Show Jumping - Lennon Seventh In Swedish World Cup Warm-Up

IRISH WORLD CUP hopeful Trevor Coyle disappointed in the World Cup Preliminary competition at Gothenburg, Sweden tonight (Friday), when placed 43rd out of 46 starters, finishing on a total of 14 faults with his American-owned bay mare Portofino.

World Champion Dermott Lennon was the best of the Irish tonight, with a seventh place on the Irish-bred Liscalgot, while Jessica Kurten continued her impressive run of Top Ten placings at the Gothenburg show with the nine yr-old Quibell, finishing in tenth.

Though the results of tonight's World Cup Preliminary competition do not affect World Cup points, they do determine the order of jumping in the official World Cup competition tomorrow (Saturday), where a good finish by Coyle may be vital to his qualification for the World Cup Final at Las Vegas in April.

SHOW JUMPING RESULTS: CSI-W GOTEBORG, SWEDEN, MARCH 27-30

FEI World Cup Preliminary Competition
International Jumping Competition
Table A 1m50 against the clock
Friday, 28 March 2003

1) MR SPRINGFIELD; Robert SMITH (GBR) Faults 0.00 Time 62.01
2) ALBERTINO 17; Lars NIEBERG (GER) Faults 0.00 Time 63.80
3) DOBEL'S FIALA; Otto BECKER (GER) Faults 0.00 Time 64.43

7) LISCALGOT; Dermott LENNON (IRL) Faults 0.00 Time 69.42
10) QUIBELL; Jessica KURTEN (IRL) Faults 0.00 Time 73.83

43) PORTOFINO; Trevor COYLE (IRL) Faults 14.00 Time 81.78

46 starters

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