwards the dressage on Narcos De Soulac, withdrew at the 14th obstacle.
The course of didactics also claimed New Zealand’s Mark Todd, who had iii stops on Haokonn as well as ended at the 23rd obstacle.
However, swain Kiwi Caroline Powell made a dramatic improvement from 26th identify on The Earl of Belvedere. They ended the twenty-four hr catamenia on their dressage grade of 54.1, as well as were one of only iv combinations inward the 38-strong champaign to teach clear as well as within time.
4* Results afterwards Cross Country
1 William Fox-Pitt/Seacookie TSF (GBR) 41.5= 0 = 41.5
2 William Fox-Pitt/Cool Mountain (GBR) 42.2 + 0 = 42.2
3 William Fox-Pitt/Neuf des Coeurs (GBR) 43.2 + 0 = 43.2
4 Phillip Dutton/Mr Medicott (USA) 44.2 + 0.4 = 44.6
5 Maxime Livio/Cathar de Gamel (FRA) 44.8 + 1.2 = 46.0
6 Andrew Nicholson/Mr Cruise Control (NZL) 45.3 + 0.8 = 46.1
7 Sarah Bullimore/Valentino V (GBR) 47.0 + 0.8 = 47.8
8 Donatien Schauly/Pivoine des Touches (FRA) 49.0 + 0 = 49.0
nine Clark Montgomery/Universe (USA) 52.0 + 0 = 52.0
10 Rodolphe Scherer/Makara de Montiege (FRA) 52.2 + 0.4 = 52.6
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