WONDERBOY III THIRD IN LYON WORLD CUP
Monday 02 November 2009
Wonderboy III, the ten year-old Belgian bred grey gelding owned by Quainton Stud and Ben Maher, finished in third place in the FEI World Cup Qualifier in Lyon at the weekend.
Jumping one of seven double clears of the competition, the combination finished just over half a second behind the eventual victor, Switzerland’s Beat Mandli. The Netherlands’ Albert Zoer took the runner-up spot.
CSI5*-W Lyon FRA
200,000€ FEI World Cup
1st Beat Mandli SUI Louis 162 - 0/0 39.31 secs
2nd Albert Zoer NED Oki Doki - 0/0 39.36 secs
3rd Ben Maher GBR Wonderboy III - 0/0 39.86 secs
4th Marcus Ehning GER Sandro Boy – 0/0 40.26 secs
5th Harry Smolders NED Exquis Oliver Q – 0/0 41.39 secs
6th Patrick McEntee BEL Ever Mury Marais Z – 0/0 41.84 secs
Image: Courteousey Kit Houghton