AUSTRALIA AGAINST THE USA, WITH A TOUCH OF MONEGASQUE PRESENCE
IT WAS AUSTRALIA AGAINST THE USA, WITH A TOUCH OF MONEGASQUE PRESENCE
27 June 2008
Edwina Alexander (AUS) and Isovlas Socrates
Guiseppe Rolli fell off his horse, Christina Liebherr’s horse went through the jump and Jean-Marc
Nicolas was eliminated, but other than that, it was just a tough course.
Again with long lines and sharp turns, Olaf Petersen wanted to get the best from the riders as a
test for the Grand Prix on Saturday.
Even the winner of the second class yesterday, Bernardo Alves (BRA), had to retire. He and his
horse Chupa Chup showed they were in Olympic form, but did not have their way.
Of the 32 starters in the second class today, it was Sheikh Ali Al Thani that had the most penalty
points. With 22 penalties on his résumé, he finished last. Again 11 combinations started in the
jump-off, which was full of riders that knew how to ride! Gerco Schröder (NED), Ludo
Philippaerts (BEL), Robert Whitaker (GBR), all of them had made it into the jump-off, but only
Edwina Alexander was fastest. Australia had beaten Beezie Madden with Onlight (Calando x
Landgraf), who represented the USA.
Winning €6.250, Edwina Alexander was very happy to go into the arena again, especially after
her second place in Cannes (although that was with Itôt du Château), she was happy to show the
form she and her horse Isovlas Socrates are in. for more click here
Chris Chugg and Vivant 4th in Germany at the Springprüfung -Stechen- CSI 3* Grosser Preis
The duo managed a very credible 4th place on Sunday 15th June 2008 in the Springprüfung -Stechen- CSI 3* Grosser Preis
The next best place Aussie was Peter McMahon on KS Genoa in 16th place with 4 faults followed by
Matt Williams on Laconte in 20th place and 4 faults
Laurie Lever Ashleigh Drossel Dan in 30th place with 8 faults
Tim Armitrano and Mr Innocent in 48th place and 17 faults
Congratulations to all the Australian riders.
Go to the address below for all the results for the 3 day weekend of Jumping.
http://www.tennisweb.info/aachcsi08/zeitcsi08.html
So according to my calculations, taking into account results for the weekend Friday 13th and Sunday 15th June 2008 My prediction for the Australian Olympic Show Jumping Team is,
1. Guaranteed Edwina Alexander.
2. 16 faults Matt Williams.
3. 16 faults Peter McMahon.
4. 16 faults Laurie Lever.
5. 21 faults Chris Chugg as reserve