GEMMA PATERNOSTER RUNNER UP IN 35,000€ GRAND PRIX
Monday 17 May 2010
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Twenty-five year-old Gemma Paternoster from Elstead in Surrey finished runner-up in the 35,000€ Grand Prix, held in Linz, Austria yesterday.
Riding her own fourteen year-old bay gelding Osiris and drawn second to go, the former Young Rider European Champion jumped one of just six first round clears of the entire competition. An unlucky pole down in the jump off, but with the fastest time saw her take the runner-up spot behind Norway’s Stein Endresen who produced the sole double clear. Third place went to South African Cara Frew.
CSIO4* Linz AUT
Grand Prix
1st Stein Endresen NOR Hoyo de Monterrey – 0/0 52.09 secs
2nd Gemma Paternoster GBR Osiris – 0/4 48.05 secs
3rd Cara Frew RSA Monark – 0/4 48.51 secs
Full results can be viewed at www.linzerpferdefestival.at.
Gemma is a member of the World Class Development Squad which is lottery funded through UK Sport and provides support across a wide range of support services as well as direct funding support.