Great Britain finish joint 3rd in Barcelona Challenge Cup
Saturday 05 October 2019
The hosts from Spain clinched tonight’s Challenge Cup at the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ 2019 Final at Real Club de Polo in Barcelona. And it was an edge-of-the-seat last-to-go clear round from Sergio Alvarez Moya and Jet Run that secured it.
Marco Fuste’s team of Alberto Marquez Galobardes (Ucello Massuere), Eduardo Alvarez Aznar (Rokfeller de Pleville Bois Margot), Santiago Nunez Riva (Valentino de Hus Z) and Alvarez Moya completed with just four faults to finish ahead of The Netherlands in second place on eight, while Brazil, Great Britain and USA tied for third place when all three sides completed on 12 faults.
Competing for Great Britain, under the title sponsorship of Team NAF, were Amanda Derbyshire with Gochman Sport Horse LLC owned Luibanta BH, Holly Smith with her own and T J Hall Ltd's Hearts Destiny, Ellen Whitaker with Norman Oley's Arena UK Winston and Ben Maher with F One USA owned by Poden Farms.
A total of nine teams lined out in this competition which was open to the nations that did not qualify for tomorrow's second-round series decider, and Japan finished sixth, Mexico seventh, Norway eighth and Egypt finished ninth.
Result here.
British Showjumping would like to thank NAF, title sponsors of the Senior Nations Cup Teams along with the Children, Junior, Young Rider and Veteran teams.
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.jpg "Great Britain’s Team Audevard finish fifth in a hard-fought, closely contended Longines EEF Series CSIO3* of Drammen")
.jpg "Great Britain’s Team Audevard finish fourth in the 5* Nations Cup of La Baule")
