Jul, 2022
A magnificent performance from Harry Allen and Over Lux, has seen them claim the U21 (Young Rider) bronze medal following yesterday’s individual final at the FEI European Show Jumping Championships in Oliva, Spain.
Harry had been lying in eighth place overnight heading into today’s final two rounds, before two brilliant clears saw him rise to third place on the podium and collect the bronze medal on a final score of just 7.42 penalties over four rounds. The gold medal went to Belgium’s Thibeau Spits and Classic Touch DH with a score of 2.9 as the only combination not to knock a pole all week. Silver went to another Belgian rider, Thibault Philippaerts, with Derby de Riverland on 6.66 pens.
Speaking to Horse Sport Ireland afterwards, the 2022 European bronze medal winner Harry Allen said:
“I’m absolutely delighted. My horse (Over Lux (ISH) was brilliant, this was only my fourth show with him. He is an amazing horse – just brilliant. I knew the course builder was going to build really difficult today and I probably needed to jump double clear to have a chance at a medal but my horse was fighting so hard for me and really trying and it made my job easy to ride him.”
Harry’s latest bronze medal win brings his European medal haul to a total of five, including double gold at pony level in 2017.
