ROLEX FEI WORLD CUP™ JUMPING 2009/2010
Lyon (FRA), 1 November
2009
Photo Caption:
MANDLI MAKES IT THREE
FOR
In another afternoon of Swiss magic, Beat Mandli made it three-in-a-row for the
European gold medal winning nation when galloping to victory in the third leg
of the 2009/2010 Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping series at Lyon in France.
Riding the relatively novice nine year old gelding Louis, who has been stepped
up this season due to the absence of some of his other top rides, Mandli came
into the 11-horse jump-off with all guns blazing and set them a blistering
target that could not be bettered. The result moves him into fifth place
on the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping leaderboard which continues to be headed by
fellow-countryman Daniel Etter who won the first two legs at
PLENTY OF EXCITEMENT
Frank Rothenberger's 13-fence track produced plenty of excitement, and the
time-allowed of 74 seconds accounted for three big names including the reigning
Olympic champions Eric Lamaze and Hickstead. The Canadian rider was full
of confidence after winning last night's Equita Masters at the French venue
which has won widespread praise from riders and spectators alike. But
Hickstead was hot to handle today and although Lamaze brought him home without
dislodging any timber, his battle for control cost him dearly as a single time
fault kept him out of the jump-off along with the home side's Julien Epaillard
(Latina du Pitray) and Patrice Deleveau (Katchina Mail) who suffered precisely
the same fate.
The difficulties were spread all around the course but it was the double at
fence nine that accounted for the biggest number of victims. Following
the oxer at fence eight which was jumped off a corner, it came up on a bad
stride for many of those who could not maintain a rhythm. "It was a
long four strides to two really big verticals" Mandli said afterwards.
"Quite a few horses hit it when going on four so I put five in there and
it worked out well for me" he added. The triple combination at fence
six, oxer to vertical to oxer, also hit the floor consistently as did,
surprisingly, the oxer at fence two which was the first of two mistakes from
Etter and Peu a Peu who failed to make the cut into the jump-off this time
around.
FRENCH STARTERS
Despite the best efforts of the home runners only one of the 11 French starters
made it through to the deciding round and that was pathfinder Olivier Desutter
with his Cruising mare Aranka. This horse and rider combination earned
their place in Lyon after winning the French National Championship at
Fontainebleau last month and, in their very first indoor show together, and on
their Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping debut, they proved more than equal to the
task when producing the very first clear round of today's competition.
Cool as a breeze the nine year old mare and her 44 year old rider once again
kept a clean sheet to set the target in 42.89 seconds. But their lead
didn't last very long.
Next to go was Mandli who shattered that target with a scorching run in which
he took all the risks - and they paid off. Asked afterwards if he had
almost been unseated at the second-last where he landed in a driving, forward
seat before galloping down to the final vertical he said "no, I was just
putting on my left leg to make sure we got the turn quickly!" and as
he screeched through the finish in 39.31 seconds it was clear that this was
going to take some beating.
A great attempt by
GOOD AS THEY GET
And that proved as good as they could get - Daniel Deusser (Aboyeur) lowering
two, Ehning following with a copybook clear in 40.26 seconds to secure fourth
spot and Harrie Smolders also clear but more than a second further off the pace
to slot into fifth. Mandli had an uneasy moment however when Australia's
"I'm delighted with Louis, he just keeps getting better and better"
Mandli said. "He was good at
It seems then that he will not compete in the next leg of the 2009/2010 Rolex
FEI World Cup™ Jumping series which takes place in
RESULT:
1, Louis (Beat Mandli) Sui 0/0 39.31; 2, Oki Doki (Albert Zoer) Ned 0/0 39.36;
3, Wonderboy (Ben Maher) GBr 0/0 39.86; 4, Sandro Boy (Marcus Ehning) Ger 0/0
40.26; 5, Exquis Oliver Q (Harrie Smolders) Ned 0/0 41.39; 6, Ever Mury Marais
Z (Patrick McEntee) Bel 0/0 41.84; 7, Aranka (Olivier Desutter) Fra 0/0 42.89;
8, Isovlas Itot du Chateau (
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Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping 2009/2010 - STANDINGS
after Round 3 at
1. Daniel Etter (Sui)
- 40
2. Marco Kutscher (Ger)
- 33
3. Patrice Deleveau (Fra)
- 29
4. Eric Van der Vleuten (Ned)
- 24
5. Beat Mandli (Sui)
- 21
6. Marcus Ehning (Ger)
- 18
7. Daniel Deusser (Ger)
- 18
8 Philipp Weishaupt (Ger)
- 18
9. Albert Zoer (Ned), Pius Schwizer (Sui)
- 17
11. Ben Maher (GBR)
- 15
12. Natale Chiaudani (Ita)
- 15
13. Luciana Diniz (Por)
- 14
14. Svante Johansson (Swe)
- 13
15. Leopold Van Asten (Ned)
- 13
16. Harrie Smolders (Ned)
- 12
17. Jessica Kuerten (Irl), Patrick McEntee (Bel)
- 11
19. Olivier Desutter (Fra)
- 10
20.
Facts and Figures:
40 starters, 11 into jump-off
The double of verticals at fence 9 was the bogey of the day, the first element
fell six times in round one and the second element fell three times.
The oxer at fence two also proved problematic, hitting the ground five times
during the first round.
The winning horse, Louis ridden by
The youngest horse in today's competition was the 8 year old
The oldest horse in today's competition was the 16 year old stallion Sandro Boy
ridden by
Three riders finished with just a single time penalty in the first round.
Nine riders completed with four faults in the first round.
There were two retirements in round one - Roger-Yves Bost of France with Ideal
de la Loge and Italy's Gianni Govoni and Joyau d'Opal.
Quotes:
Ben Maher (GBR) who finished third with Wonderboy - "I brought Wonderboy
here because Robin Hood is having a break. I'm really pleased with how he
went because it was a big test for him. I got him from an amateur rider
but he is very fast and very effective at this level".
Albert Zoer (Ned) who finished second with Oki Doki, talking about the jump-off
- "I don't think I could have gone any faster, although maybe I got a
little close to the first fence and Oki had to jump too high and we wasted a
bit of time".
CALENDAR OF
EVENTS FOR WESTERN EUROPEAN LEAGUE: 1, Oslo (Norway) 9-11 October; 2, Helsinki
(Finland) 15-18 October; 3, Lyon (FRA) 28 Oct-1 November; 4, Verona (Italy) 5-8
November; 5, Stuttgart (Germany) 15-21 November; 6, London-Olympia (Great
Britain) 15-21 December; 7, Mechelen (Belgium) 26-30 December; 8, Leipzig
(Germany) 21-24 January; 9, Zurich (SUI) 28-31 January; 10, Bordeaux (France)
5-7 February; 11, Vigo (Spain) 11-14 February; 12, Gothenburg (Sweden) 25-28
February; 13, s'Hertogenbosch (The Netherlands) 25-28 March; FINAL - Geneva
(Switzerland) 14-18 April.
Broadcast Schedule
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