The USA continued to show its strength on Friday morning at Piazza DiSiena when Candice King aboard Constantin finished 2nd in the 1.45m mixed competition Table A (Art. 238.2.2). The eight obstacle course included a triple at fence 4 and a double at the last gate. Sweden’s Peder Fredricson riding H&M Collen won the class. Molly Ashe and Lutopia were one of 16 clears in the opening round that had 52 entries. Molly had 4 faults in the jump off to finish 10th. Laura Kraut and Anthem had 4 faults in Round 1 and finished 28th.
1. 36 FREDRICSON Peder SWE H&M COLLEEN 0/0 28.59 1,920
2. 76 KING Candice USA CONSTANTIN 0/0 29.98 1,080
3. 58 CHIMIRRI Bruno ITA LANDKNECHT 0/0 30.29 660
4. 46 BICOCCHI Emilio ITA JECKERSON LANDRU´ 0/0 32.12 480
5. 27 GARCIA Juan Carlos ITA LORO PIANA TORONTO V/D PANDENB 0/0 32.21 360
6. 100 SPRUNGER Hansueli SUI RUBENS DU RY D¦ASSE 0/0 32.82 187
7. 25 MOYERSOEN Filippo ITA L.P. ZENZERO DI SANTAMARTA 0/0 33.64 187
8. 95 WINGRAVE James HUN AGROPOINT CALIRA 0/0 33.88 187
9. 42 ARRIGHETTI Chiara ITA HARPON DU BORDA 0/0 35.38 187
10. 44 CHARLES Peter IRL PALL MALL 0/0 38.46 187
11. 160 ASHE Molly USA LUTOPIA 0/4 29.20 187
Only Laura Kraut and Noctural were entered in the 1.4m competition which was the second event of the day. Germany’s Frank Sloothaak was the winner of this Speed and Handiness Competition. Laura finished in 6th place.
1. 144 SLOOTHAAK Franke GER SUNDANCE K 4 58.03 1,629
2. 93 SMOLDERS Harry NED RODENBURGHS INDIANA 4 58.04 916
3. 92 MUFF Werner SUI PARABOOL 4 60.79 560
4. 112 MOYERSOEN Filippo ITA LORO PIANA ECLYPSO DEL COLLE 4 61.22 407
5. 75 ARIOLDI Roberto ITA L.P.ECHAPEE MOUSSURE 4 62.35 305
6. 13 KRAUT Laura USA NOCTURNAL 4 63.15 295
7. 7 CHIAUDANI Natale ITA SATURNUS 4 63.20 295
8. 8 BOLOGNI Arnaldo ITA AYLA 4 63.75 295
9. 28 SCHULTZ Lotta SWE LITTLEFOOT 5 8 65.39 295
10. 4 LUNDH Johan SWE BELLADONNA 4 66.25 0
Samsung Super League - Piazza DiSiena - Rome, Italy
It is easy to be focused when the prize money is 140,000 Euros and course designer Giovanni Bussu set up a 12 obstacle effort that included a double at fence 6 and a triple at fence 10 that was sure to grab the attention of all of the teams entered.
“It is a course in which power, quickness and concentration are equally balanced”, explained the course designe. “To navigate through this trial without mistake, it will be necessary to pay attention to all of the elements. The ground is good, improved from yesterday but the heat to which many of the horses have not yet adjusted, will play a decisive role”, concluded Bussu.
The first 4 Samsung League Team riders on the course made it look easy as Ireland, Switzerland, Great Britain and France wre all clear. Italy, particpating as a “Host Country Team” incurred 4 faults. Germany sent Heinrich-Hermann Englemann as its first rider aboard Aboyeur W. The German rider could not go clear and finished with 4 faults. After Sweden’s Rolf-Goran Bengtson had a 12 fault round, Yves Houtakers for the Netherlands went clear. Christine McCrea was first in the ring for the US and her best effort with Vegas produced a 4 fault ride. So with one rider gone, the US was tied with the Germans in 6th place.
Martion Hughes was next up for Ireland and a 16 fault ride would send them down the pack. Switzerland’s Daniel Etter managed a 4 fault performance and Great Britain’s Nick Skelton on Arko III produced the second clear ride for the British. Both the French and German second riders had problems and Simon Delestre finished with 12 faults while Germany’s Ulrich Kirchoff aboard Carino rocketed to an 18 fault performance. Candice King and Tarco kept the US hopes alive with a clear round.
