Rabat, Morocco – October 14, 2023 – It was a fine day for Moroccan show jumping, with three victories… but the fourth, the most important class, the €26,200 Prix Maroc Telecom CSIO 4*-W, a Winning Round, went to Ireland’s Jessica Burke (IRL) with a horse born in her country, whose fourth international victory this year.

For the record, the rule of the Winning Round is that the first round qualifies the twelve best riders for this “winning round”, where the counters are reset to zero. This was just the thing for the Irish rider who had one down in the first round with her Irish horse Express Trend:

“He’s a 13-year-old horse that I’ve been riding for 10 years. It’s the specialty of our stables, we train our own young horses. So I’ve known Express Trend since he was 10. We know each other by heart, and he’s a very efficient horse. The fence down in the first round was entirely my fault.  Thank God, I benefited from that rule today”. In fact, the first six placed also benefited from this system, while the four clear rounds of the first round all went wrong in the decisive round! The law is tough, but it’s the law. And it allowed us to enjoy Jessica Burke’s smile.

Final Results – €26,200 Prix Maroc Telecom CSIO 4*-W

1) Jessica Burke (IRL) & Express Trend – 4 / 0 – 35.25

2) Emanuele Gaudiano (ITA) & Chalou – 1/ 0 – 35.72

3) Jennifer Hochstadter (LIE) & Tinka’s Hero Z – 4 / 0 – 37.46

Source: Press Release from Agence R&B Presse for the Morocco Royal Tour

Photos: © Morocco Royal Tour / Agence R&B Presse / Adèle Renauldon / Thomas Reiner

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