British Showjumping’s Team Cavalor Finish Fourth in Aachen CSIO5* Nations Cup
Friday 15 July 2016
The British team competing under Team Cavalor branding finished fourth in the CSIO5* Mercedes-Benz Nations Cup in Aachen, Germany last night.
A sterling performance by Peeblesshire rider Scott Brash with Hello Guv’nor, an 11 year-old bay gelding owned by Lady Pauline Kirkham and Lady Pauline Harris saw them post a double clear, one of just nine achieved throughout the course of the evening.
A clear from Nottinghamshire’s Michael Whitaker in the first round with his wife Melissa’s 14 year-old chestnut gelding Viking V also played a pivotal role in the team’s placings. Their second round saw an unfortunate 4 penalties picked up when a pole fell and they also added a single time penalty to their score.
Guy Williams who is based in Seine Maritime, France delivered a foot perfect second round on his own and Charlotte Baines’ 16 year-old chestnut gelding Titus II to play their part in the teams solid performance. Their first round had seen them accrue 8 penalties.
Nigel Coupe from Preston, Lancashire with Golvers Hill, a 13 year-old bay gelding owned by Susan Simmons picked up 4 penalties in the first round and 9 in the second in this, their first CSIO5* team competition.
It was a victory for home nation Germany with their 0 penalty finish whilst the USA and France shared 2nd position on 4 penalties, 5 penalties ahead of Great Britain who finished on 9.
All eyes will now focus on the Rolex Grand Prix which takes place on Sunday 17th July at 14:00 hours local time. For further information on the show and full results, visit www.chioaachen.de.
British Showjumping would like to thank Cavalor, who are the title sponsors of their Senior Nations Cup Teams. More information on Cavalor and their products dedicated to the nutritional needs of high performance horses can be found at www.cavalor.com/uk-en.
The British Jumping teams are also supported by the Equestrian World Class Programme.
The programme, which encompasses both Podium and Podium Potential squads, focuses on identifying talent, developing potential and maximising medal winning performances on the world stage. The Programme has been funded by the National Lottery via UK Sport since 1998 and is a portfolio within the British Equestrian Federation.
