Allen scores at ‘one of the best shows all year’ with final win of LGCT Stockholm
Mdmar – LGCT – Stockholm
It was a thrilling finish to a sensational
weekend of show jumping in the heart of Sweden as Bertram Allen closed the
Longines Global Champions Tour of Stockholm weekend with a win on Pacino Amiro
in a lightning-fast 1.55m jump-off class presented by Agria.
Once again the Swedish Olympic Stadium was filled to the rafters
as Allen defeated Daniel Deusser on Jasmien vd Bisschop to take the win by just
0.04s. In front of passionate crowds home hero Peder Fredricson finished the
podium off to take bronze on Catch Me Not S.
Irishman Bertram Allen told GCTV: “All the riders have been
talking about it all week, how the atmosphere here is literally one of the best
shows all year for that. I was very motivated for today and I wanted to make
the most of it.”
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Allen then added: “It was definitely a thrilling jump-off, it
was fast and with Daniel and Peder both having good rounds I knew I had to take
a lot of risks. My horse jumped fantastic today so it was nice to come out on
top.”
Sweden’s capital city has been a bustling metropolis the whole
weekend for the Longines Global Champions Tour of Stockholm and the final
course of the weekend didn’t disappoint as control, pace and precision were the
top talking points today for those contesting the €148,800 prize purse.
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There was disappointment for many of the top riders as poles fell
all around the course, especially for local legend Henrik von Eckermann who has
been placed first or second in every other CSI5* class this weekend but a fast
four faults still put him in the top ten with Glamour Girl.
It was a fast and furious 9 rider jump-off with Petronella
Andersson and Cassina Z the first combination to return to the ring.
Unfortunately, the pressure got to them and two down kept them out of
contention for the win.
Jérôme Guery was the first to go clear with fairly new ride Azaria
Dinero as they threw down the gauntlet to the rest of the field stopping the
clock in 36.38s although he didn’t take out a stride in the first line so left
room for improvement.
With his famously smooth style, Marcus Ehning piloted Priam du
Roset around the fast course, opting to go extremely tight in the roll back
that proved a little too much as he had to pull out and add 4 faults to his
score before a smooth reapproach and a huge effort over the last still kept him
inside the time allowed.
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Looking for a sizzling finish to her weekend Georgina Bloomberg
and Tulara Colmine put in a top effort with a smooth and effortless double
clear just off the time to beat but good enough for a top 5 finish.
Both Marlon Modolo Zanotelli on Luigi d’Eclipse and Michael G
Duffy with Clitschko had a rail down and were forced to settle for a placing
outside the top 5.
The crowd went absolutely mental when Daniel Deusser and Jasmien
vd Bisschop made a crazy rollback to the penultimate fence, risking it all the
pair had full trust in each other and manage to pull it off stopping the timers
at 35.96s and making it look unbeatable.
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Winner of this class in 2019 Peder Fredricson wanted to make it a
home win on the final day of action onboard Catch Me Not S. They gave it
everything fully determined but couldn’t quite match the pace of the speedy
German falling just behind him in 36.38s.
The crowd once again cheered in appreciation as Bertram Allen and
Pacino Amiro entered the arena. The huge-striding horse powered around the
course, the pair exactly level with Daniel at the halfway stage. They sprinted
down the final line and took an angle to the last, shaving milliseconds off the
time to take the win in 35.92s
So Bertram Allen would round out his weekend with the perfect
finish, as the Tour waves goodbye to LGCT Stockholm and looks ahead to Paris
from 24 – 26 June for round 9 of action in the Championship.
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