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Global Champions Tour 2015

 

Sommario:

Great Britain's Laura Renwick takes the final title in London Day Three ***

Scott Brash storms to ranking lead after Rolf-Göran Bengtsson wins London Grand Prix Day Two ***

Battle of the Titans Ahead in London as Kevin Staut wins on Day One ***

Tickets Now On Sale for the Longines Global Champions Tour of London 2015! ***

Britain’s Olympic gold medallists at stunning new venue for Longines Global Champions Tour - London 24-26 July 2015 ***

 

 

It was the perfect end to the final day of action at the Longines Global Champions Tour of London, as Great Britain's Laura Renwick (GBR) rode a phenomenal round to take the CSI5* Massimo Dutti Trophy in front of a passionate home crowd. The young Italian Emanuele Bianchi took second place, just sixth tenths of a second off the win with his stunning bay stallion Isco de Amoranda. Third place went to Ireland's Denis Lynch on his twelve year old bay gelding All Star 5, who lead the jump-off for the majority of the round.

The first round caused many challenges, with many horses spooking upon entering the arena and looking fresh in the cooler weather. The second part of the double was problematic for a few, with the poles tumbling left, right and centre as the world's best took on the 1,50m course.

However, despite the tricky first round, fourteen world class combinations went clear and through to the jump-off. With a new set up, there was everything to play for as riders such as Simon Delestre (FRA), Gregory Wathelet (BEL), Kevin Staut (FRA), Daniel Deusser (GER), Henrik von Eckermann (SWE), Jane Richard Philips (SUI) and Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (GER) took to the arena.

Although the course rode fairly smoothly, there was a long gallop to the second of the fences on the related distance, encouraging a quick time but also throwing questions to the world class combinations, with the Massimo Dutti fence the final challenge. The temptation to gallop to the last was strong, but with the water tray and final spread, precision and careful riding were in order for those to go clear.

Denis Lynch (IRL) put in a stunning round, and held the lead for most of the jump-off, watching from the warm up as those following put forward their best shot. Luciana Diniz (POR) and Winningmood rode a strong round, with Luciana clearly delighted with her phenomenal grey stallion who jumped beautifully and crossed the line in sixth place.

Christian Ahlmann showcased his usual smooth and slick riding, with great turns on his agile stallion Colorit, riding home in 38.29s and in a well deserved fourth place. He was quickly followed by Emanuele Bianchi and Isco de Amoranda who managed to shave time by galloping to the first, and despite drifting off the line was able to turn his horse in the air before he'd landed, and coming home with a strong second place.

Laura Renwick (GBR) was one of the final riders to enter the purpose built sand arena, and the crowd hushed in anticipation as their home rider took to the course. The big striding nine year old Bintang II covered the ground beautifully between the fences, and Laura rode an intelligent and careful round to come home in an absolutely superb time of 37.32, half a second ahead of second place man Emanuele Bianchi (ITA).

Laura commented on her win: "It means everything to me, we've had this horse since he was very young; he's a real talent and today he showed just how much talent he has. He's not a speed horse but he has a really big stride, which suited the run to the last.

"It's lovely to be jumping at home, it's lovely to be at a Longines Global Champions Tour event, and then to win is just the icing on the cake."

The Tour now turns to home, and Valkenswaard, where the spectacular new Tops International Arena is set to be unveiled to the world ahead of the 12th leg of the championship race. With Scott Brash (GBR) and Luciana Diniz (POR) in close competition at the top of the ranking battle, the stage is set as we head towards the final four rounds of the 2015 season.

 

A 12-rider jump off topped off a dramatic finale as Rolf-Göran Bengtsson clinched victory in the Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of London presented by Qatar with his formidable stallion Casall Ask.

The third edition of the Tour in London was a feast of intensity and exceptional sporting action delivering split second drama for the 11th leg of the championship race with World No1 Scott Brash now at the top of the overall series ranking.

Rolf-Göran Bengtsson (SWE) took his first win of the season with the ever-consistent Casall Ask, racing against the clock to come home in 34.91seconds. The calibre of riders was so high and the final round so intense, that John Whitaker (GBR) came just 8 hundredths of a second off the winning time, with his stallion Argento spurred home by the cheers of the local crowd. France's Simon Delestre rode his beautiful black stallion Qlassic Bois Margot to third around the big, technical course which featured some of the 2012 London Olympic fences including No10 Downing Street and the Post Office.

It was a quintessentially British event in a glorious country setting on the edge of London, in the beautiful Syon Park. The Grand Prix took place under blue skies with spectators and guests enjoying a stunning afternoon of world class sport in the fantastic Capability Brown landscaped grounds of Syon House.

Next to the River Thames and world famous Kew Gardens, the London stage of the Tour brought British show jumping fans close to their idols including Scott Brash, Ben Maher and John Whitaker. Around 500 guests enjoyed first class VIP hospitality with ringside seats giving great views of the high calibre competition.

Uliano Vezzani’s first round course was tough and challenging for the world's top combinations, with the fences set at the full 1,60m height. 45 starters from 19 different countries took on the course, which was designed to test the very best horse and rider combinations in the world as they rode for their share of the 400,000 euro prize. The steep Greenwich fence, which was set as the first part of a double caused many of the issues, with a difficult line causing many to clip the pole.

18 top combinations went through to round two, with twelve riders going clear and six through on four faults. Greece's Athina Onassis de Miranda, Sheikh Ali Bin Khalid Al Thani (QAT), Robert Whitaker (GBR), Pénélope Leprevost (FRA) were some of the top names to go through, including Mexico's Jaime Azcarraga who made his Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix debut in style with his horse Anton.

The second round caused relatively few problems, with sixteen out of the eighteen going clear, as riders took on the smooth flowing course where the time wasn't an issue. The jump-off saw some of the fences go up to a testing 1,65m, which meant the race to the finish line had to be more carefully calculated. With tricky lines and angles throughout, those who had the pace also needed the scope and agility to tackle the twisting course.

First to ride triple clear was Rolf-Göran Bengtsson who set the time to beat at 34.91seconds. The Netherlands Gerco Schröder was next to ride clear, with his grey 12 year old gelding Glock's Cognac Champblanc putting in a careful round, knowing he would be unable to beat the pace. Simon Delestre (FRA) upped the anti, but was unable to beat Rolf-Göran's excellent time, and despite galloping flat out between fences came home in 35.63seconds. Britain's John Whitaker was next to go and looked incredibly strong with his famous stallion Argento fired up and responding to the crowd who were in full support of one of their star riders. At the last he looked almost identical on time, however fell just eight hundredths of a second short to finish in second place.

The final rider, Britain's Scott Brash, looked in contention to the last, and was within the time with the crowd holding their breath as he took a tight turn with his famous gelding Hello Sanctos. However he clipped the final fence to the groan of the crowd, finishing in sixth place. Despite his obvious disappointment, he gained 31 valuable points in the championship race, pushing him ahead of former leader Luciana Diniz (POR) by 28 points.

The Championship Ranking Top 3 now sees world number one Scott Brash take the lead as we look to Round 12 in Valkenswaard, where the new Tops International Arena will host many of the best riders in the world. Luciana Diniz (POR) is now second and will be doing everything to regain her lead, and Germany's Christian Ahlmann maintains his third place. As we turn to the heart of the Longines Global Champions Tour, the battle is set to continue as the fight for the final few Grand Prix titles rockets up a gear.

Juan Carlos Capelli - Vice President and Head of international Marekting Longines: "It is always a pleasure to be here in London because the public know show jumping very well. I would like to congratulate the winners, it was a fantastic jump-off, what a show, it was an incredible moment. Also I would like to congratulate the organiser, who did an incredible job, it is very well done, and also the course designer who did a great job with 12 through to the jump-off and Scott to be both number 1in the ranking of the FEI and also the Global Champions Tour, congratulations.

Jan Tops - President and Founder of the Longines Global Champions Tour: "This is always an exciting leg, you could see with 12 in the jump-off it was very fast, difficult to win. Rolf is in incredible form with six places at the moment he is in 4th place. I think he could be a challenge to Luciana and Scott, he is coming from behind. I also want to thank our partners Longines and Qatar for making this great event possible. We are very happy with the first time here at Syon Park. Now Scott takes a good lead, we have seven or eight up with the pace, the only one with six placing is Rolf, that’s why I think he can be a threat for both of them. For the horses and the riders the location is very good logistics wise - they have a lot of space, great footing, good stables and a lot of space."

