Twomey takes seventh in Madrid
Sunday, 24 May 2009Cork's Billy Twomey was the best of the Irish in the Spanish Grand
Prix at Madrid on Saturday, with a seventh place on Anna
Kennedy's bay stallion 'KEC Maximum Joe'.
The 32-year-old Cheshire-based Twomey was one of ten through to the jump-off from a starting field of 46, but dropped a pole in the final round to finish just behind the leaders.
The USA's Olympic rider Laura Kraut claimed the €50,000 first prize with a double clear on the bay gelding 'Anthem', beating Canada's Eric Lamaze by just under half a second.
Next highest-placed Irish rider at the five-star Grand Prix was Cian O'Connor, whose chestnut gelding 'Complete' touched the tape at the water jump to incur a first round tally of four faults, leaving him in 16th place overall.
SHOW JUMPING RESULTS: CSI5* MADRID
GRAND PRIX Ayuntamiento de Madrid Trofeo Volvo
Table A with one Jump-Off
1) ANTHEM; Laura KRAUT (USA) Faults 0.00/0.00 Time 35.61
2) HICKSTEAD; Eric LAMAZE (CAN) Faults 0.00/0.00 Time 36.04
3) THE SIXTH SENSE; Thomas FRUHMANN (AUT) Faults 0.00/0.00 Time 36.26
7) KEC MAXIMUM JOE; Billy TWOMEY (IRL) Faults 0.00/4.00 Time 36.35
