It was American Kent Farrington who won the second round of the FEI World Cup Finals in Lyon, France. In total 21 horse-rider combination returned in the jump-off. Farrington and his 12 year old Voyeur (by Tolana van 't Riethof) finished their round in 39.69 seconds. A time that couldn't be beaten. Although it was a close call for Olympic Champion Steve Guerdat and Nino des Buissonnets (by Kannan). American Beezie Madden made it to the third spot with Simon (by Mr. Blue). The pair had one rail down in the first round, but recovered in today's course. The top five was completed by STX-rider Daniel Deusser (Cornet d'Amour) and Patrice Delaveau (Lacrimoso HDC) in a fourth and fifth place. Some reactions of some riders: Lucy Davis (USA): “I felt much better than yesterday, we felt more relaxed and connected. It was a really good course, really technical and there should be some clears with a good jump-off. I was disappointed that we hit a relatively easy rail, but I am happy. Everybody hopes of course to end in the top 3 to 10, but that will not be happening for me this year. Right now I just hope to get experience so that I hopefully can come back to end up in the top 3 or 10 next year.” Simon Delestre (France) : “Those 4 faults are really annoying especially since obstacle number 3 presented no particular difficulties. My horse always fights a bit against my hand in the beginning of the course at the first three fences and he only just hit the pole. We will wait to see the final result and I hope that the course will be more selective today. This is a challenging course but there are still too many clear rounds. To make a difference the course should be big. But I know I can now forget the podium and aim for a place in the top 8 to make it a good final for me.” click here for results
