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Brash and Bon Ami best in Oslo

Oct 12, 2012

At Kingsland Oslo Horse Show the biggest class of the day went to Scott Brash and Bon Ami (Pavarotti vd Helle x Richebourg). The British Olympic team gold medalist took home the 1.50 class sponsored by Spillers after an exciting eleven horse jump-off, where Scott was last to go.

First to go in the jump-off was Rolf-Göran Bengtsson on the impressive stallion Carusso LS La Silla (Montebello La Silla x Joost). Rolf really put pressure on the remaining ten riders with a well calculated round; he had some great turns and Carusso jumped super today. The Swedish rider stopped the clock on 41.26 – and the time looked hard to beat. The track was reduced to seven fences that included a combination, with room for short turns and a gallop to the final oxer. Only four of the other riders managed to do clear rounds though. One of them was Max Kühner on the lovely Clintop 2 (Clinton x Calvaro), but the German rider went for a steady version and crossed the finish line on 43.67 seconds. Both Carsten-Otto Nagel on the amazing Corradina 2 (Corrado I x Sandro) and Natale Chiaudani on Fixdesign Almero 12 (Asti Spumante x Gajus) unfortunately had the a-element in the combination down.

The next clear came from Peder Fredricson on H&M Cash In (Cash and Carry x Corofino I), also steady and controlled on 49.05 seconds. Luca Moneta was also clear on the characteristic Neptune Brecourt (Cumano x Kayack), and with the time of 41.68 it was eventually good enough for third. The fastest time of the day came from today’s first winner Gregory Wathelet on Kronos d’Ouilly (Uzelien x Graphit), but unfortunately he had a pole down. As did Spartacus TN (Stakkato x Grannus) who jumped amazing under Marco Kutscher today! Last to go Scott came to Oslo from Birmingham with a win under his belt, and continued his good form by blazing around the jump-off track shaving off 0.97 seconds on Rolf’s time – landing the win for Great Britain.

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Source World of Showjumping