Hanley Finishes Fifth In Lanaken Six Yr Old Class Final

MAYO'S Cameron Hanley was best of the Irish in today's (Sunday) 6 yr-old Final at Lanaken, with a fifth place on <Coco> a Paul Schockemohle bay gelding. Hanley managed a clear in the first round but had a single mistake in the second to earn him four faults.

Though leading the field of 133 horses going into today's Final at Lanaken, Cian O'Connor and the Irish-bred mare <Echo Beach> were unfortunate enough to lower two poles in the second round of the competition, and had to make do with a tenth place.

O'Connor was fastest of the 35-strong field in both rounds, but the last two fences down in the second round cost him dearly.

The class was won by Holland's Mathijs Van Asten on <Cobra>.

SHOW JUMPING RESULTS: FEI WORLD BREEDING CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR YOUNG HORSES
LANAKEN BELGIUM 25-28 SEPTEMBER

6 Years Old Horses - Final - Prijs Muermans Vastgoed
International Jumping Competition - FINAL
Table A 1m35 with one jump-off (FEI Art. 238.2.2)
Sunday, 28 September 2003

1) COBRA; Mathijs VAN ASTEN (NED) Faults 0.00/0.00 Time 37.26
2) PINO; Mareille SCHRODER (NED) Faults 0.00/0.00 Time 40.58
3) POWERFEE; David JOBERTIE (FRA) Faults 0.00/4.00 Time 38.98

5) COCO; Cameron HANLEY (IRL) Faults 0.00/4.00 Time 41.60
10) ECHO BEACH; Cian O'CONNOR (IRL) Faults 0.00/8.00 Time 36.52

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