Tim Gredley was the 3rd rider to go for Great Britain and his 8 fault performance kept the British near the top. France’s Stephen LaFouge produced the second clear of the day for France, keeping them in contention. Germany continued its slide with an 8 fault ride from Mylene Diederichsmeier. USA’s Molly Ashe and Lutopia were clear giving the US its second clear ride of the day.
Ireland rebounded with a 4 fault performance from Peter Charles and finished in a tie for second place. Michael Whitaker helped out the British cause when he and Portofino had a solid 4 fault ride. Using his score the Brits finished Round 1 with 4 faults. Jen Marc Nicolas produced the 3rd clear ride of the afternoon for France and elevated them to first place with 0 faults. Laura Kraut and Miss Independent caught a rail for 4 faults and the USA finished Round 1 in a tie for second.
After Round 1
France 0
Ireland 4
Great Britain 4
USA 4
Italy 12
Switzerland 12
Sweden 12
Netherlands 12
Germany 16
Round 2
The teams return for Round 2 and Germany’s Heinrich-Hermann could do no better than a two rail performance for eight faults. Sweden also had an 8 fault ride and the Netherlands, Switzerland and Italy eached produced a 4 fault performance. We were now down to the top four going into Round 2. The USA’s Christine McCrea returned with Vegas and again had a solid ride with just a single mistake and finished with 4 faults. Great Britain’s Robert Smith and Marius Claudius were also 4 faulters, but Ireland’s Ryan Crumley who had been clear in Round 1 could not duplicate the task and finished with 12 faults. France’s Pierre Jarry was last to enter the ring and produced a solid 4 fault performance, continuing Frances hold on 1st place.
Germany’s Ulrich Kirchoff on Carino produced the first clear ride of the day for the Germans. Italy and Switzerland continued their problems with 12 fault performances, while Sweden’s Peder Fredricson produced the 1st double clear of the day. Great Britain’s Nick Skelton and Arko III produced another 4 fault round as did Ireland’s Marion Hughes recovering from her first round 12 fault performance. Candice King and Tarco could not reproduce their clear Round 1 performance and with two rails, they finished with 8 faults. Frances Simon Delestre continued the French dominance with the fourth clear of the day for France. The leaders after the second rider of Round 2 were France, Great Britain and the US.
Mylene Diederichmeiser (GER) had a two rail performance while both Italy and Sweden had clear rides. Cameron Hanley provided the Irish with the first double clear for them and kept them in contention near the top of the pack. Tim Gredley and Omelli finished with 8 faults and then it was up to Molly Ashe and Neuville for the USA. An 8 fault performance combined with another clear ride from Stephan LaFouge of France, guaranteed the French a first place victory and knocked the wind out of the USA’s sails.
The race was now for second place, but the USA’s fate was no longer in their own hands. They needed help from both Great Britain and Ireland. Great Britain could finish no worse than 16 faults, but a clear ride from Michael Whitaker could give then a total of 12. With a clear ride, Ireland could finish with 8 faults and the USA needed Laura Kraut to go clear to finish with 16 faults.
Coming down to the final 4, the USA could finish no worse than 4th and there would be a 4 way tie for 5th between Holland, Sweden, Germany and Switzerland.
Peter Charles was the last rider on the course for Ireland and what might have been, slipped away from the Irish when his best was a 16 fault performance. Ireland would finish in 4th place with 20 faults. Michael Whitaker had a good performance but a 4 fault ride left the door open for the US. Laura Kraut with a clear ride could force a tie with Great Britain for second place.
Laura had a strong ride and went clear elevating the US into a tie with the British. France’s Jean Marc Nicholas opted not to go and the third Super League was in the books.
In the end it was the double clear ride of Stephan LaFouge along with three other clear rides from Simon Delestre, Pierre Jarry and Jean Marc Nicolas that allowed France to claim victory at this third leg of Super League Competition.
The fourteen clear rides in Round 1 were reduced to 7 clears in Round 2 reflecting the toll that the heat had on the horses.
