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Mixed category for Conor Swail and Lansdowne

Jul 21, 2012

The big class for Friday, opening day of San Patrignano's Vincenzo Muccioli Challenge CSI5*saw 43 of the world's most impressive horse and rider combinations competing in a mixed category with fences at 1.55m.

The Mapei mixed course, designed by Louis Konickx and his team, let just twelve of the riders through to the jump off, perfectly in line with the high technical level of the event. On the second round, the rider that came out on top was Conor Swail on Lansdowne. The Irish rider came onto the field already with a good number of clean rounds ahead of him, and turned in a smooth round in 38.27". Just a second behind was Germany's Max Kuhner on Coeur de Lion 14 with 39.13", beating Holland's Jeroen Dubbeldam on BMC Quality Time TN with 39.26" and third place.

"I liked the course very much", commented the winning rider, "both rounds were quite technical and yet different among themselves. My horse is nine years old, and I've been riding him for a while so we are in tune with each other. I think he is one of the best horses around. Last year here at San Patrignano I won the third class: this place must be lucky for me".

The highest placed Italian rider was Natale Chiaudani on Fixdesign Almero, with two clean rounds and 40.02", putting him in sixth place.

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Source: Press release from San Patrignano Press Office