IRELAND'S Jessica Kurten pulled out all the stops in Leipzig, Germany, tonight (Sunday) to take a commendable fifth place in the World Cup Grand Prix on her 10 yr-old mare <Quibell>.

In a field studded with international equestrian stars, Kurten was one of only seven to go through to the jump-off, and had just one pole down in the second round, but it was enough to secure her fifth, and a prize purse of 8,000 euro.

Germany's Marcus Ehning won the Grand Prix on his veteran German-bred <For Pleasure>, with a classic double clear round.

Earlier in the week, Kurten had failed to make any impact with her new horse <Castle Forbes Maike>, but took a third with <Lady Preishammer> and a first with <Laurus> in the Young Horse class.

SHOW JUMPING RESULTS: CSI-W LEIPZIG GERMANY 22-25 JANUARY 2004

Class 9 LEIPZIG WERNESGRUNER GRAND PRIX (World Cup)
1m60 Table A with Jump-Off
Sunday January 25, 2004

1) For Pleasure; Ehning, Marcus (GER) Faults 0/0 Time 38.47
2) JPC Modesto; Nicolas, Jean Marc (FRA) Faults 0/0 Time 41.75
3) Shutterfly; Michaels-Beerbaum, Meredith (GER) Faults 0/4 Time 37.86
4) Adlantus As FRH; Nieberg, Lars (GER) Faults 0/4 Time 38.60
5) Quibell; Kurten, Jessica (IRL) Faults 0/4 Time 38.64

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