US wins Hickstead Nations Cup of Britain
The US fought off a rigid European challenge to win the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup of Great Britain at the All England Jumping Course at Hickstead.
The quartet of McLain Ward (Rothchild), Reed Kessler (Cylana), Margie Goldstein-Engle (Royce) together with Beezie Madden (Cortes C) led from the stimulate down inward Friday’s characteristic shape at the Longines Royal International Horse Show. After the offset round, they were the only land to complete on a cipher score, having discarded 20-year-old Reed Kessler’s viii faults.
But Republic of Ireland together with Kingdom of Belgium were rattling much soundless inward the frame at this stage, carrying 4 faults apiece afterwards circular one, amongst FRG together with the Netherlands on viii faults each.
The other 3 nations were starting to lag behind the leaders at this betoken amongst French Republic on 12 faults, Great Britain on sixteen together with Sweden on eighteen – together with these were the teams that eventually took the bottom 3 places, amongst Great Britain together with French Republic inward equal 6th (28 faults) together with Sweden inward 8th (38 faults).
The Netherlands together with FRG took instant together with 3rd places respectively yesteryear posting build clean squad sheets inward circular two, piece Republic of Ireland together with Kingdom of Belgium added viii faults to their tally inward circular two.
But the USA kept nailing the clear rounds, amongst Ward posting a double clear together with Madden doing the same to preclude a jump-off amongst Kingdom of the Netherlands together with FRG together with set them inward the atomic number 82 amongst only 4 faults inward total.
“I felt similar we’ve been having a non bad fourth dimension the yesteryear few weeks. I never got to ride inward a winning squad then this is a offset for me together with it’s rattling especial to last a purpose of,” said US chef d’equipe Robert Ridland.
It was a fantastic provide for Beezie Madden, who had a contest autumn inward May that left her amongst a plate inward her left collarbone. “I don’t uncovering it much at all anymore. My principal goal is to hopefully brand the squad for the World Equestrian Games, then I worked out when I needed to come upward back,” she said.
US squad veteran Margie Goldstein-Engle was making her Hickstead debut. “I’ve heard all close it – there’s a non bad crowd out there, nosotros don’t take away maintain anywhere quite similar it inward the US,” she said.
The Brits had mixed fortunes, amongst Ben Maher jumping 2 adept rounds except for a human foot inward the H2O each fourth dimension amongst Wings Sublieme. Jessie Drea together with Touchable, making their Hickstead Nations Cup debut, had only the penultimate ground downwards both times, but the 22-year-old rode polished together with mature rounds. Guy Williams improved on his viii faults inward circular 1 to take away maintain 4 faults inward circular two, piece Robert Whitaker together with Catwalk IV were the discard score inward both rounds, amongst 12 faults each time.
The pressure level is immediately on the British squad to deliver a win at the terminal leg of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup serial inward Dublin side yesteryear side weekend, where they must score maximum points if they are to remain inward the exceed partitioning side yesteryear side season.
“If nosotros win inward Dublin we’re all correct together with nosotros won’t instruct relegated,” said chef d’equipe Rob Hoekstra. “It was a rattling mixed twenty-four hours today – I was rattling pleased amongst Jessie together with also amongst Ben, he rode fantastically similar he ever does, but his Equus caballus was only a chip light-green at the water.”
Despite an almost perfect offset round, the Irish Gaelic squad of Darragh Kenny, Shane Breen, Bertram Allen together with Cameron Hanley slipped to equal 4th at the terminate of the two-round competition.
Highlight of the Irish Gaelic drive was Darragh Kenny, who opened for Republic of Ireland amongst Imothep together with recorded the offset double clear circular of the competition. However, Shane Breen together with Golden Hawk left 2 poles downwards inward their instant circular afterwards a four-fault offset attempt, piece nineteen year-old Wexford passenger Bertram Allen, making his Hickstead Nations’ Cup debut on Molly Malone, failed to repeat his opening clear round, incurring viii faults.
Anchorman Cameron Hanley, however, who initially had 1 ground downwards amongst Antello Z, came dorsum inward the terminal circular amongst a cipher score. Despite this, Republic of Ireland finished on a squad total of 12 faults, equal amongst Belgium.
Ireland’s exhibit jumping managing director Robert Splaine said afterwards the Nations’ Cup: “We almost did everything correct inward the offset round, but nosotros failed to repeat the performances inward the instant round, which was somewhat frustrating. With Darragh Kenny’s non bad double clear on Imothep, nosotros had it inside our grasp to deliver a improve result. However, this immediately lays downwards a marking for Dublin. We know where nosotros stand upward now, together with we’ll take away maintain to last adept inward Dublin.
Earlier inward the twenty-four hours Darragh Kenny rode Quiz to win the Bunn Leisure International Stakes, amongst British riders Steven Whitaker together with Douglas Duffin instant together with third.
In the showing, Lancashire passenger Jonny Stevens won the TAAS BSPS Heritage Mountain together with Moorland Supreme Ridden Championship, riding Balmoral Erica. The couple took the overall honours having won the Heritage Mountain together with Moorland Open Ridden Championship for Fells, Dales together with Highlands before inward the day. Balmoral Erica is a Highland pony, owned yesteryear The Queen, who is also a patron of the Longines Royal International Horse Show.
Prolific exhibit producer Louise Bell won the Horsedeals.co.uk Supreme Working Hunter Championship riding westward Get Smart. The couple took the overall honours having won the Heavyweight Hunter Championship before inward the day. Bell also competes this Equus caballus at Advanced grade dressage.
Adam Winbourne won the Topham Barnes Supreme Riding Horse Championship, riding Kathryn Pitt’s Communist People's Republic of China Rose.
Nations Cup result:
1. USA 4 faults: Rothchild (McLain Ward) 0/0, Cylano (Reed Kessler) 8/4, Royce (Margie Goldstein-Engle) 0/4, Cortes C (Beezie Madden) 0/0.
2. Netherlands 8 faults: Capetown (Wout-Jan van der Schans) 4/8, Lord Sandro (Bart Bles) 4/0, Winchester (Frank Schuttert) 4/0, VDL Bubalu (Jur Vrieling) 0/0.
2. Germany 8 faults: Liberty Son (Marco Kutscher) 4/0, Contanga (Andre Thieme) 0/8, Embassy ll (Hans-Dieter Dreher) 4/0, Plot Blue (Marcus Ehning) 8/0.
4. Ireland 12 faults: Imotherp (Darragh Kenny) 0/0, Golden Hawk (Shane Breen) 4/8, Molly Malone (Bertram) 0/8, Antello Z (Cameron Hanley) 4/0.
4. Belgium 12 faults: Dream of Republic of Republic of India Greenfield (Pieter Devos) 0/0, Challenge vd Begijnakker (Nicola Philippaerts) 12/4, Domino (Jos Verlooy) 4/8, Conrad de Hus (Gregory Wathelet) 0/4.
6. Great Britain 28 faults: Zaire (Guy Williams) 8/4, Catwalk lV (Robert Whitaker) 12/12, Touchable (Jessie Drea) 4/4, Wings Sublieme (Ben Maher) 4/4.
6. France 28 faults: Number One D’Iso Un Prince (Nicolas Delmotte) 4/8, U2 (Mathieu Billot) 4/4, Myself de Breve (Marie Hecart) 4/4, Qarat de la Loge (Julien Epaillard) 8/16.
8. Sweden 38 faults: Click together with Cash (Niklas Arvidsson) 0/8, Echo de Laubry (Royne Zettermann) 14/21, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan ll (Angelie von Essen) 4/9, Caral (Niklas Jonsson) 17/4.
Detailed result here
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