Aachen, 04. July 2008

Thomas Weinberg and Martin Brauchle sped to victory in the Prize of the PROVINZIAL Rheinland Versicherung AG - Jump & Drive

Speed and fast action always hallmark the Prize of the PROVINZIAL Rheinland Versicherung AG - Jump & Drive. The spectators love it when the riders jump off their horses after speeding round a course, run to the waiting four-in-hand carriage as fast as they can and race around the Main Stadium with the drivers.

The show-jumper Thomas Weinberg (Kohlscheid) with Gavio and four-in-hand driver Michael Brauchle (Lauchheim) completed the show-jumping round and subsequent obstacle course clear in a time of 119.24 seconds. The local matador Weinberg, who was not only quick on his horse, but also sprinted to the carriage in a flash, also won this competition last year when he paired up with the Swiss driver, Werner Ulrich. The ex-World Champion came seventh this year together with Jasmine Chen on Quin Chin (133.13). The fast Frenchman Roger Yves Bost, who has already won three jumping competitions at the Soers so far, claimed second place with Kire Royal Star together with the Swedish driver Tomas Eriksson in a time of 123.83 seconds ahead of the Irish/American team comprising of Cian O'Connor on Baloufina and Tucker Johnson (124.60).

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