Irish Whitewash Fontainebleau

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The annual Bonneau International Pony Show took place over the weekend in Fontainebleau. Tagged as “le grand parquet” (the great test), the competition is one of the largest of its kind in France and attracted ponies from all over Europe. The Irish were coming back after a overwhelming victory at last year’s competition, but this time under a new Chef d’Equipe in the form of Tom Slattery. While their competition made determined efforts to knock them from the top spot (notably an entirely new Swiss team), the Green Jackets held true and came home in some style again this year.

The BIP hosts 16 international classes – six for the CSIOP, seven for the CSIP and three for the 6 and 7 year-old young ponies – among which the headline acts are the Derby (CSIP) and the CSIOP Nations Cup on Saturday 16th, and the two Grand Prix (CSIP and CSIOP) on Sunday the 17th (of those four main attractions, Ireland took first place in three in 2010: the CSIP Derby, the Nations Cup, and the CSIOP Grand Prix) It also hosts more than 40 national classes of all levels, boasting some 2,800 registered riders!

For the first time, the show will also be the first stage of the European Eycup Pony Challenge, the final of which takes place later this year in Dublin.

This year, the Irish team have done us all proud once more, this time taking gold in all four of the top events. The total medal tally was equally impressive: of the fifty-seven possible podium places on offer, Irish riders occuppied twenty six, almost half. The Nations Cup was of particular interest, featuring an exciting jump-off between Ireland and newcomers Switzerland, back after an absence of three years. Switzerland’s novice team looked to be in the running for a famous victory (their first at Fontainebleau in seven years), but three clear rounds from Ireland sealed the deal for the reigning champs. For only one bar down, Switzerland finished in second place. Victory in 2011 takes the number of Ireland’s Nations Cup victories here to four since the competition began with that inital Swiss victory back in 2004. We had another double in 2005/2006 – perhaps now whispers may circulate on the possibility of a treble?

The best of the bunch, if any are to be singled out, are Tom Foley (last year’s CSIOP Grand Prix winner, point man for the Nation’s Cup team, winner of three individual classes, and “Best Male Rider”), Emma O’Dwyer (winner of one other class and this year’s CSIOP Grand Prix winner and “Best Female Rider”), Paraic Kenny (Derby winner), Matt Garrigan (winner of the CSIP Grand Prix, “Best International Male Rider”), and Molly O’Shea (“Best International Female Rider”)

The victory comes on the heels of current European Pony Gold Medallist Bertram Allen taking victory for Ireland in last Sunday week’s (10th April) Grand Prix at Moorsele in Belgium, riding the bay mare ‘Cassandra vh Roelhof’.

(It is worth noting that two of the Swiss team’s Nations Cup competitors were astride Connemaras: Morgane Dassio on ASHLAIR LADY and Thomas Nussbaumer on CLOGHERBOY MIRAH. We suspect one or two other ponies may be Connemara’s also, but we haven’t verified those yet.)

Friday

The first six events were held on Friday, the 15th. These included:

• CSIOP Prix Marie Ange Bonneau in Two Phases 1m15/1m20
  1. IRL Tom Foley CROWN JEWEL
  2. IRL Shane Dalon WOODFIELD RISING STAR
  3. SPA Bautista Rodriguez Deb MINAUTHY DES NOUETTES
• CSIP Prix MARLINE Special in Two Phases 1m15
  1. IRL Graham Golden TEQUILA TWIST
  2. IRL Charlotte Donoghue THE FRECKLE
  3. DEN Anne Charlotte Bogh Sor WILHELMINA
• 6 Year-olds Prix AFPC Table A in 2 Phases 1m15
  1. IRL Cara Mooney DON’T CRUMB IT
  2. IRL Noelle Barry THE GALWAY BLAZER
  3. FRA Emilie Carradot ROYAL ARONN DU VASSAL
• 7 Year-olds Prix AFPC Table A in 2 Phases 1m15
  1. GER Celine Tillmann MUNGO T
  2. FRA Tressy Muhr QUENOTTE DES ISLOTS
  3. IRL Thomas Foley DOON LADDIE
• CSIOP Prix HOTEL VICTORIA Table A Stopwatch 1m25
  1. FRA Diane Robert OSIRIS MERANIERE
  2. GER Fabienne Graefe CORNFLAKES
  3. SWI Emilie Paillot TOP JEZABEL DE L’ETAPE
• CSIP Prix ISUZU Table A Stopwatch 1m25
  1. GER Julia Schacht TIARA 35
  2. GER Madita Bauer MONA LIESA 12
  3. GER Sophia Beckmann GIORGIO N

