Horse & Hound – 01 August 2019

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CAMPHIRE

24-28 July

Camphire,Ireland

NEWZEALANDwontheIrish

legoftheFEINationsCupseries,

providingMarkToddwitha

fittingendtoa gloriouscareer(see

news,p4).Thethree-mansquad

ofMarkandTimandJonelle

Pricedidit “theoldway”—by

thestrengthoftheirjumping

performances,risingupfrom

fourthoutofeightteamstofirst

aftercross-country.

Mark,whofinishedfifth

individuallyintheCahervillahow-

sponsoredclassonLeonidasII,

said:“Ithasbeenfantastictobe

partoftheNewZealandteam.

To win this weekend with friends

TheKiwilegendretiresforthesecondtimewitha win in

the Nations Cup alongside Tim and JonellePrice

andteam-matesTimandJonelle

madeit allthemorespecial.”

Timwasthehighest-placed

KiwiinsecondonBango,who

completedonhisdressagescore

of29.4,whileJonellewas11thon

eight-year-oldmareGrappaNera.

SamWatsonwastheindividual

winneronCathyandTomByrne

andSam’swifeHannah’sImperial

Sky.ThePuissance13-year-old

wasfourthafterdressageon27.7,

andaddednothingtothat.

“He’salwaysfeltlikea

championathome,butcango

back into his shell rather when

hegoesout,”saidSam.“I’vebeen

tryingtocoaxit outofhim.He’s

deadreliableinthedressage.It’s

justa questionofgettinghimto

showoffandthiswasprobablythe

besttesthe’sproduced.”

Hecontinued:“Itwasa lovely

win.I wonthefirstCCI4*-Shere

onHorsewareBushmanandalso

wonit onHorsewareLukeswell,

butthiswasbyfarthehighest-

qualityfieldofthethree.”

TRICKYBUT‘SOCOOL’

THERESEVIKLUNDgave

Sweden—whoarechasing

NationsCuppointsina bidfor

Olympicqualification—a great

start, leading the first phase

ByCATHERINEAUSTEN

Todd’s winning send-off

RESULTS

CCIO4*-S.—1,NewZealand98.9

(Bango/TPrice;LeonidasII/M

Todd;GrappaNera/JPrice);2,

Ireland104.9(ImperialSky/S

Watson;GlobalOrchid/BMorrison;

WoodcourtGarrison/SEnnis;

EveronVivendi/FScala);3,Italy 108

(SuperCillious/VPanizzon;Note

Worthy/GUgolotti;EHSeabisquit/A

Guidarelli;AverougeDesQuatre

Chenes/LPalli).CCI4*-S.—1,

ImperialSky27.7,0,0=27.7;2,

Bango29.4,0,0=29.4;3,Amazing

VIII(FHarris)GBR27.4,3.2,0=30.6.

CCI4*-L.—1,VinciDeLaVigne

(KTomoto)JPN29.4,0,0=29.4;

2,GrovineDeReve(JPrice)NZL

32.6,0,0.4=33;3,JustAmazing(F

Collins)GBR32.4,4.4,0=36.8.

with27.4onViscera,but12.8

cross-countrytime-faultsand 12

showjumpingpenaltiesdropped

herrightdownto27th.The

Swedesstillfinishedfourth—one

placebehindItalyandoneinfront

ofGreatBritain,whoweresecond

afterdressage,butfellbackafter

cross-country.

FloraHarrisfinishedbestof

theBrits,thirdonthe15-year-old

greymareAmazingVIII.She

wassecondafterdressageonthe

samescoreasThereseViklund,

and3.2time-faultspushedherto

fourthaftercross-country.A clear

showjumpingelevatedheragain.

“She’sjustsocool,”saidFlora.

“I’vehadhersinceshewasfive

andshewasverydifficult—she

usedtostopallthetime.She’sstill

tricky,butthereis nothingI would

rathersitonacrosscountry.She

hadthreeyearsoffaftera serious

injuryatBadmintonin2015,but

she’scomebackbetterthanever.

I’msotemptedtodoa CCI4*-L

withheragain,butI stillfeelthat

mightbepushingmyluckandI

wouldbesoguttedtoinjureher.”

TomMcEwenwas14thon

nine-year-oldCHFCooliserwith

solidperformances.NationsCup

debutantRosaOnslowhada

run-outacrosscountryonRLE

LimboKaiserand,unfortunately,

DavidDoelwaseliminatedat21b,

a brushshoulderoutofthefinal

water,whenit wasjudgedhehad

notfullyjumpedthefence.

KazumaTomotopostedyet

anothertopresultforJapan,

winningtheSemaLeaseCCI4*-L

onhisdressagescoreof29.4

onVinciDeLaVigne.Mollie

Summerland,secondafter

cross-countryonCharlyVanTer

Heiden,droppedtosixthwithtwo

showjumpsdownand1.2time-

faults,leavingFelicityCollins

asthebestBritinthird on Just

Amazing III.H&H

LegendMarkToddgoesout

on ahighaboardLeonidasII

astheNewZealand

squadtakesgloryin

theIrishlegofthe

FEI Nations Cup series