Smith Scores Hat Trick At Belfast

BRITAIN'S Robert Smith clocked up his third win in two days at Belfast's new international horse show tonight (Friday), with the nine yr-old stallion <Marius Claudius>, and collected the top prize of 5000 euro in the 1m50 jump-off class.

But Ireland's Marion Hughes made a valiant attempt to catch the Englishman with another stallion, Miguel Bravo's <Heritage Fortunus>, but had to settle for second place with just under two seconds of a gap.

Clem McMahon, second-last to jump, slotted into third with yet another stallion, the Irish-bred Clover Hill offspring <Gelvin Clover>.

Ireland's Conor Swail also finished in the Top Ten, on the 15 yr old veteran gelding <Windgate's King Koal>, taking sixth place after having a pole down in the second round, but collecting 600 euro in prize money.

SHOW JUMPING RESULTS: CSI***** BELFAST NORTHERN IRELAND 27-30 NOVEMBER
2003

BELFAST INTERNATIONAL JUMPING STAKES
International Jumping Competition
Table A with Jump Off 1.50m
FEI Art. 238.2.2
Friday 28th November 2003

1) MARIUS CLAUDIUS; Robert SMITH (GBR) Faults 0.00/0.00 Time 32.47
2) HERITAGE FORTUNUS; Marion HUGHES (IRL) Faults 0.00/0.00 Time 34.29
3) GELVIN CLOVER; Clement MCMAHON (IRL) Faults 0.00/0.00 Time 36.06

6) WINDGATES KING KOAL; Conor SWAIL (IRL) Faults 0.00/4.00 Time 34.28

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