{"id":3470,"date":"2013-09-23T10:56:44","date_gmt":"2013-09-23T15:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/equestrianinfluence.com\/horsehappenings\/?p=3470"},"modified":"2020-01-14T12:24:18","modified_gmt":"2020-01-14T17:24:18","slug":"fei-nations-cup-eventing-britain-closes-in-on-germany-at-montelibretti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/equestrianinfluence.com\/horsehappenings\/fei-nations-cup-eventing-britain-closes-in-on-germany-at-montelibretti\/","title":{"rendered":"FEI Nations Cup&#x2122; Eventing: Britain closes in on Germany at Montelibretti"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Photo Caption:<\/strong> The winning British team at Montelibretti (ITA), left to right: Nicky Roncoroni, Dani Evans, Emilie Chandler and Paul Sims. (Photo: Massimo Argenziano\/FEI). <span id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1379950104381_4498\" style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1379950104381_4500\" style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Free images for editorial purposes available at <a id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1379950104381_4750\" href=\"http:\/\/www.feiphotos.org\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1379950104381_4749\">www.feiphotos.org<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Britain has closed to within two points of Germany in the FEI Nations Cup&#x2122; Eventing 2013 after a convincing victory at Montelibretti (ITA) at the weekend.<!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1379950104381_4506\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1379950104381_4624\"><span id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1379950104381_4623\" style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1379950104381_4622\" style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Britain finished nearly 40 penalties ahead of the host nation, Italy, with a three-man German team taking third.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1379950104381_4625\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1379950104381_4628\"><span id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1379950104381_4627\" style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1379950104381_4626\" style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">The British quartet, all of whom were competing in their first FEI Nations Cup&#x2122; Eventing competition this year, finished first, second, fourth and sixth, with Nicky Roncoroni leading from the start to take individual honours on the Irish-bred Trig Point.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1379950104381_4629\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1379950104381_4632\"><span id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1379950104381_4631\" style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1379950104381_4630\" style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Emilie Chandler was second on the impressive nine-year-old Coopers Law and Paul Sims was fourth on Calador. Dani Evans, who has just graduated from the Young Rider ranks, slipped from third to sixth after incurring 18 Jumping penalties on Raphael ll when the horse became a little \u201cfree\u201d over what was described as an up-to-height track with plenty of related distances. All four achieved clear Cross Country rounds inside the optimum time.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1379950104381_4654\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1379950104381_4657\"><span id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1379950104381_4656\" style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1379950104381_4655\" style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">\u201cThey all went well and it was a very pleasing result,\u201d said team manager Philip Surl. \u201cWhen we walked the course we thought there were quite a few places where you could make a mistake, and also that the time would be hard to get. Paul was riding on a team for the first time and he did a great job as trailblazer &#8211; cool, calm and collected.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1379950104381_4658\"><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">\u201cIt was quite a logistical challenge for us to get down to Montelibretti and involved two overnight stops, but the horses all arrived well and we had a couple of personal bests in the dressage.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1379950104381_4659\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1379950104381_4662\"><span id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1379950104381_4661\" style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1379950104381_4660\" style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Emilie Portale was the best of the Italian team, third individually on Rubens Delle Sementarecce, backed up by Roberto Riganelli and Stinger du Meugon, fifth, and Pietro Sandei, 11<sup>th<\/sup> on Mouse, a horse he bought from Mark Todd (NZL). Marco Cappai withdrew Sunshine Sweet before the Jumping phase.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1379950104381_4663\"><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Italy is now fourth in the FEI Nations Cup&#x2122; Eventing leaderboard behind Germany, Great Britain and New Zealand with two events to go, Waregem (BEL) this weekend (26-29 September) and the last leg at Boekelo (NED) on 11-14 October.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1379950104381_4664\"><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">The Germans fielded their top championship combinations at Fontainebleau (FRA), Houghton Hall (GBR) and Aachen (GER), but they sent a new trio on the long journey down to the Italian military base just south of Rome. Robert Sirch finished best in seventh on Killcross, but Bodo Battenburg was hampered by a Dressage mark of 75.2 on Cadgold and Martin Drescher had to withdraw Gandalf VM before the final Jumping phase.