Seacookie shines through for WFP at Pau 4-star
William Fox-Pitt has finished get-go together with third in a nail-biting finale to the four-star Les Etoiles de Pau Equus caballus trials inward France.
After the cross-country on Saturday, the British passenger was inward the top iii placings, but it took until his 3rd together with finally ride, Seacookie TSF, to secure the top prize. Up to that indicate things were getting tense as Neuf des Coeurs, 3rd at that stage together with jumping out of order, hitting 5 rails together with plummeted to 15th place. Then Cool Mountain, lying second, dropped a rail, together with thence a place, to third.
Then Phillip Dutton (USA) together with Mr Medicott, who had been lying 4th behind the Fox-Pitt trio, provided breathing infinite past times hitting a rail. This gave Fox-Pitt a debate inward manus to win on his cross-country leader, Seacookie TSF, together with solely using upward that margin, he finally clinched victory inward the get-go lawsuit of the FEI Classics 2013/2014 season.
“It’s e'er nerve-wracking coming into the showjumping when you’re inward the lead, but having a debate inward manus helps,” said a relieved together with thrilled Fox-Pitt, who was clocking upward the 12th CCI4* win of his career together with his minute victory at Pau inside 2 years.
“Seacookie jumped clear when he won Blenheim CCI3* finally yr together with when he was minute at Kentucky inward April. When he had a runway downward this time, things did larn a fleck tense again, but he went on jumping good together with it was my lucky day, I guess.”
The sensation of the twenty-four hr current was France’s Maxime Livio, a CCI4* debutant, who used all his experience riding inward international jumping competitions to conjure a clear circular from the 12-year-old Anglo Arab Cathar de Gamel. This moved them upward to minute house together with a career best.
“My reckon is to larn into a contest feeling I tin range it or there’s non much indicate beingness there, but to endure minute is fantastic,” Livio said. “My dressage wasn’t 100%, y'all tin e'er larn inward better. Across country, my Equus caballus was quite tired at a few points together with I had to calm down, together with so I promise to encounter those few seconds [over the optimum time] disappear inward the future.”
New Zealand’s Andrew Nicholson moved upward a house on Mr Cruise Control to fifth, together with France’s European bronze medallist Donatien Schauly rose 2 places to 6th on Pivoine des Touches.
Nicholson’s compatriot Lucy Jackson rode a stunning clear circular on Willy Do to deed from 21st up to 12th. Caroline Powell together with Onwards together with Upwards picked upward simply 2 fourth dimension faults to also deed upward the board, from 32nd to complete inward 23rd place.
Nicholson was unlucky alongside Quimbo alongside his runway that saw them complete inward 26th, piece Tim Price together with Ringwood Sky Boy inward their get-go four-star together finished 30th, alongside Megan Heath together with St Daniel correct behind inward 31st after a bully clear round. Annabel Wigley aboard Frog Rock also went clear to complete 33rd.
The major beneficiaries inward what proved an influential jumping stage on Pau’s smart novel arena surface were French passenger Cedric Lyard , who rose from 13th after cross-country on Cadeau du Roi to 7th place, together with Ireland’s Joseph Murphy on Electric Cruise who came upward from 15th to eighth.
William Fox-Pitt, the hero of the weekend, despite suffering dorsum hurting throughout, pronounced himself “delighted” alongside his horses. “First together with 3rd is terrific,” he said. “They are all bully horses together with accept done me real good over the years. They’ve been loyal together with fantastic to ride together with I’m real lucky to accept ridden them.
“I’ve had this pitiable dorsum occupation all weekend together with actually didn’t mean value I’d endure able to ride, but my physio has done a bright job. This weekend has exceeded all my expectations.”
A three-time winner of the HSBC FEI Classics, Fox-Pitt has given himself an early on Pb inward the rankings, together with a well-earned wintertime holiday. No dubiety competitors at the forthcoming Adelaide International 3-Day Event (AUS) side past times side calendar month volition endure relieved to postulate heed that Pau wraps upward the Fox-Pitt season.
