Marc Houtzager gave Jumping Amsterdam a dreamed winner of\nthe FEI World Cup competition. Houtzager trumped with the twelve year old mare\nSterrehof’s Dante his compatriot Harrie Smolders, who led for a long time. With\nfour riders of TeamNL in the top 7, it was a fantastic conclusion of an\natmospheric and sporty Jumping Amsterdam. “Winning here in Amsterdam is\nreally unbelievable”, was Houtzager’s first reaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I knew I had to take all the risks. I think I’ve never\ndriven so fast in a jump-off in my life. Certainly not with Sterrehof’s Dante.\nI knew Harrie Smolders was very fast. Maikel is always fast too and he was\nstill fourth when I had to enter the ring”, says Houtzager. “Today\nwas just my day. Until now I didn’t even have such a good show here in\nAmsterdam, so this makes up for it. Winning in Amsterdam is really\nunbelievable. The mare tried so incredibly hard. I saw the good distance in the\nturn to the double and in the distance from the first to the second obstacle I\nmade seven canter jumps and the others eight. There I won the competition. The\ncrowd is unbelievable here in the RAI and is really behind us. My sponsors were\nalso here today, so I was extra motivated to win”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With four Dutch riders in the nine combinations jump-off a\nsold out RAI got a super climax. The unique public could immediately give a\nstanding ovation to Harrie Smolders who as third starter with Monaco took over\nthe lead from the Belgian Pieter Clemens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Just like last week in Leipzig, Maikel van der Vleuten\nfinished in sixth place with Beauville Z. As a result, the current number 14 on\nthe world ranking list rises to sixth place in the World Cup standings and is\ntherefore certain of the final in Las Vegas. Marc Houtzager can also grab his\nsuitcases, because with the 20 points of victory in Amsterdam he comes in 8th\nplace in the intermediate standings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prior to Jumping Amsterdam Jeroen Dubbeldam gave an eye on\nthe Olympics with his new crack Oak Grove’s Carlyle. With two convincing clear\nrounds and seventh place in the World Cup, the Olympic champion of 2000 already\nlived up to his expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jumping Amsterdam with its unique audience and fantastic\natmosphere has proven to be a super start for the Dutch show jumping sport. For\nnational coach Rob Ehrens a nice prelude to the Olympic year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Results FEI Longines World Cup Qualifier Amsterdam,\npresented by RAI Amsterdam, 1.60m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Marc Houtzager (Rouveen), Sterrehof’s Dante (by Canturano),\n0 – 0, 34.05 sec.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Harrie Smolders (Low Horseman), Monaco (by Cassini II), 0\n– 0, 35.03 sec.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. Pieter Clemens (Bel), Quintini (v.Quintender), 0 – 0,\n35.18 sec.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6. Maikel van der Vleuten (Someren), Beauville Z\n(v.Bustique), 0 – 0, 36.46 sec.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7. Jeroen Dubbeldam (Weerselo), Oak Grove’s Carlyle (by\nCasall), 0 – 0, 40.12 sec.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Intermediate stand FEI World Cup West European League, after\n12 out of 14 matches<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Steve Guerdat (Zwi), 80 pnt<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Marcus Ehning (Ger), 73 pnt<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. Pieter Devos (Bel), 70 pnt<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6. Maikel van der Vleuten, 54 pnt<\/p>\n\n\n\n
8.. Marc Houtzager, 49 pnt<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Click here for the intermediate position<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Photo: Marc Houtzager and Sterrehof’s Dante\n(www.digishots.nl)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Source: KNHS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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