Tim Worth wins on Coup De Coeur Dudevin

Tim Worth scored his fifth five-star win when he topped the Mars Maryland 5 Star outcomes this afternoon (16 October) on Coup De Coeur Dudevin.

“I’ve had some incredible days on the workplace, however I feel this beats all of them,” stated the world quantity and up to date world double bronze medallist.

“I’ve had my good outcomes, however to me personally it seems like flashes within the pan – I’ll have consequence, after which I’ll have a number of mediocre outcomes — however I’ve been actually constant this yr. You realize, 2018 was a terrific yr, after I gained a number of four-star longs and Burghley, which I can not complain about, however this seems like one thing else.

“I’m making full benefit of some cracking horses and that’s actually what it boils all the way down to for me – to let these horses present how good they’re and do my bit to let that occur.”

The ten-year-old five-star first-timer Coup De Coeur Dudevin, who’s owned by his breeder Jean-Louis Stauffer, by no means faltered right this moment because the pair jumped an assured clear spherical with simply 0.8 of a time-fault to maintain their in a single day lead.

“It’s a brand new stage of stamina, the fatigue they’ve bought on board after yesterday, not figuring out himself fairly in addition to he usually does within the heat up on the market,” stated Tim.

“We simply had religion that he would go on the ring and return to the working mannequin which is he jumps nicely, he loves the job, he stays targeted, and it’s solely a minute and a half, isn’t it? He was tremendous, I couldn’t be extra pleased with him and it’s only a nice end to what was fairly an enormous determination to deliver him right here.”

The highest 4 after cross-country all showjumped clear to carry their locations. Tamie Smith landed second for the home-side on Ruth Bley’s Danito, who jumped fantastically except for being fortunate when he hit the blue Dubarry upright at fence eight. The pair had 0.4 of a time-fault to remain simply 0.1 forward of Britain’s Oliver Townend and As Is, who completed third.

“I’m so thrilled,” stated Tamie. “He is an effective jumper however the showjumping has been our weakest section so to go clear is simply an infinite achievement.

“That is as shut as I’ve bought to the highest of a five-star and I simply stated to Tim, ‘You couldn’t have had  a rail for me?’ However no, he’s ever the competitor as nicely. I’m so completely satisfied for my horse’s proprietor and for my group and for that horse. He’s simply little and mighty and wonderful.”

Phillip Dutton held fourth on Z, whereas Jennie Brannigan’s clear on FE Life-style elevated her from sixth to fifth within the Maryland 5 Star outcomes.

Will Coleman had the penultimate fence, the Buckeye inexperienced upright at fence 12, down on DonDante, however nonetheless moved up from tenth to sixth, whereas Harry Meade’s clear on Superstition raised him from fifteenth to seventh.

In the meantime Buck Davidson’s 12.4 time-faults on Carlevo dropped him from fifth to twelfth and Lauren Nicholson fell from seventh to seventeenth with fence three down and 13.2 time-faults on Landmarks Monte Carlo, the results of her not listening to the bell and beginning exterior the 45-second countdown.

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