Scott Brash - Longines Global Champions Tour ranking leader: "It’s good, I’m pleased to be top at this stage. I’ll do all the other venues apart from Rome so I’ve got a couple of extra chances. We’ve got to keep going, Rolf is going really well so we’ll keep trying."

Rolf-Göran Bengtsson - Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of London presented by Qatar winner: "My horse has proved that he is in good form. He jumped six times this season and every six time he was in the second round, so I cannot be more than very happy with him. It’s a pleasure for me to win here in London, I will try my best for the rest of the championship but as Jan said, I have still one more score to count. Scott is far away with 3 wins this season so far, so it’s going to be hard to beat him. When there is a jump-off, you know that you have to be very quick, so I did my best but I knew that Scott and Hello Sanctos were able to go very quickly. John was very very close, Scott was super fast but Casall ASK and I were very lucky today. The horses are jumping fantastic here. For the horses it’s good, for the riders it’s good here, we have good footing, very good course designer, we cannot wish for much more from our point of view."

John Whitaker - Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of London presented by Qatar second place: "Argento is on very good form and I think I’m on quite good form! It’s good, I’m enjoying it, my horse jumped great today, I just couldn’t catch Rolf, he was too quick. I wasn’t far away, I think in my second to last fence I was a bit untidy there, I could have done one less stride, but he was a little bit excited by that point and even going through the finish if I’d have turned right I would have saved those few hundredths. But I can’t complain, my horse jumped super and it’s nice to win but I’m happy with where I’ve come."

Simon Delestre - Longines Global Champion Tour Grand Prix of London presented by Qatar third place: "Qlassic Bois Margot was super today; it was a super round. It's always difficult when 12 riders are in the jump-off but I am really happy."

 

France's Kevin Staut rode to victory in the feature CSI5* Sapinda Prix with his stunning grey Grand Prix winning mare Silvana HDC, leading from the front after an electrifying jump-off.

Tomorrow's €400,000 Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix Presented by Qatar is set for a titanic battle as the world's top riders battle to shake up the championship ranking as the series moves into its critical next phase.

The first day of competition for the 11th leg of the circuit got underway with the world's top combinations descending on the beautiful Syon Park, in west London, ahead of tomorrow afternoon's Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of London presented by Qatar. Star athletes and horses took to the purpose built sand arena for the two CSI5* competitions, and despite challenging weather conditions - which saw the British summer live up to its infamous reputation - the sporting action was electric.

Jane Richard Philips (SUI) was the first to take the CSI5* title of the day as she rode a stunning round with her twelve year old bay gelding, Pablo de Virton to victory in the 1,45m two phase competition. Saudi Arabia's Abdullah Al Sharbatly was a close second with his chestnut gelding Varo M, and Great Britain's Laura Renwick took a popular third place on home turf with her eight year old, Heliodor Hybris.

As the rain eased, the second of the CSI5* competitions took place on a course designed by Uliano Vezzani and raised a few challenges for the 46 starters. Twelve riders went clear and through to the jump-off which promised high drama with a challenging layout. The course threw up a few questions to test the best riders in the world, with a sharp right angle turn to fence nine, and a difficult eight stride line to ten, a full 1,55m vertical. Fences 10 and 11 were complete contrasts, with the latter a big oxer off a short approach on the corner.

Kevin Staut (FRA) and Silvana HDC set the early initial pace, flying around in 37.83 as the rain eased for the jump-off. Kevin rode an intelligent round, dictating the pace and placing enough pressure on the time to beat that it forced many other riders to make mistakes. The young Italian Emanuele Bianchi took a strong second place, wowing the onlookers with his turn of pace and riding his chestnut mare Vadetta v. Mettenhof beautifully to finish in 38.06s. It was a positive class for the French compatriots, as Patrice Delaveau (FRA) took third place with his bay stallion Carinjo HDC in 38.23s, just tenths of a second off Emanuele's time.

Looking ahead to Saturday’s Longines Global Champions Tour of London Grand Prix presented by Qatar, the top contenders who put in eye-catching performances at this early stage were Edwina Tops-Alexander (AUS), Scott Brash (GBR) and Hello Sanctos, Luciana Diniz (POR), Jane Richard Philips (SUI) and Penelope Leprevost (FRA). With a wafer thin margin of only three points separating ranking leader Luciana and her closest rival Scott, tomorrow could deliver another turning point in the race for the Longines Global Champions Tour crown. Catch the thrilling Grand Prix action live on Eurosport, BeIN Sports, Equidia, Class Horse TV and on the GCT TV live streaming service. For more information on the broadcast schedule click here.

