In Vilamoura, Portugal the third week already of the 'Vilamoura Champions Tour' started with a day full of classes for young horses and some warm-up classes. In the class for seven year old horses the victory went to Belgian rider Kevin Gielen and the Dutch mare E La Carla H (s. Cantos). Gielen went clear in the jump-off in a time of 40.91 seconds. He was a second faster than Doron Kuipers and Elcapone M (s. Baloubet du Rouet). They rode their jump-off in exactly 42 seconds. On the third spot we saw Jelmer Hoekstra and the bay gelding Enjoy (s. Toulon) in a time of 42.23 seconds. The top five was completed by Darragh Kenny with Valentino d'Elte (s. Castronom Z*de Hus) and Luis Sabino Gonçalves with Twix V Overis Z (v. Toulon). They stayed clear in the jump-off in 42.27 seconds and 42.66 seconds. Jelmer Hoekstra won the class for six year old horses with For President (s. Numero Uno). They were really quick and they stayed clear in the jump-off. They had a time of 35.82 seconds and were three seconds faster than the number two. It was Ben Maher who ended up second. With the Toulon offspring F One Usa he stayed clear in 38.52 seconds. Jelmer Hoekstra also was in third place with the mare Fast Forward (s. Zidane). With her he stayed clear in 39.14 seconds. Rafael Dinis Rocha (Focus) and Kevin Gielen (Dexter) completed the top five. They finished in 40.81 seconds and 40.89 seconds. The class for five year old horses was won by New-Zealands's Lisa Cubitt and Oaks Clovelly. They rode their jump-off clear in a time of 31.79 seconds. The second place was for Barry Dove and Cassdini, after a clear jump-off in 34.28 seconds. Pascal Levy and the Toulon offspring La Roshell ended third. Alberto Harari (Liberty) and Simão Maio Reis (Balto de la Pomme) completed the top five in this class. Click here for all the results.
In Vilamoura, Portugal the third week already of the 'Vilamoura Champions Tour' started with a day full of classes for young horses and some warm-up classes. In the class for seven year old horses the victory went to Belgian rider Kevin Gielen and the Dutch mare E La Carla H (s. Cantos). Gielen went clear in the jump-off in a time of 40.91 seconds. He was a second faster than Doron Kuipers and Elcapone M (s. Baloubet du Rouet). They rode their jump-off in exactly 42 seconds. On the third spot we saw Jelmer Hoekstra and the bay gelding Enjoy (s. Toulon) in a time of 42.23 seconds. The top five was completed by Darragh Kenny with Valentino d'Elte (s. Castronom Z*de Hus) and Luis Sabino Gonçalves with Twix V Overis Z (v. Toulon). They stayed clear in the jump-off in 42.27 seconds and 42.66 seconds. Jelmer Hoekstra won the class for six year old horses with For President (s. Numero Uno). They were really quick and they stayed clear in the jump-off. They had a time of 35.82 seconds and were three seconds faster than the number two. It was Ben Maher who ended up second. With the Toulon offspring F One Usa he stayed clear in 38.52 seconds. Jelmer Hoekstra also was in third place with the mare Fast Forward (s. Zidane). With her he stayed clear in 39.14 seconds. Rafael Dinis Rocha (Focus) and Kevin Gielen (Dexter) completed the top five. They finished in 40.81 seconds and 40.89 seconds. The class for five year old horses was won by New-Zealands's Lisa Cubitt and Oaks Clovelly. They rode their jump-off clear in a time of 31.79 seconds. The second place was for Barry Dove and Cassdini, after a clear jump-off in 34.28 seconds. Pascal Levy and the Toulon offspring La Roshell ended third. Alberto Harari (Liberty) and Simão Maio Reis (Balto de la Pomme) completed the top five in this class. Click here for all the results.