CSI3* Porto: Tomas Couve claimed the Big Class

The 4th CSI3* of Porto took off yesterday at Exponor in Matosinhos with the participation of about 150 combinations representing 15 countries.

From Argentina Tomas Couve riding Madona VII claimed the big event of the inaugural day with a doble clear in 37,03s.

Brazilian Cassio Rivetti was second on Antrakt, followed by Dutch Harrie Smolders on the KWPN stallion Exquis Powerfee.

Class 1 – 6 Year Olds – 1,25m
Table A against the clock – 238.2.1 – 15 combinations

1º Francisco Moura (Por) / Unico I / 0 – 57,03s
2º Rita Ramires (Por) / Ucrania I / 0 – 61,10
3º Alexandre Mascarenhas de Lemos (Por) / Under Pressure / 0 – 61,42
4º António Vozone (Por) / Radieuse de Ste. Hermelle / 0 – 61,73
5º Marina Frutuoso de Melo (Por) / Vioño de Sofelguera / 0 – 63,25
6º António Frutuoso de Melo (Por) / Zora VHP Z / 0 – 66,19
7º Rodrigo Lerena (Arg)/ Neige du Fresne / 0 – 66,70
8º Luís Sabino Gonçalves (Por) / Una Traviata / 0 – 67,06

Class 2 – Small – 238.2.1 – 1,30m
Table A against the clock – 238.2.1 – 64 combinations

1º Luís Jesus Escobar (Esp) / Hermine de Moltiers / 0 – 55,12s
2º Robert Maguire (Gbr) / Retrears Oakie Doakie / 0 – 55,41
3º Fidel Segovia (Arg) / Meggy du Mont / 0 – 56,81
4º Luciano Segovia (arg) / Faberguee / 0 – 58,47
5º Eduardo Alvarez Aznar (Esp) / Baruk / 0 – 58,59
6º Aurélio Garcia (Esp) / Mr. Nice Guy / 0 – 59,22
7º Tiago Violas Ferreira (Por) / Helios de Rassay / 0 – 59,52
8º Harrie Smolders (Ned) / Walnut de Muze / 0 – 61,36
9º Juan Antonio de Wit-Guzman (Esp) / Caramelo Z / 0 – 61,88
10º Marina Frutuoso de Melo (Por) / Uri de Sofelguera / 0 – 62,99

Class 3 – Media – 274.5.3 – (1,40m)
Two phases against the clock – 57 combinations

1º Harrie Smolders (Hol) / Riovanna / 0 / 0 – 35,78s
2º Alfonso Rebolledo (Esp) / Kalif de L'Herbage / 0 / 0 – 35,89
3º Pablo Dominguez Piñon (Esp) / Rocket Power 2 / 0 / 0 – 36,94
4º Gilbert de Roock (Bel) / Red Hot / 0 / 0 – 37,14
5º Ainhoa Maneiro (Esp) / Image d'Heurteloup / 0 / 0 – 37,70
6º Pilar Cordon Muro (esp) / N vila / 0 / 0 38,34
7º Phillip Spi8vey (Ger) / Power Boy / 0 / 0 – 40,56
8º Luis Jesus Escobar (Esp) / Conland / 0 / 0 – 40,98
9º António Portela Carneiro (Por) / Lorka de Blondel / 0 / 0 – 41,50
10º Juan Antonio de Wit-Guzman (Esp) / Ferrous / 0 / 0 – 43,10

Class 4 – Big – 238.2.2 – (1,45m)
Table A against the clock with 1 jump off – 60 combinations

1º Tomas Couve (Chi) / Madona VII / 0 / 0 – 37,03s
2º Cassio Rivetti (Bra) / Antrakt / 0 / 0 – 37,97
3º Harrie Smolders (Hol) / Exquis Powerfeee / 0 / 0 – 39,13
4º Carlos dominguez (Esp) / Rapid van de Kruishoeve / 0 / 0 – 40,42
5º António Portela Carneiro (Por) / Echo de Lessay / 0 / 0 – 40,68
6º Marina Frutuoso de Melo (Por) / Coltaire Z / 0 / 0 – 42,33
7º António Vozone (Por) / Lacy Woman / 0 / 0 – 42,47
8º Michel Blaton (Bel) / Dino / 0 / 0 – 45,04
9º Pedro Veniss (Bra) / Richmont Park / 0 / 4 – 35,52
10º Sergio Alvarez Moya (Esp) / vIVI / 0 / 4 – 37,25