The final competition at the weekend’s five-star show in the principality saw Kurten and the 11 year-old bay mare Castle Forbes Libertina battle through two gruelling rounds of show jumping to qualify for the jump-off against five of the world’s top riders, but the 37 year-old from Co. Antrim held her nerve and came home ahead of Dutch runner-up Jeroen Dubbeldam.
Kurten’s last Grand Prix outing with Libertina was at Cannes earlier this month, where she was beaten to the prize by the Ukraine’s Gregory Wathelet, but the mare produced an unbeatable poise and speed tonight to clinch the Grand Prix trophy
SHOW JUMPING RESULTS: CSI5* MONTE CARLO MONACO 28-30 JUNE 2007
Grand Prix du Prince Albert II de Monaco
Part of the Global Champions Tour 2007
Table A, Two Rounds and a Jump-Off
FEI Art. 273.2.2+3.1, 1m60
Saturday, June 30th 2007
1) CASTLE FORBES LIBERTINA; Jessica KURTEN (IRL) Faults
0.00/0.00/0.00 Time 29.63
2) BMC NASSAU; Jeroen DUBBELDAM (NED) Faults 0.00/0.00/0.00 Time 30.84
3) LACROIX 9; Robert WHITAKER (GBR) Faults 0.00/0.00/0.00 Time 30.88
36 starters
