Team GBR Announced for FEI Nations Cup Final in Barcelona
Thursday 09 October 2014
Today sees the start of the final leg of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup series which takes place at the Real Polo Club de Barcelona in Barcelona. The show runs 9rd and 11th October.
The team is as follows:
William Whitaker from Huddersfield with Elisabeth Fredlund’s 11 year-old bay gelding Fandango.
Joe Clee who is based in Belgium with Utamaro d’Ecaussines the10 year old bay stallion owned by Ludwig Criel.
Spencer Roe from Lincolnshire with Sally Roe’s 11 year-old bay gelding Wonder Why
Michael Whitaker from Nottinghamshire with Cassionato, a 9 year-old grey stallion owned by Beverley Widdowson.
The event starts at 16.30 local time and, the order-of-go for the opening competition is:
1, Italy;
2, Sweden;
3, Australia;
4, USA;
5, Qatar;
6, Netherlands;
7, Venezuela;
8, Brazil;
9, France;
10, Belgium;
11, Great Britain;
12, Canada;
13, Spain;
14, Germany.
The Final will consist of three competitions. The top eight teams from the opening class will go to the third and final competition whilst the remainder will compete in the Challenge Cup which will be held prior to the Final competition of Saturday.
For further information and results please visit www.csiobarcelona.com
FEI TV will be showing live footage from the event. To access this please visit www.feitv.org The programme will also be shown at a later date on Eurosport and Horse & Country TV. Please visit www.britishshowjumping.co.uk and click on ‘whats on tv’ for broadcast times.
The British Showjumping Teams are supported by Exchequer and National Lottery funding via UK Sport.
The World Class Development Programme underpins World Class Performance and, together with the Equine Pathway, they comprise the Equestrian World Class Programme, incorporating the three Olympic sports of dressage, eventing, showjumping and the Paralympic sport of para-equestrian dressage. The Programme has been funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, through Exchequer and National Lottery funds, via UK Sport since 1998.
