GB Team NAF place third in CSIO3* Nations Cup of Vejer de la Frontera, Spain.
Friday 28 October 2022
Great Britain, riding under the sponsor banner of Team NAF today claimed third place on the podium in the CSIO3* Nations Cup of Vejer de la Frontera, Spain.
A difficult dog-leg line of skinny stile to the open water caught out many riders of the 15 teams tackling course-designer Javier Trenor’s 12-fence 1.50m track in round one. All four Brits came home on four faults apiece for a total of 12 faults alongside Ireland and Canada at the halfway stage. They sat in fifth behind Ireland on time. The host country Spain stood at the top of the leaderboard on a zero score with Belgium and Colombia in second and third on eight faults apiece. There was still plenty to play for.
Pathfinder Robert Murphy with Andrew Bradshaw and Sandra Low-Mitchell’s 10-year-old How Easy (Talan x Quite Easy) fell foul of the tricky stile second time out to again finish on four faults.
Second rider of the team Joe Fernyhough came home on eight faults in round two, including unluckily tapping out the final vertical topped with a skinny plank, with his father Rowland Fernyhough’s 10-year-old Calcourt Particle (Spartacus TN x Lasino).
The pressure was on the final two riders, both victim to the tricky line of stile to open water in round one. But they came up trumps and pulled two magnificent rounds out of the bag.
Tim Gredley and Unex Competition Yard Ltd’s Der Senaat 10-year-old Medoc De Toxandria had a foot in the water in round one but took a little more time on the approach second time out to pull off a clear round.
It was all down to anchor Skye Higgin on Bernadette Lejeune’s 9-year-old Djordania Du Tillard (Air Jordan x Diamant De Semilly). They fell foul of the stile in the first round but made no such mistake in round two, supplying Britain’s second foot-perfect round to leap up the order to third place.
Chef d’Equipe Di Lampard was delighted. “They all worked very well together and the experience they gained from here will stand them in good stead going forward. It was a great result from 15 teams,” she said.
“Robert was on his first senior Nations Cup and jumped solid rounds, Joe, on his second Nations Cup after being on the winning team in Gorla Minore, Italy, put in good rounds. We needed clear rounds and Tim, on his first Nations Cup for many years, and Skye, who also jumped for clear and four in Prague, both handled the pressure extremely well and delivered.”
Two of Spain’s riders provided double clears and with another rider on just four faults, was not required to start their final rider and the delighted Spanish won on home ground on a four-fault total.
Colombia finished second on 12 faults with Britain in third on a total of 16 faults, beating Ireland – also on 16 faults – to the podium spot by 2.91 seconds.
Results
- SPAIN 0/4 + 4
- COLUMBIA 8/4 + 12
- GREAT BRITAIN 12/4 + 16
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Team Support
British Showjumping would like to thank NAF, title sponsors of the Senior Nations Cup Teams along with the Pony, Children, Junior, Young Rider and Veteran teams.
NAF’s premium range of Five Star brands include Superflex, Superflex Senior, PROFEET, Optimum, Magic, Oestress and Respirator Boost with quality at the heart of everything they do. They are a UFAS (Universal Feed Assurance Scheme), GMP+ (International Feed Assurance Scheme) and BETA NOPS (Naturally Occurring Prohibited Substances) accredited company and this enables them to guarantee full traceability on all the natural ingredients they utilise in their formulations, which are also selected in compliance with the FEI guidelines for Clean Sport. For further information, visit www.naf-equine.eu/uk/index.jsp.
The GBR showjumping teams are supported by the British Equestrian Federation’s World Class Programme, funded by UK Sport through the National Lottery. The Programme focuses on identifying talent, developing potential and maximising medal-winning performances on the world stage. The teams are further supported by LeMieux, who supply the teams with saddlepads and rugs.
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