Maikel’s Dutch courage wins in unique Olympia double
Dutch passenger Maikel Van der Vleuten made history at Olympia on Sat nighttime when he matched his manly soul parent Eric’s achievement inward 2009 yesteryear winning the Longines FEI World Cup qualifier presented yesteryear H&M.
The packed identify was treated to a thrilling 11-horse jump-off which built to the dream complete – the really finally passenger into the arena pulling off victory. Riding VDL Groep Sapphire B for The Netherlands, Van der Vleuten beat Belgium’s Francois Mathy Jr on Polinska des Isles yesteryear merely 5/100th of a second.
Britain’s Daniel Neilson, riding inward Olympia’s international classes for the get-go time, produced an inspired functioning on Varo thou to accept tertiary place.
Penelope Leprevost (FRA) on Nice Stephanie as well as Lars Nieberg (GER) on Leonie due west also produced double clears to complete 4th as well as fifth.
Scott Brash (Hello Ursula Xll, sixth), Michael Whitaker (Viking, seventh) as well as Peter Charles (Murka’s Odie de Frevent, 10th) kept domicile hopes move yesteryear making it into the jump-off but they all faulted.
An enthralled audience had their hearts inward their mouths every bit Van der Vleuten made an audacious switch-back plow to the 5th fence, a motility which gave him the fastest fourth dimension of all, but the gallant Viking unfortunately hitting the upright black-and-white Longines FEI World Cup fence.
It was a get-go Longines FEI World Cup win for Van der Vleuten, the 5th Dutch winner since 1979, as well as he as well as Eric are the get-go father-son combination to win this flat at Olympia, described yesteryear the FEI’s World Cup Director John Roche every bit “one of the jewels inward our crown”.
“It’s a super atmosphere here, a beautiful identify to win,” Van der Vleuten said afterwards. “Everything happened really fast inward the flat as well as I relied on my Dutch colleagues to tell me what to exercise inward the jump-off.”
Of his 14-year-old grayness mare yesteryear Mr Blue, he commented: “She is ever brave yet careful. She keeps developing inward the correct way as well as she ever wants to exercise a clear round.”
Third placed Daniel Neilson, 23, is 1 of Britain’s brightest immature prospects as well as is straight off running his ain trouble concern inward Brentwood, Essex. “Riding at Olympia is something yous aim for at the start of your year,” he said. “There isn’t a crowd similar it anywhere else inward the world.
“British demo jumping is on a high as well as it’s neat for immature riders similar myself every bit it makes yous force forward. I had a adept feeling when I walked the course of teaching here, every bit my Equus caballus is naturally fast as well as also really careful. I conduct hold saved him peculiarly for it.”
Portuguese course-designer Bernardo Costa Cabral was pleased alongside the outcome. “It was all virtually detail, as well as at that topographic point was force per unit of measurement area on riders to build the fourth dimension on that finally plow which is why the planks [fence 11] was as well as so influential.”
The Longines FEI World Cup serial moves on to Mechelen inward Kingdom of Belgium alongside Britain’s Scott Brash nevertheless heading the Western League rankings as well as Mikail Van der Vleuten straight off inward tertiary identify at this halfway mark.
On Friday, Laura Renwick raised the Olympia roof when she became the get-go senior British passenger to win a jumping flat this week.
Riding David Perry’s brilliant Oz de Breve, Laura won the Earls Court Olympia Christmas Cracker yesteryear merely 0.23sec from the flight Swede Peder Fredericson on Thursday’s speed flat winner H & thou Sibon.
Renwick was drawn at precisely halfway downward the 32-strong flat as well as set upwardly an immaculate round, coming together the finally line of fences to perfection.
“I’ve had a few ups as well as downs this twelvemonth as well as and so to win hither at Olympia has set me on a existent high. I didn’t larn into the arena thinking I’d win, but nosotros met every debate on the correct pace as well as I flora myself where I wanted to move all the way round. It was really smooth.”
The accolade of taking the get-go British win of the calendar week went to immature passenger Jess Dimmock, who had the thrill of a lifetime when triumphing inward the Under 23 British Championships, sponsored yesteryear Dodson & Horrell as well as The World Class Programme.
