BRITS ENJOY A WEEKEND OF SUCCESS IN EUROPE
Monday 15 June 2009
British riders have enjoyed tremendous success in European competitions over the weekend with top three places in no less than five International Grand Prix’s.
Ben Maher from Bishops Stortford, Herts riding his own and Quainton Stud’s Robin Hood W took third place in the Cannes Global Champions Tour Grand Prix, netting a prize of 38,000€. Frenchman Roger Yves-Bost jumped the only clear of the competition, with eventual Leading Rider of the Show Daniel Deusser and Ben jumping two clears but each clocking up a single time penalty.
285,000€ Cannes Global Champions Tour Grand Prix
1st Roger Yves-Bost FRA Ideal de la Loge 0/0 52.51 secs
2nd Daniel Deusser GER AD Aboyeur W 0/1 54.87 secs
3rd Ben Maher GBR Robin Hood W 0/1 56.37 secs
Jane Davies from High Wycombe, Bucks riding her own Patrick VII went on to win the Cannes Invitational Grand Prix, jumping the fastest double clear of the competition.
13,000€ Cannes Invitational Grand Prix
1st Jane Davies GBR Patrick VII 0/0 45.76 secs
2nd Athina Onasis De Miranda GRE AD Uceline 0/0 55.64 secs
3rd D. Van den Bosch BEL Castaar Z 0/0 55.91 secs
Results can be found at www.globalchampionstour.com
Graham Lovegrove from Halstead, Essex rode to victory in the 25,000€ Ponte de Lima Grand Prix in Portugal, aboard Connectix Ltd’s Pandur. Graham jumped a double clear round over a second faster than runner-up, Ireland’s Dermott Lennon.
CSI3* Ponte de Lima POR
25,000€ Grand Prix
1st Graham Lovegrove GBR Pandur 0/0 48.05 secs
2nd Dermott Lennon IRL Hallmark Elite 0/0 49.40 secs
3rd E. Sato JAP Cartoon Z 0/0 50.21 secs
Results can be found at www.csipontedelima.com
Guy Goosen based in Aschen-Diepholz, Germany took runner-up spot in the 25,000€ Roeser Grand Prix aboard Tina Goosen’s Tinka’s Son. Jumping one of only two double clears of the competition Guy took second place behind the Ukraine’s Cassio Rivetti riding the British bred Billy Birr.
CSI2* Roeser LUX
25,000€ Grand Prix
1st Cassio Rivetto UKR Billy Birr 0/0 43.60 secs
2nd Guy Goosen GBR Tinka’s Son 0/0 44.99 secs
3rd C. Carvalho BRA Tango MT 0/4 42.50 secs
Results can be found at www.jumping.lu
Jo Pay from Fobbing, Essex finished in second place in the 20,000€ Mantes la Jolie Grand Prix riding Goodman Equine’s Goodman For Fun.
CSI2* Mantes La Jolie FRA
20,000€ Grand Prix
1st V.Pozzo di Borgo FRA Clark 004 0/0 46.70 secs
2nd Jo Pay GBR Goodman For Fun 0/0 48.47 secs
3rd A. Debany Clero USA Tin Tin 0/0 50.51 secs
Results can be found at www.jumpingmanteslajolie.com
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