Defending champion of Luxembourg wins major show jumping classes
Diane Kettmann won both of the top classes at the show jumping tournament in Roost. Last Saturday, she claimed victory at the 1.25-meter M* class with Simply Fred in a time of 65.64 seconds, narrowly beating Shoorendran Nageswaran, who finished second on Nalu (65.75 seconds) and third on Lemon Crush (67.62 seconds).
The final class on Sunday, a 1.30-meter M** class, was also won by Kettmann, this time on Armiteus. She was the only rider to complete the course in under 65 seconds (64.96). Christian Weier (Caya, 66.29) and Alan Kelly (Impatient Marblesien, 68.95) followed in second and third place, respectively. This would be one of no fewer than four second-place finishes for the Irish rider Kelly, who is licensed with the CHN.
At least he was able to celebrate a first-place finish on Saturday with a win in the 1.15-meter two-phase jumping competition with Halu Palu. In addition to his two aforementioned top-three finishes, Shoorendran Nageswaran also secured a victory, namely in the 1.20-meter M* jumping competition on Saturday, riding Kid Rock. Among the top riders licensed with the FLSE, Noémie Goergen (Butterfly de Luxe) and Franco Martinez (Félicie) also achieved wins, albeit in smaller categories for young horses.
Full results available here
Top 3 results
Saturday, May 9th
- Show Jumping Class A* 90 cm: 1.Noémie Goergen (Butterfly de Luxe), 2.Christian Weier (IX-Y), 3.Diane Kettmann (El Zorro)
- Style Jumping Class A* 90 cm: 1.Lynn Einsweiler (Chapline), 2.Imogen Brownlie (Ecuador), 3.Lara Gengler (Limited Edition van Equinox)
- Show Jumping Class A** 100 cm: 1.Franco Martinez ( Félicie), 2.Maéva Barruel (Elixir), 3.Shoorendran Nageswaran (Chamiroquai des Ovins)
- Show Jumping Class A** 105 cm: 1.Lena Kervyn de Lettenhove (Quicky), 2.Sidney Barclais (Felipet du Plessis), 3.Verena Pesch (Florenc)
- Show Jumping Class L 110 cm: 1.Markus Lunkes (Stacy Chic), 2.Melina Schwaab (Coco), 3.Maéva Barruel (Cuba Libre)
- Two-Phase Show Jumping Class L 115 cm: 1.Alan Kelly (Hula Palu), 2.Julie Kass (Leonidas), 3.Lamine Kheddache (Lakicha des Pflips)
- Show Jumping Class M* 120 cm: 1.Shoorendran Nageswaran (Kid Rock), 2.Alan Kelly (Impatient Marblesien), 3.Maéva Barruel (Jadore de Hus)
- Show Jumping Class M* 125 cm: 1.Diane Kettmann (Simply Fred), 2.Shoorendran Nageswaran (Nalu), 3.Shoorendran Nageswaran (Lemon Crush)
Sunday, May 10
- Style Jumping Class A* 95 cm: 1.Eleanor Hack (Cute as a Button), 2.Lena Kervyn de Lettenhove (Quicky), 3.Lena Komes (Anouk)
- Show Jumping Class A** 105 cm: 1.Karolin Philipp (Ulapalu), 2.Katja Bakx (Noblesse), 3.Julie Kass (Jazz de Torres)
- Show Jumping Class L 115 cm: 1.Eve Spitoni (Hanuta), 2.Alan Kelly (Hula Palu), 3.Charline Rollinger (Casalito)
- Show Jumping Class M* 125 cm: 1.Sylvain Quintin (Curtis), 2.Alan Kelly (Impatient Marblesien), 3.Elli van der Weken (Dahina de Florianne)
- Show Jumping Class M** 130 cm: 1.Diane Kettmann (Armiteus), 2.Christian Weier (Caya), 3.Alan Kelly (Impatient Marblesien)
Translated from German by AI and adjusted by Paul Krier. Original article also to be published in the “Lëtzebuerger Bauer” weekly newspaper.