1. FRANCE Chef d’Equipe: Jean-Maurice BONNEAU € 42.000
106 JARRY Pierre HAXELLE DAMPIERRE 0 4
18 DELESTRE Simon INEDITE DE BALME (12) 0
115 LAFOUGE Stephan GABELOU DES ORES 0 0
24 NICOLAS Jean Marc JPC MODESTO EQUIFOAM 0 (n.p.)
€ : 42.000 Tot: 4 0 4 0.00
2. GREAT BRITAIN Chef d’Equipe: Derek RICKETTS € 32.000
143 SMITH Robert MARIUS CLAUDIUS 0 (4)
119 SKELTON Nick ARKO III 0 4
104 GREDLY Tim OMELLI (8) 4
30 WHITAKER Michael INSUL TECH PORTOFINO 4 4
€ : 32.000 Tot: 16 4 12 0.00
2. UNITED STATES Chef d’Equipe: George MORRIS € 32.000
15 MCCREA Christine VEGAS (4) 4
159 KING Candice TARCO 0 (8)
60 ASHE Molly NEUVILLE 0 8
70 KRAUT Laura MISS INDIPENDENT 4 0
€ : 32.000 Tot: 16 4 12 0.00
4. IRELAND Chef d’Equipe: Robert SPLAINE € 16.000 br /> 65 CRUMLEY Ryan BALTIMORE 0 12
133 HUGHES Marion HERITAGE TRANSMISSION (16) 4
14 HANLEY Cameron S.I.E.C. HIPPICA KERMAN 0 0
99 CHARLES Peter PANTHERA 4 (16)
€ : 16.000 Tot: 20 4 16 0.00
5. ITALY Chef d’Equipe: Duccio Bartalucci € 3.600
129 BICOCCHI Emilio JECKERSON KAPITOL D´ARGONNE 4 4
123 GOVONI Gianni LORO PIANA JOYAU D´OPAL 8 12
117 CHIAUDANI Natale HARIANE D´AUTHIEUX (Elim.) 0
137 GARCIA Juan Carlos LORO PIANA ALBIN III 0 (16)
€ : 3.600 Tot: 28 12 16 0.00
5. SWITZERLAND Chef d’Equipe: Rolf Grass € 3.600
102 MELLIGER Willi LEA C 0 4
61 ETTER Daniel PEU A PEU 4 (12)
147 MUFF Werner PLOT BLUE 8 4
3 SPRUNGER Hansueli ILTON DAYE (12) 8
€ : 3.600 Tot: 28 12 16 0.00
5. GERMANY Chef d’Equipe: Lutz GOESSING € 3.600
138 ENGEMANN Heinrich-Hermann ABOYEUR W 4 (8)
166 KIRCHHOFF Ulrich CARINO (18) 0
163 DIEDERICHSMEIER Mylene COUNTESS G 8 8
33 SLOOTHAAK Franke LEGURIO 4 4
€ : 3.600 Tot: 28 16 12 0.00
5. SWEDEN Chef d’Equipe: Henk NOOREN € 3.600
86 BENGTSSON Rolf-Goran GRANDINA 22 (12) 8
148 FREDRICSON Peder H&M MAGIC BENGTSSON 0 8
139 SCHULTZ Lotta CALIBRA 12 0
64 JOHANSSON Svante NOSTRADAMUS 0 (12)
€ : 3.600 Tot: 28 12 16 0.00
5. OLANDA Chef d’Equipe: Rob EHRENS € 3.600
38 SMOLDERS Harry EXQUIS OLIVER Q 0 4
80 HOUTACKERS Yves GRAN CORRADO 8 8
29 SCHRODER Wim EUROCOMMERCE VANCOUVER (Elim.) (16)
162 VAN DER SCHANS Wout Jan NOUVELLE 4 4
€ : 3.600 Tot: 28 12 16 0.00
SUPER LEAGUE STANDINGS AFTER ROME
Both the United States and France edged cut into the German lead after Rome. Lucern is next.
1 Germany 10 10 1.625 21.625
2 USA 7 7 6 20
4 France 5 2 10 17
5 Great Britain 2 5 6 13
3 Switzerland 3.5 4 1.625 9.125
8 Ireland 1 1 4 6
6 Netherlands 3.5 0.5 1.625 5.625
7 Sweden 0.5 3 1.625 5.125
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