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FEI World Cup™ Jumping Update: Oslo (NOR)

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16 October 2006 Author: webmaster
Tebel takes top spot at first round in Oslo 
 
Germany's Rene Tebbel took the early lead in the FEI World Cup™ Jumping 2006/2007 Western European League series when winning the opening leg presented by Land Rover at Oslo in Norway this afternoon riding the grey stallion Team Harmony Coupe de Coeur.

Fourth-last to go in the 12-horse jump-off he chased down the time set by Piet Raymakers to demote the Dutchman to second, while Belgium's Ludo Philippaerts was third.

There were six retirements in the first round including Britain's Robert Smith who decided to call it a day after Kalusha hit the double, while Alredo Hernandez from El Salvador was eliminated on his tour of the track with Semtex P. A total of 10 runners left just one fence on the floor including last year's Oslo winner Gerco Schroder from The Netherlands riding Eurocommerce Milano and World No. 2 Rolf Goran Bengtsson from Sweden riding the well-seasoned MacKinley.

Germany's Christian Ahlmann was first to take on course designer Andreas Haskjold's jump-off track with the 9 year old gelding Lorenzo who left all the poles intact when crossing the line 35.35 seconds, but Switzerland's Beat Mandli immediately proved that time could be improved upon when bringing the elegant grey, Principal, home and clear more than two seconds quicker.

Swedish Chef d'Equipe and rider, Maria Gretzer, had one down with Thomas Sandstrom's stallion Spender S when next into the ring but Holland's Leopold Van Asten and VDL Groep Fleche Rouge raised the temperature considerably when breaking the beam with the clock showing almost a one-second advantage over Mandli's target time. Eugenie Angot has bounced back into the top end of the sport again in recent months and the French rider steered the 10 year old mare Ilostra Dark through the finish leaving all the fences up but almost two seconds slower than Van Asten, and when fellow-Dutchman Jurgen Stenfert picked up four faults in the quick time of 31.98 seconds with BMC Octavia, Van Asten was still out in front.

Another Dutch rider put paid to that however, Piet Raijmakers bringing the 11 year old Van Schijndel's Curtis across the line with a great clear in 32.07 seconds to take over the lead, and when Ludo Philippaerts and the eight year old mare Vici Van't Plutonia Hof were fast but a fraction slower it seemed that Raijmakers might have clinched it. Tebbel however stopped the clock in 31.98 seconds, exactly the same time as Stenfert who had an unfortunate single error, and the remaining three could not match that. Germany's Holger Wulschner had a fence down with Clausen, Belgium's Judy-Ann Melchior was clear but just not fast enough with the exciting grey stallion Levisto and Britain's Richard Davenport picked up 29 faults when Nelson Z engaged in an argument with his rider.

Melchior's Levisto, a nine year old by Leandro, put up quite a jumping performance and his rider, who will celebrate her 20th birthday next Friday, slotted into fifth behind Van Asten in fourth, Philippaerts in third, Raijmakers in second and Tebbel in pole position. "I'm really happy with my horse today" Tebbel said after his victory. Coupe de Coeur, by Calido, has really come into his own this season after three years at the German rider's yard near Osnabruck. "There were a lot of turn-backs possible on the jump-off track and I missed one that I had planned so I was not sure that I could win. Also I usually ride him more carefully and don't ask him to go so fast so I was not sure how he would be, but he seemed to find it easy even though we were quick" Tebbel said.

He is already mapping out his campaign over the next few weeks and months and highest on his list of priorities is qualifying for the FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final in Las Vegas, USA next April. "I will go to Helsinki next week" he pointed out, "and also to Olympia in London in December but I must do well there because these are my only chances to get to Las Vegas and I really want to go there".

