Conor Swail continued his superb run of form when taking runner-up spot in Sunday’s $230,000 Adequan Grand Prix at the five-star fixture in Thermal, California USA. Riding the Sandy Lupton-owed gelding Count Me In, Swail finished five hundredths of a second behind Brazilian winner Cassio Rivetti with Alanine De Vains. Galway’s Andrew Bourns and The Irish Sport Horse Sea Topblue were also among the nine combinations that made it into the jump-off and took fifth place at the finish.
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Speaking about the jump-off, Swail said:
“Cassio was first in and had a blazing round. His horse is very fast and I nearly didn’t watch anything else after that if I am being honest. I knew it was going to be hard to beat him. My horse was fantastic and we are in a newer relationship. We haven’t done a ton of classes yet together and this is only our fourth five-star. He has been clear in three out of the four classes we have done. He is a fantastic horse and I am really looking forward to what is coming next with him. I had a great round and he really jumped amazingly. I had a little stumble landing off of the last jump in the jump off which I think took away a little time. I am very happy with second and the horse was just fantastic. Cassio was a great winner today.”
Conor Swail and Errol also took home a first place finish in the $25,000 FarmVet National Grand Prix on Friday.
Bluman and Ladriano impressive in Florida
Daniel Bluman and Ladriano jumped another great round to finish 4th in the CSI4* Holiday and Horses Grand Prix.
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Victory for Duffy in Germany
Back in Europe, Michael Duffy with Jeff Ten Halven won at Riesenbeck in Germany.
