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William Funnell that secured the second place in Falsterbo will be part of the British team. Photo by Jenny Abrahamsson.It is the British team that will be pathfinders on home soil in tomorrow's Nations Cup in Hickstead. It is the seventh leg of the FEI Nations Cup 20012 and so far Germany is in the overall lead.
The draw took place today, and the order to go is as follows: 1, Great Britain; 2, Netherlands; 3, Germany; 4, Ireland; 5, Sweden; 6, France; 7, Belgium; 8, Switzerland.
Take a look at Jens Fredricson and Lunatic's winning jump-off in the FEI Nations Cup in Falsterbo.
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 A happy Rolf together with Ninja La Silla and chef d'equipe Sylve Söderstrand after the Swedish win! All photos by Jenny Abrahamsson. |
The winning team! All photos by Jenny Abrahamsson.The Swedish team gave the home crowds value for their ticket money when they won their first Top League leg of the season on home soil in Falsterbo. After two exciting rounds, Sweden went into the jump-off together with Great Britain and France – where in-form Jens Fredricson and his fabulous little Lunatic made his competitors bite the dust in the grass ring surrounded with wildly enthusiastic Swedish fans.
Germany is still on top of the Top League - here represented by Jörg Naeve with JK Horsetrucks Commanchi. Photo by Jenny Abrahamsson.After the 6:th leg of the Top League in Falsterbo Germany is still in the lead, now with 41 points. There are no changes at the bottom either, where Ireland can be found with 19 points. Switzerland has climbed to second place with 30,5 points and France is third with 30 points. Sweden climbed from 7th to 4th place with their victory today, and has now got 28 points. Then follows The Netherlands, Great Britain and Belgium ahead of Ireland at the bottom. Two legs are still left of the Top League; at Hickstead and in Dublin.
The home crowds went nuts when Jens took over the lead. Photo by Jenny Abrahamsson.The Swedish Chef d'Équipe Sylve Söderstrand started off the press conference by thanking the fantastic audience in Falsterbo. "I don´t think you can find a better audience anywhere in the world. They are amazing. Then I have to thank our trainer Hans Horn who always supports us and of course a big thanks to these four great riders. Our goal before the class was to be among the top three - it is really hard to win - and we got a very exciting class!"
Ireland is first to go in Falsterbo. Here Shane Breen with Balloon. Photo by Jenny Abrahamsson.The Irish team will be pathfinders around Frank Rothenberger's track as the sixth leg of the FEI Nations Cup™ 2012 gets underway at the arena in Falsterbo, Sweden tomorrow. The draw took place today, and the order to go is as follows: 1, Ireland; 2, Germany; 3, Great Britain; 4, Switzerland; 5, Netherlands; 6, France; 7, Sweden; 8, Belgium.
Marc Houtzager and Sterrehof´s Tamino fought their way around the course and were the best pair on the Dutch team. All photos by Jenny Abrahamsson.
Mylord Carthago seems very happy with his own performance in the Nations Cup. All photos by Jenny Abrahamsson.
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