Dinard, France – August 04, 2019 – The €500,000 Rolex Grand Prix of Dinard CSI 5*, the highlight of the Jumping International de Dinard CSI 5*/3*, brought together 46 riders among the stars of the discipline. Only six pairs, 5 French and one German, clear the initial round at 1.60m.

Among them, 3 pairs of the 5 pairs selected for the European championship held in Rotterdam from 19 to 25 August, Alexis Deroubaix (FRA) & Timon d’Aure, Pénélope Leprevost (FRA) & Vancouver de Lanlore, Nicolas Delmotte (FRA) & Urvoso du Roch, with all three combinations sign a clear round and coming back for the jump off.

Alexis Deroubaix (FRA) & Timon d’Aure

Alexis Deroubaix (FRA) and Timon d’Aure (Mylord Carthago* HN x Fragrance de Chalus) claimed victory with two near-perfect performances, registering no penalties at the end of both of them, the decisive one in 40.95 seconds.

“This result boosts my confidence for the Europeans. This time I put myself in condition since it is the last competition before Rotterdam. I think that during the season, I was sometimes a bit too relax, or tense, but in a way I did not put enough pressure on myself. This morning, when I woke up, I was really motivated, and now I know how to do to put myself in the right conditions to win.” – said Alexis Deroubaix 

Pénélope Leprevost (FRA) & Vancouver de Lanlore

Pénélope Leprevost (FRA) and Vancouver de Lanlore (Toulon x Le Tot de Semilly) gave the host nation the top two spots on the podium, registering a clean scorecard too and a jump-off time of 40.99 seconds for silver honors.

Pénélope Leprevost (FRA) & Vancouver de Lanlore

“I am delighted with my horse, he is just flying, and even when I make mistakes, he makes up for it. I never doubted of his qualities, from the very beginning I believe in him and I love him, and he gives it back to me. – stated Pénélope Leprevost

Daniel Deusser (GER) & Scuderia 1918 Tobago Z

Daniel Deusser (GER) and Scuderia 1918 Tobago Z  (Tangelo vd Zuuthoeve x Mr. Blue) finished 3rd with Scuderia 1918 Tobago Z by leaving all the poles up too, having no penalties attributed to them neither while stopping the timers in 41.60 seconds in the decisive phase.

“He did everything right, but the rider was a little slow today. I wonder where I could have done one stride less, maybe before the double, or before the wall, or before the last fence, but at the last minute the distances were not right. I just had to hope for a second clear round.

Mathieu Billot (FRA) and Quel Filou place 4th and were are followed by Nicolas Delmotte (FRA) and Urvoso du Roch and Max Thirouin (FRA) with Utopie Villelongue.

A few weeks away from the European championship, the results were extremely encouraging for the national coach, Thierry Pomel, who has all reasons to be pleased with his choices. Besides the performances of the three French pairs yesterday, he will also count on Kevin Staut (FRA) with Calevo and Roger Yves Bost (FRA) with Sangria du Coty.

Perfect organization, ideal weather conditions, high level sport, large and enthusiastic public, all the ingredients were combined for this 2019 edition of the  Jumping International de Dinard to fulfill its promises. The four days of competition come to a close with a wonderful French win in the Rolex Grand Prix.

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Source: Press release from Agence Consulis for Jumping International de Dinard

Photos: © Jumping de Dinard / Pixels Events / Eric Knoll