Grimaud, Gulf of Saint Tropez, France – June 27, 2019 – The last part of the Hubside Jumping CSI 4* took place yesterday morning at the stables of the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, in Grimaud. Obliged by the heat wave, the sports program was reviewed by the organizing committee, allowing riders and horses to avoid competing in the heat of the early afternoon.

Visibly undisturbed by the 34 ° displayed on the thermometer, Alexis Derbouaix (FRA) and Timon d’Aure (Mylord Carthago*HN x Drakkar des Hutins) won in the feature event of the day, the €25,000 Jump-off Class CSI 4* on a 1.45m course, signing a perfect course in 63.55 seconds.

Alexis Deroubaix (FRA) & Timon d’Aure

“Timon d’Aure has not jumped since the Sopot Nations Cup a fortnight ago but he was very available this morning, the heat calmed him down a bit: it was pretty good.

I faced the course without taking risks, but turning short, as Henri Prudent (FRA) asked me, to put the horse in a format of championship. During the break, maybe I’ll go to the hotel pool, I’ll go to the beach but I only have one bike to get around! “, Smiled the rider. the announcement of his victory.

Behind the French couple, the British speed rider, Laura Renwick (GBR) slipped into second place with Arkuga, her eight-year-old gelding, stopping the timers in 64.69 seconds without having any penalties attributed to them.

Kristen Vanderveen (USA) was a few hundreds of a second slower, riding Bull Run’s Faustino de Tili (Berlin x Darco) to third place by completing the course flawlessly in 64.83 seconds.

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Source: Press release by Eloise Lepine / Blitzko Communication for Hubside Jumping

Photos: © Hubside Jumping / Marco Villanti