{"id":25240,"date":"2021-02-14T12:55:03","date_gmt":"2021-02-14T11:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metoliva.com\/epalliards-winning-grand-prix-oliva-nova-beach-golf-resort\/"},"modified":"2021-10-25T07:21:10","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T06:21:10","slug":"epalliards-winning-grand-prix-oliva-nova-beach-golf-resort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metoliva.com\/fr\/epalliards-winning-grand-prix-oliva-nova-beach-golf-resort\/","title":{"rendered":"Epaillard\u2019s winning streak continues in the CSI2* 1.45m Grand Prix presented by Oliva Nova Beach & Golf Resort"},"content":{"rendered":"

Epaillard\u2019s winning streak continues in the CSI2* 1.45m Grand Prix\u00a0presented by Oliva Nova Beach & Golf Resort<\/h2>\n

It was a French affair in Sunday\u2019s CSI2* 1.45m Grand Prix presented by Oliva Nova Beach & Golf Resort at the Spring MET in Oliva Nova,\u00a0Spain, as Julien Epaillard again proved to be unstoppable \u2013 even for his notoriously fast compatriot Harold Boisset. Run under strict Covid-19 protocols and with no audience present, the Grand Prix concluded the first week of the Spring MET II 2021 \u2013 which runs until February 28th.<\/h3>\n

Ten pairs out of the field of 58 horse-and-rider combinations cleared the first round designed by Gr\u00e9gory Bodo (FRA), and joined the deciding jump-off over a shortened, seven-fence track. Harold Boisset is a familiar face in Oliva Nova, and blazed around the jump-off track in signature style aboard\u00a0Divine de La Roque (For Hero x Kannan), setting the time to beat to\u00a036.50 seconds \u2013 a task that nearly seemed impossible. That was until Boisset\u2019s compatriot Julien Epaillard \u2013 the highest ranked French rider in the world \u2013 on Kosmo Van Hof Ter Boone (Arko x Pachat II),\u00a0entered the ring. Stopping the clocks on 35.55 seconds, Epaillard pushed Boisset to the runner-up position, taking home another Grand Prix win in Oliva Nova.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs always, everything is great here,\u201d Epaillard said about Oliva Nova, a venue he keeps returning to. \u201cThe conditions are optimal for preparing the horses for the season ahead. That is why we come here: To get to know our future horses.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cKosmo is a new horse for me, I started to ride him this year,\u201d the happy winner continued. \u201cHe had a break of over a year due to an injury: He broke his jaw in an accident. We started him up slowly last September and jumped him in small classes. During MET I, he jumped in the Silver Tour classes and this week he did his first Gold Tour and Grand Prix. I think he is a superstar! He has already recorded good results with Maelle Martin, so we knew what he can do. I am very happy: I believe he is a future five-star Grand Prix horse.\u201d<\/p>\n

Emilie Conter on Catokia 2 (Catoki x Coriall) took the third place with a time of 38.52 seconds, while Philippa Wildfang Linde on Carreau Of Greenhill Z (Clintissimo Z x Carentino) placed fourth with a time of 42.78. With one fence down in a time of 36.77 seconds in the jump-off, Lieven Devos on Inca\u2019s Big Think (Beaulieu\u2019s Think Big x Lanciano) had to settle for the fifth spot.<\/p>\n

Spring MET II 2021 continues next week with a CSI3* 1.50m Grand Prix as a highlight.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Photo \u00a9 Herv\u00e9 Bonnaud \/ www.1clicphoto.com<\/a>.
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