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CSI Valkenswaard/Global Champions Tour: Dutch Dominate Derby
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The Dutch audience were rewarded for their patience when they got a Netherlands 1-2 in the Valkenswaard Derby. The field was small but select including last years winners Henk van der Pol and Tennesse among them. But their chance of a repeat ended when the black gelding decided not to jump off the 'road closed' fence at the first time of asking and then demolished the Devils Dyke combination.
The winner was Wout-Jan van der Schans with his Eindhoven Derby winner P-Pilot. He was first to go and really set sail clearing every obstacle with apparent ease. The UAE rider Sheik Shakhboot Bin Nahyan was next in riding Linotte de Groom and to his great credit, as Derby courses are a rarity in the Arabic nations and he only gets the opportunity to practise when visiting Europe, he was also clear although a little slower in 119.85.
Roelof Brill then proceeded to steer Calover round just a little quicker to get in front of Sheik Shakhboot, but if anyone thought that meant there would be a procession of clears they were sadly mistaken. Hickstead Derby winner Guy Williams slipped on the turn to a plain fence at nine and crashed right through it and Beezie Madden on her Spruce Meadows Derby winner Prima was up on the clock when the pair knocked down the oxer two from home.
Last years's fourth, Kamal Bahamdam had trouble at the water and Norways Morten Djupvik was heading for third spot when he hit the last. Eduard de Rothschild was the only other rider to be clear and though slower than the others on a zero score, this was good enough for fourth place.
The Dutch audience were rewarded for their patience when they got a Netherlands 1-2 in the Valkenswaard Derby. The field was small but select including last years winners Henk van der Pol and Tennesse among them. But their chance of a repeat ended when the black gelding decided not to jump off the 'road closed' fence at the first time of asking and then demolished the Devils Dyke combination.
The winner was Wout-Jan van der Schans with his Eindhoven Derby winner P-Pilot. He was first to go and really set sail clearing every obstacle with apparent ease. The UAE rider Sheik Shakhboot Bin Nahyan was next in riding Linotte de Groom and to his great credit, as Derby courses are a rarity in the Arabic nations and he only gets the opportunity to practise when visiting Europe, he was also clear although a little slower in 119.85.
Wout-Jan van der Schans with his Eindhoven Derby winner P-Pilot.
Photo: GCT
Roelof Brill then proceeded to steer Calover round just a little quicker to get in front of Sheik Shakhboot, but if anyone thought that meant there would be a procession of clears they were sadly mistaken. Hickstead Derby winner Guy Williams slipped on the turn to a plain fence at nine and crashed right through it and Beezie Madden on her Spruce Meadows Derby winner Prima was up on the clock when the pair knocked down the oxer two from home.
Last years's fourth, Kamal Bahamdam had trouble at the water and Norways Morten Djupvik was heading for third spot when he hit the last. Eduard de Rothschild was the only other rider to be clear and though slower than the others on a zero score, this was good enough for fourth place.
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