09/12/2018 - 00:45
Gudrun Patteet is again the crowned winner in Casas Novas and emerges victorious in the Longines Grand Prix
Overwhelming victory of Gudrun Patteet in the Longines Grand Prix of the CSI5 * A Coruña. Her domain on Coast Pebbles Z in the jump off, in the third output to track of the evening, left the other participants no choice but to risk. All they were left behind against the 40.65 seconds for the Belgian, who went back up to the top of the podium of Casas Novas after winning the Longines Trophy in the summer edition 4* in 2016. In the round of honour, she was accompanied by his compatriot Dominique Hendrickx, second, and Menéndez Mieres, third.
Twelve pairs obtained the pass to the jump off at the end of the previous round, with 38 participants without penalty. Among them, three Spanish: Gerardo Menéndez Mieres, on Costello DC, Julio Arias, on Reggae du Tillard, and Eduardo Álvarez Aznar, on Seringat. But also Robert Olivier on Eros who, after winning the Massimo Dutti Trophy yesterday, fought it out for the leading award again. A knockdown in the last obstacle prevented the French from taking a second place on the podium, with 41.39 seconds on the clock, pushing him into the fourth position.
The Belgian Hendrickx was the first to output to track on Kannabis van de Bucxtale, and he did it without fault and stopping the clock at 43.07. It was not until the output of Patteet, the fourth participant, when there was another clear round. And Menendez Mieres, immediately afterwards, battled it out for the top place with a good performance, but not fast enough to defeat the winning time.
There was no more 0. The risk that those who came back had to take made obstacles to fall while Patteet was closer to the final triumph. In the end, double podium for Belgium and a third meritorious place for Spain in one of the highest level tests of this CSI5 *-W/2 * A Coruña.
In addition to the third place, Gerardo Menéndez Mieres received the trophy Tyco for being the best Spanish rider in the Grand Prix.
Still on the track, the winner is lavished praise for Sea Coast Pebbles Z at the end of the test: "it has been an incredible victory, but also because I have an amazing horse," said. "There was great riders in the jump off, as Olivier Robert, who won yesterday, so I went pretty fast. I don't have the impression of having risky but, when I try it, this horse is really faster than others", he explained.
LÓPEZ DE LA OSA, BARCELÓ AND SEGURA, THE BEST PARTICIPANTS IN THE MARQUÉS DE RISCAL TROPHY
The truth is that A Coruña’s equestrian centre was full of emotions this afternoon. The Marqués de Riscal Trophy, for the contest 2*, was practically decided in the lastest output to tracks and resulted in a podium led by three Spaniards. Iñigo López de la Osa set definitely the winning time when there had still been another three pairs to perform. Tea Star d'Oyale achieved a time of 53.73 seconds, by eating up 22 hundredths from another brilliant performance by Paloma Barceló, who hardly arrived at the stables with Vivaldi d'Hyrencourt when De la Osa pushed her back into the second place. With the same horse, Barceló was the winner of the NH Collection Trophy last Friday.
Third place went to another Spanish, Patricia Segura, the only one capable of clocking under the 55.54 seconds with which Marco Oliveira Valente had achieved the best time in the first round of participants, in total more than 60. Segura rode Valseuse of Terlong and stopped the clock in 54.95 seconds. The Portuguese Oliveira, on Upercut Kervee, would eventually classified fourth. Another big applause from the local audience was when Gonzalo Añón became part of the quintet of winners, on Elisa van de Helle and with a time of 56.21 seconds.
PEDRO MATEOS WINS THE LEXUS TROPHY AND REPEATS PODIUM AT THE CSI2 * A CORUÑA
At the start of the day, Pedro Mateos and Ultra Lord claimed the win in the Lexus trophy, contest 2*, so they climbed the podium again, after taking the second place in the Inaugural trophy on Friday. This morning they set the best time in the 1.30 metre test and on the scale speed and handiness: 54.20 seconds. Mateos removed the French Nina Mallevaey from her leadership, who had stopped the clock in 54.72 on Harley. And Alba Valley Espinedo took the third place. She was the second last out to track on her second horse, Trésor de Varende, performing a clear round of 55.82 seconds. His brother Paul was damaged by this since he who would be third and was pushed into the fourth place.
