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Flaming Star and Jacobs top Challenge Cup Round 4

Feb 1, 2013

Week four of the2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF) continued on Thursday with a win for Charlie Jacobs and CMJ Sporthorse, LLC's Flaming Star in the $33,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 4. In a 23-horse jump-off, Jacobs and Flaming Star topped an all-star field with second place honors going to Conor Swail (IRL) riding Lansdowne and third place awarded to Brianne Goutal (USA) aboard Nice de Prissey.

A total of 24 entries jumped clear in the first round to advance to the jump-off, and 23 of those returned to jump the short course. Out of 23, ten jumped double clear, and the times got faster and faster as the race for the top prize progressed. The final three competitors earned the top three spots.

Twentieth to go, Brianne Goutal and Remarkable Farm LP's Nice de Prissey cleared the short course in 33.67 seconds to place third. Class winners Charlie Jacobs and Flaming Star were second to last in the jump-off and blazed through the course in 32.40 seconds to earn the victory. Last to go, Conor Swail and Lansdowne, owned by Ariel and Susan Grange, placed second with their time of 33.21 seconds.

Other top finishers included Darragh Kenny (IRL) and Adrienne Sternlicht's Oreade des Dames, who finished fourth in 33.78 seconds. Luis Larrazabal (VEN) and Gustavo Mirabal's G&C Flash were fifth in 34.42 seconds, and Ian Millar (CAN) and Dixson, owned by Ariel and Susan Grange, placed sixth with a time of 34.68 seconds. McLain Ward and Grant Road Partners' Super Trooper de Ness actually had the fastest time of the day in 31.89 seconds, but a rail at the last fence left them in eleventh place.

Also showing in the International Arena on Thursday, Ronan McGuigan guided Capall Zidane to victory in the $8,000 G&C Farm 1.45m Classic. 

Final Results: $33,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 4

1. FLAMING STAR: CHARLIE JACOBS SR., 0/0/32.40

2. LANSDOWNE: CONOR SWAIL (IRL), 0/0/33.21

3. NICE DE PRISSEY: BRIANNE GOUTAL (USA), 0/0/33.67

4. OREADE DES DAMES: DARRAGH KENNY (IRL), 0/0/33.78

5. G&C FLASH: LUIS LARRAZABAL (VEN), 0/0/34.42

6. DIXSON: IAN MILLAR (CAN), 0/0/34.68

7. QUOINTREAU UN PRINCE: LAURA CHAPOT (USA), 0/0/36.91

8. WHITNEY: RAMIRO QUINTANA (ARG), 0/0/38.02

9. CEDRIC: LAURA KRAUT (USA), 0/0/38.86

10. ORMSBY HILL: 1997 BWP gelding by Unknown LIZA FINSNESS (USA), 0/0/38.96

Source: Lauren Fisher and Laura Cardon for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc.