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The 1.50m jump off class of Grand Prix day had 12 going through to the jump off over a twisty course. Marcus Ehning and For German RD set the standard high with a clear in 34.75 but he only held the lead for a few seconds. Last night’s winner, Harry Smoulders, belted around on Exquis Powerfee in 33.88 seconds. Despite a typical hell for leather ride, Italy’s Gianni Govonni was slower in 34 seconds.
Harry finished first and now has the distinction of being the first rider on the 2009 Tour to win two classes at the same show. Gianni finished second and Marcus third.
Harry was also clear in the first round of the Grand Prix which produced nine completely clean sheets, five with one time penalty and four fast four faulters. The first round had caused trouble all over it but a flimsy ornamental gate at 6 and a double towards the collecting ring at three were probably the worst culprits for thinning the field down.
In the second, the course was more or less reversed. Fence 2, an oxer off a turn was by far the fence most responsible for stopping people reaching the jump off and it took a Grand Prix rookie horse to leave everything up - Jessica Kurten’s Castle Forbes Myrtille Poulais. Carrying one time fault, Jessica was the first to go completely clear in this round. It was looking as if one penalty would be good enough to win until the last five riders in produced four more clean sheets and a third timed jump off was on.
The jump off saw Alvardo Miranda and Rodrigo Pessoa representing Brazil, Richard Spooner for the USA and John Whitaker for Great Britain. Richard Spooner, the ‘master of faster’, did seem to have left a little bit of room for the others when Cristallo stopped the clock at 35.46. But Rodrigo’s Lets Fly who had beaten Richard in the Grand Prix of Rome could not repeat the feat here – over a second slower. Last to go was John Whitaker on the giant Irish bred Casino. The pair did beat the time but had the last fence down, leaving Richard Spooner successful defender of the title he won last year. The second and third places were taken out by the Brazilians – Alvardo then Rodrigo.
The Global Champions Tour now moves to Estoril, Portuagal for the sixth leg on the road to Doha. The GCT rankings are now headed by Patrick McEntee of Belgium.
The 1.45 metre jump off class on the second day started with a rare torrential downpour, accompanied with thunder and lightning. The heavens opened just as John Whitaker was about to open proceedings on Casino but it only lasted 15 minutes or so. John had one fence down and it took another ten riders before Julian Epaillard and grey stallion Commissario managed to leave all of them up. In the end, only seven made it through to the jump off, including last night’s winner Gianni Govoni.
But on this occasion, Gianni’s mount Love Affair made one of her rare mistakes at the first fence, which put paid to their chances but another mare, Wizzy, partnered by Brazil’s Bernardo Alves, who set a blistering time of 33.27 to claim the event. Britain’s Ben Maher has had a few issues with his relatively new ride Wonderboy. A much bigger horse to turn, he only failed by half a second to catch Wizzy. The Netherland’s Henk Van de Pol was also clear and fast but not quite fast enough finishing in third place on 34.66. USA’s Richard Spooner was the only other person to jump clear twice to claim fourth with Pako.
In the second event of the day, 11 of the 35 starters made it through to the jump off over a course appeared to jump somewhat easier than in the previous classes. Rodrigo Pessoa and Lets Fly, Grand Prix winners in Rome and Charlotte recently, had a great round finishing clear in 34.72. However, Harry Smolders and Exquis Powerfee, an almost black stallion, never lost his balance for a moment as his rider expertly cut corners, taking two whole seconds off Rodrigo’s time to win the event. Dutchman Peter Geerink almost robbed his countryman of first prize, with his consistent mount, Scotch. Rodrigo finished close behind the two Dutch riders and Marco Kutscher, back on the Tour after dislocating his shoulder in Hamburg, showed placed fourth.
In the GCT jumping 5***** , the opening speed class was won easily by Ludo Phillipaerts with his black stallion Tauber van Het Kapelhof. The pair beat two Brazillian combinations - Rodrigo Pessoa who was second on Palouche de Ligny by over a second, and Alvaro de Miranda and AD Peanuts who finished third.
The second class had plenty of changes of direction and a combination heading straight towards the VIP area. Eleven out of 47 starters made it too the jump off including Australia’s Edwina Alexander.
