Horse riding. WC final: Julien Épaillard sentenced to the feat!

Julien Épaillard was unhappy with his performance in the pursuit of Wednesday 17 April 2024finished 4^ewhen finally of world championship Longines Jumping organized in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia).

I blame myself, I got off to a bad start. I had a great distance on the spa in #1, and the more I walked on it, the closer I got. It was stupid at this simple obstacle to overcome in a nice step. This did not make me feel good about the future! I deserved to get 4 points today as the mare jumped beautifully. Without fail I was in the top three and we know that the points scale counts a lot in the World Cup. We will continue to fight and improve better in the coming days.

He thought of the Grand Prix 1.60 m from this one Thursday 18 April with 16 stakes for 13 obstacles to cover in 116″, and a faultless performance to participate in the jump-off. The course allowed seven couples to access this final confrontation which Jeanne Sadran was deprived of, who made two mistakes with Dexter de Kerglenn.

But the young woman from Toulouse will be on the field this Saturday to compete in the two-round final. Julien Épaillard qualified his mare in the jump-off like most others favorites.

The Swedes dominate

And the chase scenario was renewed with the victory in this Grand Prix for the Swede Henrik Von Eckermann/King Edward ahead of his compatriot Peder Fredricson/Catch Me Not S. Julien came out with a fault and a 5th.^e last place.

This Saturday, everything could change as the pairs are so close. Normannen is only one bar behind Henrik Von Eckermann. But his fate is not in his hands. Everything is playable if he leaves a blank score in both sets and his opponents leave poles on the ground.

From our correspondent Pierre DUCLOS

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