With a plethora of classes, it was a really busy day of jumping here at the October Tour and the highlight of the day for the audience, was the Nations Cup.
Victory was snatched by a strong Irish turnout. In the first round, all four combinations in green managed to stay clear, but could not continue this line into the second round. With still a very small total of 9 penalty points, Michael Pender (HHS Los Angeles), Jason Foley (Jacksonville Eurohill), Seamus Hughes Kennedy (Esi Rocky) and Cian O'Connor (Charisma Z) took the victory.
Silver was handed to the Belgian team. Bertrand Genin was the Belgian strongman in the first round with Elliot de Gineau, but across the board it was Mathieu Bourdeaud'Hui who gave his team the best result. Riding Oscar The Homage (Quint vh Maarlo Z), he managed to clear the second round. Thomas de Wit did just the same with his homebred Tools Dw Z (Toulon). Thibault Philippaerts and Obama de La Liniere (Marius Claudius) had a lesser day. The Belgian team's total came to 15.
The United States of America took the bronze with a total of 17 penalty points. The team was completed by Taylor Kain and the KWPN mare Jirenze (Baltic VDL), Vani Khosla (Cream Couleur Z), Raleigh Hiler (Chacco-Blue) and Zayna Rizvi (Exquise du Pachis).
Michael Pender and HHS Los Angeles win Grand Prix Qualifier
The biggest event today by far was the Nations Cup, which was also a Longines Ranking event. This was well up to the 1.50m height and is the last Nations Cup round for 2024. The Irish team took control from the word go; with all four riders going clear in the first phase. Indeed in the individual Ranking claas, (after the first round) all four Irish riders were in the top ten fastest clears, with Michael Pender and HHS Los Angles taking top spot, French Stanislas de Malet in second with Zambo MZ and Brazilian João Victor Castro in third. After this first round only eight teams move forward to the second phase.
Despite picking up nine faults in the second round, the Irish team still dominated the event and were clear winners. The team was made up of Michael Pender, Jason Foley with Jacksonville Eurohill, Seamus Hughes Kennedy with ESI Rocky and Olympic rider, Cian O’Connor with Iron Man.
Second place went to the Belgian team that consisted of Thibault Philippaerts, Bertrand Genin, Mathieu Bourdeaud’Hui and Thomas de Wit. Third was the American team, made up of Taylor Kain, Vani Khosla, Raleigh Hiler and Zayna Rizvi. In fourth were Brazil, with Pedro Veniss, João Víctor Castro, Mariana Frauches Chaves and Luiz Felipe de Azevedo. The German team were fifth with two clears in this second round, from Maximilian Lill and Leonie Böckmann.
Victory was snatched by a strong Irish turnout. In the first round, all four combinations in green managed to stay clear, but could not continue this line into the second round. With still a very small total of 9 penalty points, Michael Pender (HHS Los Angeles), Jason Foley (Jacksonville Eurohill), Seamus Hughes Kennedy (Esi Rocky) and Cian O'Connor (Charisma Z) took the victory.
Silver was handed to the Belgian team. Bertrand Genin was the Belgian strongman in the first round with Elliot de Gineau, but across the board it was Mathieu Bourdeaud'Hui who gave his team the best result. Riding Oscar The Homage (Quint vh Maarlo Z), he managed to clear the second round. Thomas de Wit did just the same with his homebred Tools Dw Z (Toulon). Thibault Philippaerts and Obama de La Liniere (Marius Claudius) had a lesser day. The Belgian team's total came to 15.
The United States of America took the bronze with a total of 17 penalty points. The team was completed by Taylor Kain and the KWPN mare Jirenze (Baltic VDL), Vani Khosla (Cream Couleur Z), Raleigh Hiler (Chacco-Blue) and Zayna Rizvi (Exquise du Pachis).
Michael Pender and HHS Los Angeles win Grand Prix Qualifier
The biggest event today by far was the Nations Cup, which was also a Longines Ranking event. This was well up to the 1.50m height and is the last Nations Cup round for 2024. The Irish team took control from the word go; with all four riders going clear in the first phase. Indeed in the individual Ranking claas, (after the first round) all four Irish riders were in the top ten fastest clears, with Michael Pender and HHS Los Angles taking top spot, French Stanislas de Malet in second with Zambo MZ and Brazilian João Victor Castro in third. After this first round only eight teams move forward to the second phase.
Despite picking up nine faults in the second round, the Irish team still dominated the event and were clear winners. The team was made up of Michael Pender, Jason Foley with Jacksonville Eurohill, Seamus Hughes Kennedy with ESI Rocky and Olympic rider, Cian O’Connor with Iron Man.
Second place went to the Belgian team that consisted of Thibault Philippaerts, Bertrand Genin, Mathieu Bourdeaud’Hui and Thomas de Wit. Third was the American team, made up of Taylor Kain, Vani Khosla, Raleigh Hiler and Zayna Rizvi. In fourth were Brazil, with Pedro Veniss, João Víctor Castro, Mariana Frauches Chaves and Luiz Felipe de Azevedo. The German team were fifth with two clears in this second round, from Maximilian Lill and Leonie Böckmann.