Abdullah Al Sharbatly winner of the 5th Class

The combinaton Abdullah Al Sharbatly and Larkhill Cruiser have won the Cocinas Asturianas Class of the CSIO Gijón with a timing of 59.72 seconds.

Abdullah Al Sharbatly and his horse Larkhill Cruiser have won the first class of the day with a timing of 59,72 seconds and clear round. The course was Table A against the clock, and the Saudi was about a second faster than the Belgian Koen Vereecke and Dior Van Het Indihof.

A DESERVED VICTORY

After two days of competition where Al Sharbatly competed at a very high level, he became the winner today. He admits that he had to risk a little bit in order to succeed in the class. “I cut at a certain point in the course and that gave me the victory”, he said.

Al Sharbatly was very pleased with his horse and said that “I coud not bring my best horses, but I am very happy with the horses I brought when I see the results”.

The best riders of the class were the following: Al Sharbatly and Larkhill Cruiser (winner), Koen Vereecke and Dior Van Het Indihof (second place), Nina Braaten and Loyd (third place), Clemente Boulanger and Must Saint Aubin (fourth place) and Jenna Thompson and Cathleen (fifth place).

Only 14 couples out of 56 were clear round.

KARIM EL ZOGHBY: 100% SPEED

The egipcian rider Karim El Zoghby and Dunoair Urona won the Lacera Speed and Handiness Class with a timing of 78 seconds.

The sixth class of Gijón International Jumping Show is a class where skills and speed are specially important. Karim El Zoghby and Dunoair Urona have done a tremendous job and have marked a timing of 78 seconds and one down. The Belgian rider Pieter Devos and his mare Dorenta were second with a timing of 78.49 seconds. Julio Arias and Roger Moore B, Spanish rider from Asturias, finished in third position.

The riders that will participate in the Speed Final are the best ones from first class, third class and this last sixth class of the CSIO Gijón.

A VERY FAST COMBINATION

The Egiptian was very happy that he could win even with one down. “A victory is a victory, I was lucky to win the race even with one down”, he said. The winner also recognized that “all the riders are very good, and I like to compete against them because we make each other better. You always have to try to win”.

The final ranking is as follows: Karim El Zoghby and Dunoair Urona (winner), Pieter Devos and Dorenta (2nd place), Julio Arias and Roger Moore B (3rd place), Sergio Álvarez Moya and Sirius (4th place) and Captain David O’Brien and Mo Chroi (5th place).