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Rolex FEI World Cup 2012/13 Oslo Horse Show - News

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Joreon Dubbeldam wins the first Rolex FEI World Cup qualifier in Oslo after a thrilling eight way Jump Off.

The Netherlands' Jeroen Dubbeldam won the thrilling opening leg of the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping Western European League 2012/2013 series at Oslo, Norway this afternoon partnering BMC Utascha. The competition attracted a star-studded field that included three individual Olympic champions including the current title-holder, Switzerland's Steve Guerdat. But it was the Dutchman, who claimed gold in Sydney, Australia 12 years ago, who earned those all-important maximum points.
 
The cream really came to the top, and it was 2007 Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping series winner, Switzerland's Beat Mandli, who slotted into runner-up spot with Louis, while Spain's Sergio Alvarez Moya showed the potential of his new partnership with the former Nick Skelton ride, Carlo, when finishing a very close third. Fourth place went to another Dutchman, Maikel van der Vleuten with VDL Groep Verdi, while British riders filled fifth and sixth - the London 2012 Olympic team gold medal winning duo of Scott Brash and Hello Sanctos slotting in ahead of Will Funnell and Billy Congo.
 
Serious Test
 
Anyone expecting a gentle introduction to the new season was in for a rude awakening, as the 13-fence first-round track created by Norwegian course designer, Anders Hafskiold, proved a serious test. Control and accuracy were vital in the tight confines of the Telenor Arena, but big jumping was also required, with no less than four fences standing at the maximum 1.60m.  Mandli's pathfinding clear belied the strength of the challenge, and although Dubbeldam followed suit when running twelfth of the 40 starters, another 20 came into the ring before Moya recorded the next fault-free effort.
 
The real bogey of the day was the line from the massive triple bar at fence nine, which stood 1.60m high and stretched 1.90m wide, to the following triple combination of a vertical to a double of oxers.  A strong approach was needed to the former, but that often left horses too forward to the following vertical and sometimes under-powered at the next two parts of the combination.  Such was its influence, that this line penalised 23 of the starting field, and only eight managed to keep a completely clean sheet to go into the jump-off.  
 
A total of 12 missed out when putting just four faults on the scoreboard, and amongst them was Guerdat who produced a lovely, quiet ride on the promising nine year old Chips whose only mistake was at the triple combination where Max Kuhner's impressive young stallion, Clintop 2, also made his single error for the German rider.

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