Irish Rider Seventh In World Cup Qualifier - San Patrignano Italy

Irish international dressage rider Anna Merveldt-Steffens riding the 15 year old Westphalian gelding Fosbury scored 69.41% to place seventh in the World Cup Qualifier at the San Patrignano CDI-W in Italy, this afternoon (26th January 2003).

German rider Monica Theodorescu scored a double by winning the World Cup Qualifier with Renaissance Fleur TSF having picked up first prize in the Grand Prix class the day before. Heike Kemmer also from Germany placed second in the Grand Prix Kur (Freestyle to Music) World Cup class with Alabano 7 having earlier scored a double with her other horse Ferragamo 3 by taking first prize in both the Prix St Georges and Intermediare 1 Kur classes. Merveldt-Steffens placed second behind Kemmer in both these classes with the 10 year old Weltmeyer mare Hera. The Irish rider moved up an impressive 39 places to 60th place in the FEI/BCM World Dressage Rankings at the start of this month and another move up the rankings is on the cards after her performance in the World Cup class in Italy today.



DRESSAGE RESULT - SAN PATRIGNANO CDI-W ITALY - JANUARY 2003

International Dressage Competition
World Cup Qualifier
Grand Prix Kur (Freestyle to Music)



1. RENNAISSANCE FLEUR TSF; Monica THEODORESCU; (GER) 77.84%
2. ALBANO 7; Heike KEMMER; (GER) 74.64%
3. ANTHONY FRH; Isabelle WERTH; (GER) 74.36%
4. REGENT; Christian PLAGE; (SUI) 71.62%
5. AMANDO II; Gina CAPELLMAN-LUTKERNEIER; (GER) 71.54%
6. BALLASEYR ROYALE; Richard DAVISON; (GBR) 70.07%
7. FOSBURY; Anna MERVELDT-STEFFENS; (IRL) 69.41%

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