Show Jumping World Cup Finals Daily Report by Carol Dean-Porter

Round Two -April 21, 2000

Picture shows how close the jumps are set together in the small ring. The narrow panel at the end has a liverpool sitting next to the landing side.	Tommy Gallegher, Musical Director for the World Cup Finals. In the back ground, you can see the riders walking the course for Round Two.

Friday night was a packed house to see Round Two of the World Cup finals. This was a Jump-Off class, and 38 started.

Starting order was reverse of finishes from the first round of competition. Here is the order of go, with faults.

Royal Future/Alison Firestone/USA-Clear Round
Sam Malone/Dick Carvin/USA-24 faults
Marco/Manuel Guillermo Torres/COL-SCRATCHED
Victor/Geraldo Gomes de Lemos/BRA-8 faults
Royal Discovery/Samantha McIntosh/BUL-Clear Round
Aktiv/Misti Cassar/USA-12 faults
Catch 22/Ainsley Vince/CAN-8 faults
Warren 004/Lutz Gripshover/GER-20 faults
Another Flood/Gavin Chester/AUS-20 faults
Equest Carnute/Thomas Velin/DEN-4 faults
Virtual Village Steps Helsinki/John Whitaker/GBR-8 faults
Clover Leaf/Leslie Burr-Howard/USA-4 faults
Maloubet/Hap Hansen/USA-4 faults
Virtual Village It's Otto/Geoff Billington/GBR-Clear Round
Silwa Little Gun/Helena Weinberg/GER-4 faults
Ireach Iceberg/Carfry Huis In 'T Veld/NED-Clear Round
Mania Jolly/Taizo Sugitani/JPN-4 faults
Sports Ya! Aladdin/ANtonio Cedraui Eguia/MEX-12 1/2 faults
Lancier 4/Jimmy Torano/USA- 4 faults
Ivar/Ian Millar/CAN-20 faults
Hidden Creek's Perin/Margie Goldstein-Engle/USA-4 faults
Hennes & Mauritz Corrmint/Malin Bayard/SWE-8 faults
Inter Access de Sjiem/Jeroen Dubbeldam/NED-4 faults
Traxdata Amber du Montois/Peter Charles/IRL-4 faults
Robinson/Richard Spooner/USA-5 faults
Goldfever/Ludger Beerbaum/GER-Clear Round
Dobel's Padarco/Otto Becker/GER-4 faults
Deichgrefin/Carsten-Otto Nagel/GER-8 faults
Marco/Megan Johnstone/USA-4 faults
Lux Z/Jerry Smit/ITA-4 faults
Pozitano/Beat Mandli/SUI-Clear Round
Tinka's Boy/Markus Fuchs/SUI-Clear Round
Ilian/Schuyler Riley/USA-4 faults
RBG Otterongo/Ludo Philippaerts/BEL-4 faults
Chopin 045/Ralf Schneider/GER-4 faults
Loro Piano Las Vegas 116/Gianni Govoni/ITA-8 faults
Le Madro/Mario Deslaurier/CAN-4 faults
Oh Star/Todd Minikus/USA-8 faults
Gandini Baloubet Du Rouet/Rodrigo Pessoa/BRA-Clear Round

Eight horse and rider combinations qualified for the jump off over a shortened course. Here is the final order of finish along with scores and times:

Tinka's Boy/Markus Fuchs/0/32.99
Gandini Baloubet du Rouet/Rodgrigo Pessoa/0/33.36
Goldfever/Ludgar Beerbaum/0/33.42
Pozitano/Beat Mandli/0/34.44
Royal Future/Alison Firestone/0/35.16
Royal Discovery/Samantha McIntosh/0/35.33
Virtual Village It's Otto/Geoff Billington/0/36.55
Ireach Iceberg/Carry Huis In 'T Veld/8/37.22

Saturday is a break in the World Cup action with a Grand Prix scheduled. Any horses who compete in this class may not show in Sunday's final World Cup round. Also scheduled is barrel racing, bull riding and Olympian Debbie McDonald with Brentina performing a musical dressage ride.