This flat at Olympia is in all likelihood the most prestigious contest for immature riders inward the globe – previous winners include the electrical flow globe divulge one, Scott Brash. Riding her ain Capella ll, Dimmock was get-go to larn inward the five-horse jump-off as well as produced a steady clear, which proved adept plenty to win. Scarlett Ward, who was carrying forrard 1 fourth dimension error from the previous round, also went clear to complete minute on Milena 8. Jessica Mendoza was tertiary on Spirit T alongside 1 debate down.
Dimmock missed finally year’s Olympia because Capella had to conduct hold colic surgery. “He is my Equus caballus of a lifetime as well as he nearly died finally year, as well as so for him to come upwardly dorsum as well as win is a fairytale,” said Jess, who is trained yesteryear Tim Stockdale. “This way everything to me.”
Result:
1, VDL Groep Sapphire B (Maikel van der Vleuten) NED 0/0 37.07;
2, Polinska des Isles (Francois Mathy Jnr) BEL 0/0 37.12;
3, Varo thou (Daniel Neilson) GBR 0/0 37.19;
4, Nice Stephanie (Penelope Leprevost) FRA 0/0 37.39;
5, Leonie due west (Lars Nieberg) GER 0/0 38.57;
6, Ursula Xll (Scott Brash) GBR 0/4 35.23;
7, Viking (Michael Whitaker) GBR 0/4 35.29;
8, Lois (Beat Mandli) SUI 0/4 35.92;
9, Clintop (Max Kuhner) GER 0/4 37.26;
10, Marka’s Odie de Frevent (Peter Charles) GBR 0/4 37.78;
11, Chilli van Dijk NRW (Stefan Eder) AUT 0/8 35.86.
Standings after Round 5 at Olympia:
1. Scott Brash GBR – 52
2. Steve Guerdat SUI – 51
3. Maikel van der Vleuten NED – 40
4. Tim Gredley GBR – 36
5. Marcus Ehning GER – 36
6. Edwina Tops-Alexander AUS – 35
7. Francois Mathy Jr BEL – 34
8. Luciana Diniz POR – 32
9. Hans-Dieter Dreher GER – 26
10. Patrice Delaveau FRA – 23
11. Simon Delestre FRA – 22
12. Harrie Smolders NED – 21
13. Christian Ahlmann GER – 20
14. Michael Whitaker GBR – 20
15. Pius Schwizer SUI – 19
16. Athina Onassis de Miranda BRA- 19
17. Nicola Philippaerts BEL – 18
18. Kevin Staut FRA – 17
19. Daniel Neilson GBR – 15
19. Luca Moneta ITA – 15
19. Ludger Beerbaum GER – 15
19. Shane Breen IRL – 15
Another World Cup win to The Netherlands
Champion driver Ijsbrand Chardon linked speed, accuracy as well as boldness inward an outstanding display of science to win the FEI World Cup driving qualifier at Olympia.
Olympia is the solely demo inward the globe to host 3 FEI World Cup qualifiers: dressage, carriage-driving, as well as jumping. This is the 7th of nine driving legs, alongside a finally inward Bordeaux inward February.
In a tense finally round, Chardon shell his compatriot Koos de Ronde as well as High German sensation Michael Brauchle, who dropped from minute to tertiary identify inward the finally run-off. Britain’s Georgina Hunt, the get-go adult woman ever to move granted a wild carte at a qualifier, set upwardly a terrific demo to complete seventh.
A daze resultant was the omission from the piece of occupation yesteryear 3 of globe divulge 1 Boyd Exell, who was left an impossible margin to grab upwardly after collecting 2 knock-downs.
Drivers as well as officials were unanimous inward their praise for the arrangement at Olympia. “The spectators are really some us as well as their enthusiasm as well as back upwardly was amazing,” Chardon remarked. “The dissonance was deafening.”
Klaus Peppersack, president of the Earth jury, said “the hairs on the dorsum of my cervix stood up. I conduct hold been to all the qualifying events as well as would conduct hold to state that I conduct hold never experienced an atmosphere similar it. It is quite the best audience inward the world.”
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