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Babington
Wins King George V Cup In Irish Whitewash At Hickstead
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While
Ireland failed to win the British Nations Cup at Hickstead, England,
on Friday, Ireland's Kevin Babington, from Carrick-on-Suir, took
the show's individual crown today (Sunday) by winning the coveted
King George V Gold Cup on the Irish-bred <Carling King>. The
last Irish rider to do so was Cameron Hanley in 2000.
Babington
also rode the only double clear of the Cup, making it a truly decisive
win, and taking prize money of £10,000 sterling into the bargain.
But
the Irish also dominated the Top Five places in the competition,
with Peter Charles taking Fourth, and Billy Twomey Fifth. Ireland's
Clem McMahon also took a 12th place.
SHOW
JUMPING RESULTS: CSIO HICKSTEAD GREAT BRITAIN 23-27 JULY
THE
LONGINES KING GEORGE V GOLD CUP
Sunday 27th July 2003
1)
CARLING KING; Kevin Babington (IRL) Faults 0/0 Time 58.13 Prize
Money £10,000
2) CORTAFLEX MONDRIAAN; William Funnell (GBR) Faults 4/0 Time 52.97
Prize Money £6,500
3) LIMBO V; Andrew Davies (GBR) Faults 4/0 Time 54.73 Prize Money
£4,000
4) PERSHING: Peter Charles (IRL) Faults 0/4 Time 55.03 Prize Money
£3,000
5) LUIDAM; Billy Twomey (IRL) Faults 8/0 Time 55.49 Prize Money
£2,000
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