Both, Alba and Paul, who was yesterday's Inaugural Trophy winner, came out to track twice. All their rounds were worthy of a place among the top ten of the ranking. The winning quintet was completed by Jesús Garmedia on Llain Chamosas with a winning time of 53.20 seconds, but a knockdown deprived him of victory.
EMOTIONAL TRIBUTE TO CARLO FOR HIS "RETIREMENT"
Before the contest of the Grand Prix, the centre of Casas Novas was the scene of an emotional tribute to Carlo 273, ridden by Sergio Álvarez Moya for the last five years, and which has stopped competing. With a hot ovation form the stands , the Asturian rider removed the saddle for the last time to put you on his back a blanket with the legend "Thank you Carlo". Alvarez Moya said to be a "privileged" for sharing part of his career with him, which he described as "exceptional in every sense". In the curriculum of the 17 year old Carlo, we must stand out his pass to the Olympic Games in Río as well as its participation in this Olympic event. Also two medals at the European Championships, two World Cup finals, including the Gothenburg 2013, in which a fourth historic place was taken to Spain, as well as many great prizes. Last summer they were about to win the GP4 * in A Coruña.
THE WORLD CUP WILL COME BACK TOMORROW TO CORUÑA
Casas Novas will host again this Sunday a test of the World Cup, in this case the seventh. It is the third consecutive year in which the CSI5 * is part of the most prestigious world horse riding circuit. The best pairs have provided the local audience with great evenings, which has always reacted in grand style. Surely today, they will also do so.
The star test of this XXXVII CSI5 *-W/2 * A Coruña 2018, the great prize Longines FEI World Cup - trophy Caixabank will begin at five in the afternoon in the winter indoor course of Arteixo . A first round will disclassify the performances by penalties and time. Later, a pulse of quality, speed and accuracy to 1.60 metre obstacles will take place on the arena of La Coruña.
This is the highlight of a program that certainly offers incentives of maximum interest. At 11:30 in the morning another test 5* is disputed, the Prosegur trophy. And at 13:30, the Grand Prize Tyco will be the final flourish for the competition 2*. With this category, the day will start tomorrow at 09.00h, in the battle for the Eroski Center trophy.
Twelve pairs obtained the pass to the jump off at the end of the previous round, with 38 participants without penalty. Among them, three Spanish: Gerardo Menéndez Mieres, on Costello DC, Julio Arias, on Reggae du Tillard, and Eduardo Álvarez Aznar, on Seringat. But also Robert Olivier on Eros who, after winning the Massimo Dutti Trophy yesterday, fought it out for the leading award again. A knockdown in the last obstacle prevented the French from taking a second place on the podium, with 41.39 seconds on the clock, pushing him into the fourth position.
The Belgian Hendrickx was the first to output to track on Kannabis van de Bucxtale, and he did it without fault and stopping the clock at 43.07. It was not until the output of Patteet, the fourth participant, when there was another clear round. And Menendez Mieres, immediately afterwards, battled it out for the top place with a good performance, but not fast enough to defeat the winning time.
There was no more 0. The risk that those who came back had to take made obstacles to fall while Patteet was closer to the final triumph. In the end, double podium for Belgium and a third meritorious place for Spain in one of the highest level tests of this CSI5 *-W/2 * A Coruña.
In addition to the third place, Gerardo Menéndez Mieres received the trophy Tyco for being the best Spanish rider in the Grand Prix.
Still on the track, the winner is lavished praise for Sea Coast Pebbles Z at the end of the test: "it has been an incredible victory, but also because I have an amazing horse," said. "There was great riders in the jump off, as Olivier Robert, who won yesterday, so I went pretty fast. I don't have the impression of having risky but, when I try it, this horse is really faster than others", he explained.
