It's Gold for Accenture Juniors!
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Britain’s Accenture Junior team took the Gold medal yesterday at the 2008 FEI European Championship for Juniors in Prague.
From a starting field of eighteen nations, Chef d’Equipe Mike Florence led the British contingent to a convincing victory over Denmark who took the Silver medal and Germany who took Bronze after a jump off with Switzerland.
Seventeen year-old Matthew Sampson who is based in Haywards Heath, West Sussex riding Duncan Inglis’ ten year-old bay mare Indy 28 proved a worthy pathfinder, jumping clear in both rounds. Eighteen year-old Louise Saywell from Retford, Nottinghamshire riding Andrew Saywell’s eight year-old grey gelding Cyprianus Z produced a fantastic clear in the first round and was unlucky to finish with just four penalties in the second. A reversal of fortunes for eighteen year-old Daniel Neilson, based in Brentwood, Essex and Christian Saunders’ eleven year-old grey mare High Tone Z saw them finish the first round with four penalties and then jumped a superb clear round in the second. Fifteen year-old Marla Lovett from Henfield in West Sussex riding Sharon Lovett’s nine-year old dark bay mare Emily 46 had twenty one penalties in the first round and twelve in the second.
2008 FEI European Show Jumping Championship for Juniors Team Final
- Gold : Great Britain
(Matthew Sampson Indy 28 0/0
(Louise Saywell Cyprianus Z 0/4
(Marla Lovett Emily 46 21/12
(Daniel Neilson High Tone Z 4/0 - Silver : Denmark
- Bronze : Germany
