Vejer de La Frontera, Spain – January 28, 2024 – It was a Spanish top two in the last Grand Prix of the Andalucía Pre-Sunshine Tour with Luis Mateos Bernáldez (ESP) taking the ring by storm with the very athletic Chamant de Biolley in the €28,400 Grand Prix of Vejer de La Frontera CSI 2*, flying around the jump off to finish in 32.56 seconds, the only pair under 33 seconds. The €28,400 Grand Prix of Vejer de La Frontera CSI 2* was the highlight of the day and closed the Andalucía Pre Sunshine Tour, which is kindly sponsored by the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sports of the Government of Andalucía, through Tourism and Sports of Andalucía.
Luis had been third in the Ranking class on the 26th with this super 12-year-old gelding who is by Chacco Blue and from an Argentinus mare; clearly building up to this great win in the Grand Prix on Sunday.
Luis Mateos told us after his win: “I am very happy to be here, I really liked the way both horses jumped today (he was also eighth with ‘Espoir de Chenee’ in a very fast time but with one pole). I felt Chamant’ de Biolley was super, just like the first day and he is a very fast horse for a jump off because he has a very big stride, so I took advantage of this and I had to risk it. I risked all and it was successful”. Luis is off to Valencia for a bit but returns to compete here at the Andalucía Sunshine Tour in March.
The home rider led the class for quite some time before Luis took the lead, Teresa Blázquez Abascal (ESP) had a super jump off round with Diabla PS and finished in second on 33.19 seconds.
In third place, itwas Italian rider, Emanuele Camilli (ITA) with Chaccrouet; fourth was British rider, Ana Vernon (GBR) with Volnay de Choc Z and fifth was another Spanish rider, Carolina Aresu García Obregón (ESP) with Elixir de Hus.
Final Results – €28,400 Grand Prix of Vejer de La Frontera CSI 2*
1) Luis Mateos Bernáldez (ESP) & Chamant de Biolley – 0 / 0 – 32.56
2) Teresa Blázquez Abascal (ESP) & Diabla PS – 0 / 0 – 33.19
3) Emanuele Camilli (ITA) & Chaccrouet – 0 / 0 – 33.41
Source: Press Release from the Andalucía Sunshine Tour
Photo: © Andalucía Sunshine Tour / Moises Basallote Fotografía & Video
Categories: CSI 2*, English, Jumper News USA
