{"id":28645,"date":"2023-02-12T19:53:33","date_gmt":"2023-02-12T18:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metoliva.com\/citadin-du-chatellier-and-nicolas-delmotte-open-spring-met-ii-2023-with-a-win-in-the-csi2-grand-prix-presented-by-dammann-reitplatz-u-sportplatzbau-gmbh\/"},"modified":"2023-02-12T19:54:03","modified_gmt":"2023-02-12T18:54:03","slug":"citadin-du-chatellier-and-nicolas-delmotte-open-spring-met-ii-2023-with-a-win-in-the-csi2-grand-prix-presented-by-dammann-reitplatz-u-sportplatzbau-gmbh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metoliva.com\/en\/citadin-du-chatellier-and-nicolas-delmotte-open-spring-met-ii-2023-with-a-win-in-the-csi2-grand-prix-presented-by-dammann-reitplatz-u-sportplatzbau-gmbh\/","title":{"rendered":"Citadin du Chatellier and Nicolas Delmotte open Spring MET II 2023 with a win in the CSI2* Grand Prix presented by Dammann Reitplatz- u. Sportplatzbau GmbH"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first week of Spring MET II 2023 concluded with a French victory in the CSI2* 1.45m Grand Prix presented by Dammann Reitplatz- u. Sportplatzbau GmbH. A total of fourteen horse-and-rider-combinations from the 47 pairs at start cleared the first-round track \u2013 set by the Dutch course designer Louis Konickx \u2013 which counted 13 obstacles and 16 efforts.<\/p>\n

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First out in the jump-off, Victor Mariano Luminatti (BRA) and Idette (Eldorado van de Zeshoek x Namelus R) stopped the clock on 39.53 \u2013 a time that in the end was good enough to finish third, as the French, Belgian and Dutch delegation that followed all meant business.<\/p>\n

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Best of all were Nicolas Delmotte (FRA) and Citadin du Chatellier (L\u2019Arc de Triomphe x Diamant de Semilly), that cruised effortlessly around the Oliva Nova ring, mastering the roll-back to the penultimate double perfectly \u2013 crossing the finish line in 37.70. With his time, Delmotte took the win ahead of Constant Van Paesschen (BEL) and Karnak du Roset (Kannan x Dollar de La Pierre) who had to settle for the runner-up position with a time of 38.19 followed by Victor Mariano Luminatti in third, Marc Houtzager (NED) on Holy Moley (Verdi TN x Warrant) in fourth in 39.80 and Jeanne Sadran (FRA) in fifth in 40.30 aboard Kosmo Van Hof Ter Boone (Arko III x Pachat II). Julien Epaillard (FRA) and Chana de Valeme (Nabab de Reve x Urbain du Monnai) clocked the quickest time of the afternoon when stopping the clock on 35.84 \u2013 however on the expense of a pole on the last fence, which left the world no. three just outside the top five this time around.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019ve been riding Citadin since he was seven,\u201d Delmotte said about his horse Citadin du Chatellier after their win. \u201cHe is a winner, and a very generous horse. I choose to come to Oliva \u2013 as I have done in the last few years \u2013 to start the season with all my horses. With Citadin, I plan to jump four-star and five-star shows this year, as well as the French Championships in May. He is a really special horse for me, and very competitive. He needs more experience, but I think he has huge scope.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cThere are super riders and horses here in Oliva,\u201d Delmotte said when asked about his plan for the jump-off. \u201cEntering the arena, I was focused on a fast round. When you have J\u00e9r\u00f4me Gu\u00e9ry and Julien Epaillard with you in a jump-off, it\u2019s clear that you cannot lose your seconds! Citadin is a very fast horse; he has a lot of blood, so I tried not to push him too much. At the end, I did the jump-off as I wanted, and I\u2019m very happy: Constant did a super jump-off as well, and I was even faster than him.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is my third year at MET Oliva,\u201d Delmotte said about the venue at Centro Ecuestre Oliva Nova. \u201cI like to start the season here. The arenas are amazing, and the course designer has been great with the Grand Prix course today. It\u2019s a great place to start the season.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The second part of Spring MET 2023 runs until February 26, followed by Spring MET III from 7-26 March and Spring MET IV from 4-23 April 2023.<\/p>\n

Click here for full results.<\/a><\/p>\n

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