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1379950104381_4665\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1379950104381_4666\"><span id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1379950104381_4668\" style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1379950104381_4667\" style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Britain has concentrated on a designated pool of up-and-coming riders for the series this year, aided by funding from UK Sport, with the aim of giving younger riders team experience. Laura Collett, Lucy Wiegersma, Izzy Taylor, Sarah Bullimore and Jodie Amos will be travelling to Belgium this weekend, where Philip Surl is hoping to overtake the mighty Germans. \u201cIf we can pick the right horses, we should have a good team and just might have a chance,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is a great series and I think it will grow and grow.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Results from Montelibretti (ITA): <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1379950104381_4669\"><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>1 Great Britain, 148.0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Nicky Roncoroni\/Trig Point, 45.6; Emilie Chandler\/Coopers Law, 48.4; Paul Sims\/Calador, 54.0 (Dani Evans\/Raphael ll, 66.4)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>2 Italy, 185.4<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1379950104381_4670\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Emiliano Portale\/Rubens Delle Sementarecce, 48.8; Roberto Riganelli\/Stinger du Meugon, 58.6; Sandei Pietro\/Mouse, 78.0; (Marco Cappai\/Sunshine Sweet, WD before Jumping)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1379950104381_4671\"><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>3 Germany 1,159.0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Robert Sirch\/Killcross, 69.6; Bodo Battenberg\/Cadgold, 90.2; Martin Drescher\/Gandalf VM, WD before Jumping<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>FEI Nations Cup&#x2122; Eventing Leaderboard<\/strong> (after 5 of 7 events):<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">1 Germany 39 points<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">2 Great Britain 37<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">3 New Zealand 18<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">4 Italy 17<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">5 Australia 15<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">5 France 15<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">7 Netherlands 12<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">8 Sweden 8<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1379950104381_4672\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">9 Ireland 5<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">10 Spain 4<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">10 USA 4<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Full results and FEI Nations Cup&#x2122; Eventing standings: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fei.org\/fei\/events\/fei-nations-cup-series\/eventing\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>www.fei.org\/fei\/events\/fei-nations-cup-series\/eventing<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Notes to editors:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1379950104381_4692\"><span id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1379950104381_4691\" style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1379950104381_4693\" style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">The FEI\u2019s first team Eventing series, the FEI Nations Cup&#x2122; Eventing, is open to all nations fielding one team composed of 3 or 4 riders at each leg. The series runs under <a id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1379950104381_4696\" href=\"https:\/\/next.fei.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2013_Eventing_Rules_Final_March_changes_integrated.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1379950104381_4695\">FEI Eventing rules<\/strong><\/a> at CICO and CCIO 3* level and riders accumulate points under a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fei.org\/fei\/events\/fei-nations-cup-eventing\/current-results\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>dedicated system<\/strong><\/a> created for the new series.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo Caption: The winning British team at Montelibretti (ITA), left to right: Nicky Roncoroni, Dani Evans, Emilie Chandler and Paul Sims. (Photo: Massimo Argenziano\/FEI). Free images for editorial purposes available at www.feiphotos.org. Britain has closed to within two points of Germany in the FEI Nations Cup&trade; Eventing 2013 after a convincing victory at Montelibretti (ITA) at the weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3471,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[97,52,2044],"tags":[1077,1244],"class_list":["post-3470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-english-events-magazine","category-events-magazine","category-magazine","tag-fei-nations-cup-eventing-2013","tag-montelibretti-ita"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>FEI Nations Cup&#x2122; Eventing: Britain closes in on Germany at Montelibretti - Horse Happenings<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/equestrianinfluence.com\/horsehappenings\/fei-nations-cup-eventing-britain-closes-in-on-germany-at-montelibretti\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"FEI Nations Cup&#x2122; Eventing: Britain closes in on Germany at Montelibretti - Horse Happenings\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Photo Caption: The winning British team at Montelibretti (ITA), left to right: Nicky Roncoroni, Dani Evans, Emilie Chandler and Paul Sims. 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