See Great Britain's Olympic heroes in action against the rest of the world this summer at the Longines Global Champions Tour of London at historic Syon Park from 24th - 26th July.

Tickets are now on sale for the UK leg of the world's premier international show jumping series so don't miss your chance to see the international stars of the sport up close and in action for the 11th leg of the championship race.

Hosted in the beautiful grounds of Syon House, the stately home of the Duke of Northumberland, the much anticipated London stage of the circuit will see top riders competing for prize money of over £600,000. Every day will feature top-level competitions featuring the top-ranked riders in the world with the Longines Global Champions Tour of London Grand Prix taking place on Saturday afternoon, 25th July. The event will also feature exciting classes for amateur riders every day to showcase the talented young stars of the future.

Last year Scott and his London Olympic 2012 gold medal horse Hello Sanctos triumphed in front of an ecstatic British crowd and in 2013 his British team mate Ben Maher also delivered a patriotic victory taking the honours in the Grand Prix in London. This year they will be up against a strong field of riders from North America, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia.

Already the 2015 series, which opened in spectacular style in Miami Beach, USA and features a total of 15 events, has produced a fierce battle at the top of the ranking board with Scott Brash, Luciana Diniz, Bassem Hassan Mohammed and Puis Schwizer among those in hot contention for the No1 spot.

On display throughout the show ground will be a range of exciting shopping outlets and delicious refreshments for visitors of all ages to enjoy. Syon House will provide a historic and elegant setting with its beautiful parkland and gardens designed by Capability Brown and classic interiors by Robert Adam in the 18th century.

For further information and to buy your tickets please click this link.

 

Britain’s Olympic heroes will take on the rest of the world’s best riders as Longines Global Champions Tour heads to the beautiful surroundings of Syon Park by the River Thames and world famous Kew Gardens in west London.

A world class field will be in action for the Longines Global Champions Tour of London from Friday 24th to Sunday 26th July in the stunning grounds of Syon House, the London stately home of the Duke of Northumberland.

Speaking about the announcement, World No1 and reigning Longines Global Champions Tour champion Scott Brash said: "It's great the Global Tour is bringing top international show jumping to London again this summer and I hope everyone will come and see us and enjoy the sport in this super location."

With total prize money of around £600,000, the 11th leg of the circuit will feature a series of world class 5* competitions throughout the summer weekend at this exciting new destination for show jumping.

Longines Global Champions Tour President Jan Tops said: “We are looking forward to being in London for the third year and delighted to be staging our 2015 event during our 10th anniversary year at the beautiful location of Syon Park.”

Historic Syon House featured in the Academy Award-winning film Gosford Park, written by Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes, and has regularly appeared in movies and on TV.

Beccy Thorp, Head of Functions & Events at Syon Park, said: "We are delighted that the London leg of the Longines Global Champions Tour will be staged at Syon Park this summer and we are looking forward to hosting world class equestrian sport at this magnificent location."

The thrilling 2015 series opened in spectacular style in Miami Beach last month and the battle for the No1 spot on the overall ranking has already been intense with Scott Brash, Luciana Diniz and Bassem Hassan Mohammed jostling for the leadership.

Last year Scott and his London Olympic Games gold medal horse Hello Sanctos triumphed in front of an ecstatic British crowd and in 2013 his British team mate Ben Maher also delivered a patriotic victory taking the honours in the Grand Prix in London.

This year they will be up against a strong field of riders from North America, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia.

As well as 5* competitions on Friday, Saturday and Sunday featuring the world’s top riders, there will also be 2* amateur classes where talented young stars of the future will be in action each day at Syon Park. The showpiece Grand Prix will take place on the afternoon of Saturday 25th July.

Syon House will provide a historic and elegant setting with its beautiful parkland and gardens designed by Capability Brown and classic interiors by Robert Adam in the 18th century. The Longines Global Champions Tour event will be a great day out for families who can enjoy the prestige village and will also feature world class VIP Hospitality.