LÓPEZ DE LA OSA, BARCELÓ AND SEGURA, THE BEST PARTICIPANTS IN THE MARQUÉS DE RISCAL TROPHY
The truth is that A Coruña’s equestrian centre was full of emotions this afternoon. The Marqués de Riscal Trophy, for the contest 2*, was practically decided in the lastest output to tracks and resulted in a podium led by three Spaniards. Iñigo López de la Osa set definitely the winning time when there had still been another three pairs to perform. Tea Star d'Oyale achieved a time of 53.73 seconds, by eating up 22 hundredths from another brilliant performance by Paloma Barceló, who hardly arrived at the stables with Vivaldi d'Hyrencourt when De la Osa pushed her back into the second place. With the same horse, Barceló was the winner of the NH Collection Trophy last Friday.
Third place went to another Spanish, Patricia Segura, the only one capable of clocking under the 55.54 seconds with which Marco Oliveira Valente had achieved the best time in the first round of participants, in total more than 60. Segura rode Valseuse of Terlong and stopped the clock in 54.95 seconds. The Portuguese Oliveira, on Upercut Kervee, would eventually classified fourth. Another big applause from the local audience was when Gonzalo Añón became part of the quintet of winners, on Elisa van de Helle and with a time of 56.21 seconds.
PEDRO MATEOS WINS THE LEXUS TROPHY AND REPEATS PODIUM AT THE CSI2 * A CORUÑA
At the start of the day, Pedro Mateos and Ultra Lord claimed the win in the Lexus trophy, contest 2*, so they climbed the podium again, after taking the second place in the Inaugural trophy on Friday. This morning they set the best time in the 1.30 metre test and on the scale speed and handiness: 54.20 seconds. Mateos removed the French Nina Mallevaey from her leadership, who had stopped the clock in 54.72 on Harley. And Alba Valley Espinedo took the third place. She was the second last out to track on her second horse, Trésor de Varende, performing a clear round of 55.82 seconds. His brother Paul was damaged by this since he who would be third and was pushed into the fourth place.
Both, Alba and Paul, who was yesterday's Inaugural Trophy winner, came out to track twice. All their rounds were worthy of a place among the top ten of the ranking. The winning quintet was completed by Jesús Garmedia on Llain Chamosas with a winning time of 53.20 seconds, but a knockdown deprived him of victory.
EMOTIONAL TRIBUTE TO CARLO FOR HIS "RETIREMENT"
Before the contest of the Grand Prix, the centre of Casas Novas was the scene of an emotional tribute to Carlo 273, ridden by Sergio Álvarez Moya for the last five years, and which has stopped competing. With a hot ovation form the stands , the Asturian rider removed the saddle for the last time to put you on his back a blanket with the legend "Thank you Carlo". Alvarez Moya said to be a "privileged" for sharing part of his career with him, which he described as "exceptional in every sense". In the curriculum of the 17 year old Carlo, we must stand out his pass to the Olympic Games in Río as well as its participation in this Olympic event. Also two medals at the European Championships, two World Cup finals, including the Gothenburg 2013, in which a fourth historic place was taken to Spain, as well as many great prizes. Last summer they were about to win the GP4 * in A Coruña.
THE WORLD CUP WILL COME BACK TOMORROW TO CORUÑA
Casas Novas will host again this Sunday a test of the World Cup, in this case the seventh. It is the third consecutive year in which the CSI5 * is part of the most prestigious world horse riding circuit. The best pairs have provided the local audience with great evenings, which has always reacted in grand style. Surely today, they will also do so.
The star test of this XXXVII CSI5 *-W/2 * A Coruña 2018, the great prize Longines FEI World Cup - trophy Caixabank will begin at five in the afternoon in the winter indoor course of Arteixo . A first round will disclassify the performances by penalties and time. Later, a pulse of quality, speed and accuracy to 1.60 metre obstacles will take place on the arena of La Coruña.
This is the highlight of a program that certainly offers incentives of maximum interest. At 11:30 in the morning another test 5* is disputed, the Prosegur trophy. And at 13:30, the Grand Prize Tyco will be the final flourish for the competition 2*. With this category, the day will start tomorrow at 09.00h, in the battle for the Eroski Center trophy.
