ph. Stefano Grasso/LGCT
The very first class of the Longines Global Champions Tour Paris Eiffel Jumping presented by Gucci was won by Michel Hecart (FRA) and Nokia de Brekka who raced to victory to finish nearly two seconds ahead of the Alberto Michan Halbinger (MEX) in second with Carusso LS La Silla, and Luca Maria Moneta (ITA) with Neptune Brecourt in third. It was a very happy 4th of July for USA’s Georgina Bloomberg and Laura Kraut who finished 5th and 6th in the class on this traditional day of huge Independence Day celebration across the Atlantic.
Uliano Vezzani built a welcoming course to introduce the top international riders in the world to one of the most spectacular venues on the Tour. The course of fences included beautiful impressions of the Arc de Triomphe and Eiffel Tower, celebrating the iconic architecture of France as the Tour moves up from the stunning Cote d’Azur coastline of the last leg in Monaco to the imposing French capital. Following on from her fantastic Longines Pro Am win in Monaco, a very happy Charlotte Casiraghi won the invitational class following the CSI5* competition.
Ahead of tonight’s feature Prix du Qatar, all eyes are on the LGCT Championship top ranked riders to see who is hitting top form for this vital mid-season show. Ranking Leader Edwina Tops-Alexander (USA), 2nd placed Rolf-Goran Bengtsson (SWE), 3rd placed Bassem Hassan Mohammed and home rider Kevin Staut (FRA) in 4th are all in with a shot of taking the overall lead in tomorrow’s LGCT Paris Grand Prix.
Source: GCT
Class 01: Paris 2014 CSI5* 1.45 m
Two Phases Special: 2nd Phase Against the Clock
Start: 4 Jul 2014 9:00 am CEST
| 1. | 81 | Nokia de Brekka | Hecart, Michel | FRA |  |
1650.00 EUR | 0 penalties 32.47 sec |
| bay 13y.G /Quick Star SF/Apache d’Adriers/SF/FRA45677/ Ecurie Michel Hécart – J. | phase 2 | ||||||
| 2. | 124 | Carusso LS La Silla | Michan Halbinger, Alberto | MEX |  |
1000.00 EUR | 0 penalties 34.10 sec |
| bay 12y.S /Montebello la Silla/Joost/SLS/MEX40260/ Club Hipico La Silla/Rolf-Göra | phase 2 | ||||||
| 3. | 84 | Neptune Brecourt | Moneta, Luca Maria | ITA |  |
750.00 EUR | 0 penalties 34.80 sec |
| bay 13y.G /Cumano/kayack/SF/FRA46335/ az. agr. mastroeni nicoletta | phase 2 | ||||||
| 4. | 8 | Quister de Guldenboom | Richard Philips, Jane | SUI |  |
500.00 EUR | 0 penalties 35.60 sec |
| chest 10y.G /Kannan/Eyken Des Fontenis/SF/103FJ37/ Philips-de-Vuyst Caroline | phase 2 | ||||||
| 5. | 147 | Lilli | Bloomberg, Georgina | USA |  |
300.00 EUR | 0 penalties 37.79 sec |
| bay 10y.M /Lefevre/Diamir/BRAND/102VI16/ Gotham Enterprizes,Llc | phase 2 | ||||||
| 6. | 29 | Andretti S | Kraut, Laura | USA | |
225.00 EUR | 0 penalties 39.24 sec |
| chest 9y.G /Corland/Animo/KWPN/103WG35/ Stars And Stripes | phase 2 | ||||||
| 7. | 141 | Zamora | Schröder, Gerco | NED |  |
150.00 EUR | 1 penalty 40.18 sec |
| bay 10y.M /Quasimodo Z/Nimmerdor/KWPN/103BZ45/ BWG Stables & Stal Thijssen B.V. | phase 2 | ||||||
| 8. | 133 | Rahotep de Toscane | Rozier, Philippe | FRA | |
125.00 EUR | 1 penalty 40.89 sec |
| grey 9y.G /Quidam de Revel/SF/103HI18/ Baillet Christian | phase 2 | ||||||
| 9. | 2 | Safari D Auge | Epaillard, Julien | FRA | |
100.00 EUR | 1 penalty 41.81 sec |
| bay 8y.G /Diamant de Semilly/103VQ92/ Hello Holdings,31 S.L.U | phase 2 | ||||||
| 10. | 100 | Nice Stephanie | Leprevost, Penelope | FRA | |
100.00 EUR | 1 penalty 42.01 sec |
| bay 10y.M /Cardento/Ralme Z/SWB/102WN98/ Madame Geneviève MEGRET | phase 2 | ||||||
| 11. | 114 | Qlassic Bois Margot | Delestre, Simon | FRA | |
50.00 EUR | 1 penalty 42.29 sec |
| black 10y.S /L’Arc de Triomphe/SF/102ZZ81/ Haras du Bois Margot | phase 2 | ||||||
| 12. | 10 | Cornado NRW | Ehning, Marcus | GER |  |
50.00 EUR | 1 penalty 42.36 sec |
| grey 11y.S /Cornet Obolensky/Acobat/WESTF/GER45924/ Nordrhein-Westfälisches Landg | phase 2 | ||||||