Bordeaux, February 2015 – Bertram Allen did a wonderful job yesterday when he left Ludger Beerbaum aboard Chaman more than one second away in the World Cup qualifier Grand Prix’s jump off in Bordeaux. “To be honest, the competition in the jump-off wasn’t really close”, said Beerbaum, “Bertram was more than a second faster, fantastic work from him. He is very fast and so is the horse. I don’t think I could have beaten him today for speed”. Allen wasn’t surprised at all: “I’ve always known that Romanov is a great horse, and he was just brilliant tonight!”. He said Romanov “had a win in Zurich (two weeks ago), but it wasn’t a big class. He had a break after Birmingham where he won the Showjumper of the Year last October, and we’ve been building him up especially for today”. Beerbaum again: “Looking at Bertram today, I remember how old I am! The first time I competed in Bordeaux was in 1987, Bertram wasn’t even born then! I was 23 years old at the time and won the Grand Prix. Since then, I haven’t won the World Cup here, so I guess I need to come back again next year then!”. Third-placed Marcus Ehning wasn’t at all disappointed, as his horse is only a nine-year-old and full of promise: “He competed in his first Grand Prix and World Cup in London and he jumped clear over there, and now he’s done it again here – twice! I’m really happy, despite not being the fastest”, said the German rider.
February 8, 2015
