RICHARD VOGEL LEADS THE LONGINES FEI JUMPING EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP IN A CORUNA
Longines FEI Jumping European Championship - Day 2
The second qualifying round of the Longines FEI Jumping European Showjumping Championship took place on Thursday at the Casas Novas Equestrian Center in Arteixo. The round placed Germany’s Richard Vogel at the top of the Individual standings, while Great Britain leads the Team rankings.
The second Individual and Team round of the European Showjumping Championship was held as a timed competition, with fences reaching a maximum height of 1.60 meters and 89 horse-and-rider pairs taking part. Among them were 5 Spanish representatives, who had an unfortunate day and a disappointing outcome with all 4 combinations finishing with the same result: 8 faults.
The team was composed of Mariano Martínez Bastida with Jup, Teresa Blázquez Abascal with Nasa de Toxandria, Armando Trapote with Tornado VS, and Iván Serrano with Rain Man. Competing individually, Hugo Álvarez Amaro also took part with Casaspezia Kar, but retired after a refusal at the water jump. Consequently after accumulating 24 penalty, the Spaniards dropped to 16th place in the final Team ranking out of 18 participating nations—finishing ahead of Team Poland.
A total of 34 clear rounds were recorded in the competition with only Germany managing to have all 4 of their riders go clear. However when combining today’s penalties with those from the first round, they sit in second place with 4.19 points, just behind Great Britain, who lead with 3.96 points.
The British Team includes Ben Maher with Dallas Vegas Batilly, Matthew Sampson with Medoc de Toxandria, Donald Whitaker with Millfield Colette, and Scott Brash with Hello Folie.
Belgium is currently third in the Team standings with 4.61 points, followed by Ireland in fourth with 8.39 and France in fifth with 9.69.
Individual Ranking:
After the first two rounds, the Individual standings remain extremely tight. The gap between the first and the twenty-fifth rider is less than the 4 penalty points of a single knockdown, keeping the suspense at a high level.
German rider Richard Vogel leads with just 0.01 penalty points with United Touch S, followed by Great Britain’s Donald Whitaker with Millfield Colette (0.67) and France’s Julien Epaillard in third (0.89).
The third Individual qualifying round will be held on Friday the 18th of July at 16:00 Spain time and will also serve as the Team final, where medals will be awarded to the top 3 Teams
This round is reserved for the top 10 Teams and the top 50 riders in the Individual standings. As a result, Spain will not participate as a Team the team and only Armando Trapote will jump as an Individual. He’s currently ranked 47th with Tornado VS and a total of 9.40 points.
A Full Day of Competition and Activities at Casas Novas:
Before the third qualifying round of the European Championship begin, 2 CSI3* competitions will take place in the morning:
‘The Veolia Trophy’ starting at 9:00am, heights of 1.35m
‘The Grupo Eulen Trophy’ starting at 11:30am, heights of 1.45m
These events will continue at Casas Novas through Sunday.
In addition to the sporting action, spectators can enjoy a live concert by American band Brooklyn Soul starting at 20:00. Younger guests will have access to a dedicated children’s area, including a pony park, open from 11:30am till 14:00 and again from 16:00 till 20:00.
All of this takes place in a stunning natural setting, complemented by a 100% local culinary offerings.
--ENDS--
Edited by HT
Full results here
More info. here
Photo Gallery
Prev 1 of 6 Next