FEI WORLD CUP™ PRESENTED BY LAND ROVER:
RESULT - 1, Team Harmony Coupe de Coeur (Rene Tebbel) Ger 0/0 31.98; 2, Van Schijndel's Curtis (Piet Raijmakers) Ned 0/0 32.07; 3, Vici Van't Plutonia Hof (Ludo Phillipaerts) Bel 0/0 32.29; 4, VDL Groep Fleche Rouge (Leopold Van Asten) Ned 0/0 32.48; 5, Levisto (Judy-Ann Melchior) Bel 0/0 33.10; 6, Principal (Beat Mandli) Sui 0/0 33.22; 7, Ilostra Dark (Eugenie Angot) Fra 0/0 34.01; 8, Lorenzo (Christian Ahlmann) Ger 0/0 35.35; 9, BMC Octavia (Jurgen Stenfert) Ned 0/4 31.98; 10, Clausen (Holger Wulschner) Ger 0/4 32.49; 11, Spender S (Maria Gretzer) Swe 0/4 33.15; 12, Nelson Z (Richard Davenport) GBR 0/29.00 58.34; 13, Peu a Peu (Daniel Etter) Sui 4/65.19; 14, Le Reve de Nebab (Sergio Alvares Moya) Esp 4/65.96; 15, Irish Independent Echo Beach (Cian O'Connor) Irl 4/66.10; 16, Pero-Z Hillock (Linnea Ericsson) Den 4/66.47; 17, Tagerups Agenda (Andreas Schou) Den 4/66.76; 18, Eurocommerce Milano (Gerco Schroder) Ned 4/66.90; 19, MacKinley (Rolf Goran Bengtsson) Swe 4/67.49; 20, Sundal Colliers Cattani (Geir Gulliksen) Nor 4/67.71; 21, Exquis Oliver Q (Harrie Smolders) Ned 4/68.30; 22, Nadir di San Patrignano (Jerry Smit) Ita 4/68.86; 23, Montender (Marco Kutscher) Ger 8/64.97; 24, Calibra (Lotta Schultz) Swe 8/68.66; 25, Camiro (Tony Andre Hansen) Nor 8/68.96; 26, Gordino (Christian Anfinnsen Oien) Nor 8/69.10; 27, Locarno (Ellen Whitaker) GBR 8/70.30; 28, Pristanna (Daniel Deusser) Ger 9/72.34; 29, Nouvelle (Wout Jan Van der Schans) Ned 12/67.14; 30, Splendid VD Heffnick (James Paterson-Robinson) Aus 12/67.87; 31, Topic Van't Voorhof (Bernardo Alves) Bra 12/68.03; 32, BMC's Skybreaker (mikael Forsten) Fin 12/69.29; 33, Royal Son Z (Line Raaholt) Nor 12/71.48; 34, Cassius (Wesley Heijdens) Ned 20/70.66; 35, Semtex P (Alfredo hernandez) Esa Elim; equal 36, Bessemeind's Casino (Morten Djupvik) Nor, Grad Special (Stein Endresen) Nor, Kalusha (Robert Smith) GBR, Isovlas Socrates (Edwina Alexander) Aus, Andante (T Lund) Den Ret.

FEI WORLD CUP™ JUMPING 2006/2007 - WESTERN EUROPEAN LEAGUE LEADERBOARD AFTER ROUND 1 AT OSLO:

1. Rene Tebbel - 20
2. Piet Raijmakers - 17
3. Ludo Philippaerts - 15
4. Leopold Van Asten - 13
5. Judy-Ann Melchior - 12
6. Beat Mandli - 11
7. Eugenie Angot - 10
8. Christian Ahlmann - 9
9. Jurgen Stenfert - 8
10. Holger Wulschner - 7
11. Maria Gretzer - 6
12. Richard Davenport - 5
13. Daniel Etter - 4
14. Sergio Alvares Moya- 3
15. Cian O'Connor - 2
16. Linnea Ericsson - 1

For further information about the FEI World Cup™ Jumping qualifying leg at Oslo in Norway this weekend check out WEBSITE www.oslohorseshow.com. Show President is Kjell Christian Ulrichsen, Show Director is Morten Aasen, Show Secretary is Annhild Furfjord, email annhild@horseshow.no and PRESS OFFICER is Margunn Overaas, email margunn@nobo.no, Tel (mobile) +47 91576030.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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