Lausanne (SUI), 2 September 2012 – The Ukraine won the FEI Nations Cup European Promotional League 2012 title when finishing fourth at Gijon in Spain yesterday.  Out in front going into this last leg, the team of Cassio Rivetti, Fereno Szentirmai, Bjorn Nagel and Katharina Offel pinned their nearest rivals from Denmark into runner-up spot on the series table, while Italy finished the season in third ahead of Spain in fourth.

The Italian team enjoyed an encouraging day when, leading yesterday’s competition at the halfway stage, they dropped just one place to slot in behind the winners from France.  But their 17-fault second-round result was indicative of the toughness of the high-scoring class which produced plenty of surprises.  There were no double-clears throughout the entire competition, and only six single clear rounds from the starting field of 52 horse-and-rider combinations.

Anniversary Fixture

A total of 13 countries – Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Ukraine and the USA – lined out for the FEI Nations Cup at this 70th anniversary fixture in the coastal town located on the far north of the Iberian Peninsula, and it was a hard-fought affair.  The leading FEI European Promotional League contenders from Ukraine, Denmark, Italy and Spain had to take on the might of many of the top-league nations, and the Danes were in with a chance of taking the title if they could clinch the maximum 10 points.

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