Kurten Bounces Back At San Patrignano

AFTER A few months of low profile on the international stage, Ireland's Jessica Kurten bounced back at the four-star Italian venue of San Patrignano tonight (Friday) with a convincing win on her nine-year-old mare Quibell.

With a 6,000 Euro purse at stake, Kurten was just fractions of a second ahead of Dutch rider Peter Geerink, and saw her team-mate Robert Splaine steer his seemingly unshakable Coolcorron Cool Diamond into Third for a hefty share of the prize money.

International selectors will be closely watching both riders, with next week's Hickstead looming, and the subsequent choice to be made as to who represents Ireland at the Super League fixture at Dublin in August.

SHOW JUMPING RESULTS: CSI****SAN PATRIGNANO ITALY 18-20 JULY 2003

PREMIO TAMOIL
Prix n. 3 Int. H. 1.50 Mixed Competition (Art. 238.2.2)
Friday, July 18, 2003

1) KURTEN Jessica (IRL) QUIBELL Faults 0/0 Time 43.28 Prize Money 6,000 Euro
2) GEERINK Peter (NED) NORIT JOINT VENTURE Faults 0/0 Time 43.89 Prize Money 4,500 Euro
3) SPLAINE Robert (IRL) COOLCORRON COOL DIAMOND Faults 0/0 Time 45.62 Prize Money 3,500 Euro

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