LONDON GRAND PRIX
1st Daniel Coyle (IRL) on Legacy
2nd Ben Maher (GBR) on Ginger-Blue
3rd Jur Vrieling (NED) on Griffin Van De Heffinck
Winning owners: Ariel Grange and Daniel Coyle
Breeder: Romain Rotty
JUST over 24 hours after the World Cup title was snatched from them at the last minute, Daniel Coyle and Legacy fought back to take the grand prix in epic style.
The Irish rider and the 13-year-old mare he owns with Ariel Grange pulled out all the stops to be crowned champions, with Ben Maher on Ginger-Blue in second and Jur Vrieling on Griffin Van De Heffinck third.
Fourth to go of eight strong jump-off contenders, Daniel threw down the gauntlet from the off, the super little Bon Ami mare showing all her scope and agility to make the awkward turns look easy, but also her ground-covering acceleration as she took a stride out to the central oxer.
They had gone into the lead, then next in was Ben, who had beaten Daniel the day before, and the mare with whom he already had one win under his belt this week. The Plot Blue 12-year-old turned like a 12.2hh, her effortless speed shouted home by the crowd – but ultimately they finished a whisker behind Daniel.
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