17 Apr What a Champ! Bertram Allen at his best
Photo Caption: Ireland’s Bertram Allen and the brilliant grey mare, Molly Malone, won the opening Speed competition of the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping 2015 Final at the Thomas & Mack arena in Las Vegas, USA. (FEI/Dirk Caremans)
A spectacular performance from 19-year-old Bertram Allen and the grey mare Molly Malone, saw them win the first leg of the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final in Las Vegas, USA this morning (Friday) after a blistering fast clear-round of 65.45 seconds.
Drawn number 32 to jump in the opening speed competition, Wexford born Allen shaved a second off the target time of the then joint-leaders Patrice Delaveau from France and The Netherlands’ Jur Vrieling.
Veteran US rider Rich Fellers on the 19 year-old Irish Sport Horse Flexible came closest to catching Bertram Allen and lie in second place, half-a-second behind the Irish leader.
Bertram Allen’s now goes forward to Saturday morning’s two-round second leg, before Sunday’s third competition which could see the 19-year-old become the youngest World Cup Final winner in 30 years, and the first ever Irish rider ever to win the trophy.
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Watch Bertram Allen’s winning round and interview here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8dy_v9gL-4&authuser=0
Audio as Bertram Allen speaks to Rupert Bell https://www.lloydbell.co.uk/access/client_zone/FEI_Longines_Allen_thur.mp3