Clarissa Crotta and Made in Margot showed how fast it could be done. But her lead was short lived. Gianni Govonni and Love Affair, who have won and been placed several times on the Tour this year, took three seconds off her time. Several combinations were forced into errors trying to catch the leading combination, including Albert Zoer and Edwina Alexander. Daniel Deusser stayed clear for second place, but he was still almost three seconds off the leader. Clarissa Crotta and Made in Margot finished in third.
As reported yesterday, Germany’s Isabell Werth has been suspended following a positive test for a prohibited sedative on a horse that she was competing with on 30 May 2009.
Further to that report, it is now understood that Isabell will not proceed with testing of a second sample.
Isabell could be facing a two-year ban which could rule her out of the London Olympics. She will now appear before the International Equestrian Federation’s disciplinary tribunal.
Following the recent revelations of horse doping in the German show jumping team and the disbanding of country’s equestrian teams, German equestrian has suffered another significant blow.
Isabell Werth has been suspended after her horse Whisper tested positive for a banned sedative fluphenazine at an international event in Wiesbaden on 30 May 2009. The combination won both the Prix St Georges and Intermediare I events at the competition.
Werth has been suspended by the FEI from all competitions until further notice. The FEI has scheduled a hearing for this week to decide whether to uphold the suspension - it is reported that Werth will request testing of the second sample.
The NSW Government is appealing from assistance from the public to catch those responsible for the illegal slaughter of brumbies across NSW. This is in response to recent incidents in the Snowy Mountains area. The hunting of horses and brumbies in NSW is illegal unless authorised by the National Parks and Wildlife Service.
Assistance is being sought through the Bush Alert program - a community based crime reporting system which aims to catch illegal hunters on declared public land and adjoining private proprieties. The program encourages people in country areas to provide specific intelligence on offences such as spotlighting on public land and trespassing.
Bush Alert was successfully trialled in the Orange region and is now being taken state-wide to target areas known to authorities as illegal hunting hot spots.
People with knowledge of such illegal hunting of brumbies and other animals activities are encouraged to local their local police.
A Stable Life premiers on Foxtel’s Animal Planet channel at 7:30 on 17 June 2009.
The series follows the trials and tribulations of the horse business and provides insight into the world of show jumping and dressage through the eyes of the young owners Ed and Nadia. We reveal the truth behind the equestrian world.
The series will be played regularly on Animal Planet - further information can be found at Foxtel’s online tv guide at www.foxtel.com.au/whats-on/tv-guide.
All three events will be held at Exhibition Park, Canberra.
Programs and entries will be available from the end of July on Global Entries Online.
For further enquiries for the Australia Youth Showjumping Festival and the NSW State Showjumping Championships, please contact Jane Frankumon 02 4653 1063 or at espjane@bigpond.com.au.
Regarding the Australian National Showjumping Championships, please contact Peter Dingwall on 0411 149 118 or at peter.dingwall@optusnet.com.au.
The speed class on Day 3 counted faults as time, leaving the door open for fast rounds with rails.
The class was won by one of the last competitors, Ludo Philippaerts (Bel) with Tauber VH Kapelhof, who managed to find a short cut that no one else had.
Second place went to Harry Smolders (NED) and Exqyis Powerfee, who had taken an early lead, and third went to one of the four faulters, Daniel Deusser (GER) and Vonka.
Edwina Alexander (AUS) and Tristan finished in 12th place, 6.61 seconds off the leader after having four faults.
The Grand Prix saw 11 clear first rounds, which left open the possibility of a third round jump off.
However, the only double clear was towards the end, from France’s Roger-Yves Bost and Ideal de la Loge – and the home crowd went completely wild. Roger only had to wait briefly to confirm his win.
Daniell Deusser and AD Aboyeur had one time penalty in the second round to place second, as did Ben Mayer (GBR) and Robin Hood who placed third.
Edwina Alexander and Isovlas Itot Du Chateau placed 21st after having four faults in both rounds.
Day 2 of the GCT saw the continuation of good form from France’s Oliver Gullion. He took out the main class of the day, the Prix Generali, with his mare Kikuyu di Coty.
Peter Geerink (NED) had a fast round on Scotch, however, he was had to settle for second place. Third place went to Ireland’s Denis Lynch.
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