Jessica Kurten was in sparkling form at the four-star show in
Braunschweig, Germany on Saturday when claiming second spot in the big 1m50 jump-off qualifier class - the Veolia Championship.
One of 14 combinations through to the final round, Antrim-born Kurten and Lady Georgina Forbes's Castle Forbes Cadeau Z failed by fractions of a second to catch Netherlands winner Gert-Jan Brugginck and the ten year-old Dutch-bred Primeval Wings.
However, Kurten picked up €6,000 in prize money for her runner-up position.
SHOW JUMPING RESULTS:
VEOLIA Championship
Table A with Jump Off FEI 238.2.2 1m50
Saturday March 8, 2008
1) Primeval Wings; Gert-Jan Bruggink (NED) Faults 0.00/0.00 Time 34.35
2) Castle Forbes Cadeau Z; Jessica Kurten (IRL) Faults 0.00/0.00 Time 34.82
3) Audrey D; Christoph Bruse (GER) Faults 0.00/0.00 Time 34.96
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