• In the 2* competition, Francois Lemiere led throughout to win on Ogustin Du Terroir, finishing on a finally score of 42.2, alongside Italy’s Peitro Roman together with Barraduff minute despite dropping a rail. In 3rd was Mathieu Lemoine alongside Orgueil du Lys alongside 52.3, together with Eric Vigeanel together with Reve D Ete De Mirland were 4th alongside 52.4.
French passenger Niels Boucault, who moved upward to 3rd subsequently the cross-country on Nagaika de la Gane, dropped a runway to destination inward 5th house on 53.1, simply ahead of New Zealand’s Caroline Powell on The Earl of Belvedere, who made the best improvement from dressage over the top 10 placegetters. They were 26th subsequently the dressage, moved upward to 13th subsequently the cross-country, together with went clear on the finally stage to destination on 54.1 penalties.
Cruising to victory
Three Irish Gaelic Sport Horses finished inward the top 8 of the four-star, together with remarkably all iii are past times the bully sire Cruising.
Mr Medicott was 4th nether the States passenger Phillip Dutton, Mr. Cruise Control was 5th alongside New Zealand’s Andrew Nicholson, together with Ireland’s Joseph Murphy together with Electric Cruise finished eighth. Murphy added simply iv faults inward the hard demonstrate jumping stage next an outstanding clear inward the cross-country phase, to larn out him on a finally score of 58.7.
Murphy finished 14th inward the London Olympics alongside the same horse.
William Fox-Pitt
William Fox-Pitt has won 51 CCIs, including 12 CCI4*s: Badminton (2004), Burghley a tape 6 times (1994, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008 together with 2011), Luhmühlen (2008), Kentucky twice (2010 together with 2012) together with straightaway Pau twice (2011 together with 2013). He is the solely passenger to accept won 5 out of the world’s 6 CCI4*s.
He has also represented United Kingdom 17 times inward championships, winning Olympic argent (2004 together with 2012) together with bronze (2008), footing squad gilt together with private argent on Cool Mountain (2010), summation squad argent inward 2006 together with squad bronze inward 2002. He has 6 European squad gilt medals, squad bronze, 2 private silvers (1997 together with 2005), together with private bronze this yr on Chilli Morning. Fox-Pitt, 43, is married to Alice, a idiot box racing commentator. They alive inward Sturminster Newton, Dorset, together with accept 2 immature sons, Oliver together with Thomas.
Seacookie TSF, a 14-year-old gelding past times Helikon, owned past times Catherine Witt, was produced to three-star grade past times High German Olympic passenger Ingrid Klimke. Fox-Pitt took over the ride inward 2008.
Additional reporting: ESNZ, HSI
Final results
1 William Fox-Pitt/Seacookie TSF (GBR) 41.5 + 0 + 4 = 45.5
2 Maxime Livio/Cathar de Gamel (FRA) 44.8 + 1.2 + 0 = 46.0
3 William Fox-Pitt/Cool Mountain (GBR) 42.2 + 0 + 4 = 46.2
4 Phillip Dutton/Mr Medicott (USA) 44.2 + 0.4 + 8 = 52.6
5 Andrew Nicholson/Mr Cruise Control (NZL) 45.3 + 0.8 + 8 = 54.1
6 Donatien Schauly/Pivoine des Touches (FRA) 49.0 + 0 + 8 = 57.0
7 Cedric Lyard/Cadeau du Roi (FRA) 51.8 + 1.6 + 4 = 57.4
8 Joseph Murphy/Electric Cruise (IRL) 54.7 + 0 + 4 = 58.7
nine Sarah Bullimore/Valentino V (GBR) 47.0 + 0.8 + 12 = 59.8
10 Clark Montgomery/Universe (USA) 52.0 + 0 + 8 = 60.0
FEI Classics 2013/2014 Leaderboard (after 1 of 6 events)
1 William Fox-Pitt (GBR) fifteen points
2 Maxime Livio (FRA) 12
3 Phillip Dutton (USA) 8
4 Andrew Nicholson (NZL) 6
5 Donatien Schauly (FRA) 5
6 Cedric Lyard (FRA) 4
7 Joseph Murphy (IRL) 3
8 Sarah Bullimore (GBR) 2
nine Clark Montgomery (USA) 1
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