Saturday

A further seven events on Saturday:

• CSIP Prix CAMPUS Table A Stopwatch 1m15
  1. FRA Margot Petiot HERMES DU LYS
  2. SWI Fabienne Eggenberger ABRAXAS 98
  3. IRE Lisa Marie Dolly CHANCE MAX
• CSIOP Prix SIFA 4X4 Table A Stopwatch 1m20
  1. IRE Thomas Foley CROWN JEWEL
  2. IRE Shane Dalon WOODFIELD BREEZE
  3. SWI Emilie Paillot IRISH BOY DU CITY HORSE
• 6 Year Olds Prix LICARZO Table A Stopwatch 1m15
  1. IRE Emma O’Dwyer KILLACK KING
  2. FRA Ines Joly RUY BLAS DE BOISSIS
  3. FRA Victor Bros ROX DES EPIS
• 7 Year Olds Prix LICARZO Table A Stopwatch 1m15
  1. GER Celine Tillmann MUNGO T
  2. FRA Agathe Pacquet QUALINE ROCHA
  3. FRA Ines Joly QUICK NES
• CSIP Prix BMW Table A Stopwatch 1m20
  1. IRL Graham Golden TEQUILA TWIST
  2. IRL Matt Garrigan DR SPOT
  3. GER Madita Bauer MONA LIESA 12
• CSIP DERBY CONSEIL GENERAL Table A Stopwatch Derby 1m25
  1. IRL Paraic Kenny CASTLE HILL CLOVER
  2. IRL Amelia Hogan BADDA BING
  3. FRA Maxence Boddaert MARMOUZ DU MAUCOMBLE
• CSIOP Coupe des Nations Prix HIPCOVER GRAS SAVOYE Coupe des Nations 1m30 / 1m35
  1. IRELAND 137,79
     • Tom Foley – DIBIDOE
     • Eoin McMahon – HOMEFLIGHT II
     • Roisin Kenny – BLESSINGTON GRANGE MIST
     • Emma O’Dwyer – JACKNELL STREET
  2. SWITZERLAND 133,42
     • Morgane Dassio – ASHLAIR LADY
     • Naomie Queloz – CKITO DE LA BOVEGNEE
     • Emilie Paillot – TOP JEZABEL DE L’ETA
     • Thomas Nussbaumer – CLOGHERBOY MIRAH
  3. FRANCE
     • Camille Conde-Ferreira – JUKE BOX DU BUHOT
     • Emilie Carradot – KAULINE DE LA BAUCHE
     • Babtiste Lecomte – ANYDALE RON
     • Maxime Couderc – MYSTILLE

Sunday

The last six events were held on Sunday:

• CSIP Difficulté Progressive Prix F.F.E Progressive Difficulty 1m20
  1. IRE Graham Golden – TEQUILA TWIST
  2. IRE Michael Duffy – WESTERN WONDER
  3. DEN Jessica Toelstang – NIKOLINA
• CSIOP Prix VISHAY PME Table A in two phases 1m20
  1. IRE Thomas Foley – CROWN JEWEL
  2. IRE Roisin Kenny – BLESSINGTON GRANGE MIST
  3. IRE Emma O’Dwyer – FUTURE INTEREST
• 6 Year-Olds Grand Prix Syndicat LINARO Table A Stopwatch 1m20
  1. FRA Claire Banet – ROI FONFREIDE
  2. IRE Emma O’Dwyer – KILLACK KING
  3. IRE Aoife Mc Donagh – CARNHILL CLOVER LASS
• 7 Year-Olds Grand Prix Syndicat LINARO Table A Stopwatch 1m20
  1. FRA Ines Joly – QUICK NES
  2. FRA Ianis Perard – QUEL DAME DE CURIERES
  3. GER Celine Tillmann – MUNGO T
• CSIP GRAND PRIX du GRAND PARQUET Table A Stopwatch 1m30 / 1m35
  1. IRE Matt Garrigan – DR SPOT
  2. FRA Ines Joly – JAMAIQUE
  3. FRA Bastien Theotime – OCEAN DE BOURDONS
• CSIOP GRAND PRIX Véolia Propreté Table A 1m30 / 1m35
  1. IRE Emma O’Dwyer – JACKNELL STREET
  2. IRE Thomas Foley – DIBIDOE
  3. IRE Eoin McMahon – HOMEFLIGHT II

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