Explosion W Shows Solid Pace As Maher Corners Grand Prix Glory
SPORT Sunday 11 November 2018 PAGE | 27 PAGE | 29 Root wants England Spain’s Sergio Garcia to build on rare keeps lead in road win South Africa Explosion W shows solid pace as Maher corners Grand Prix glory RIZWAN REHMAT British rider Ben Maher guides Explosion W over an obstacle on his way to winning the THE PENINSULA LONGINES GLOBAL CHAMPIONS TOUR LGCT Grand Prix at Al Shaqab Arena yesterday. CLASS 06: DOHA 2018 CSI5* 1.60 M DOHA: British show jumping star Ben Maher last night Rank Rider, Horse, Prize Money, (Penalties), Time relied on the blistering pace of Explosion W to win the 1 Ben Maher, Explosion W, €123,750, 35.50 seconds Grand Prix at Al Shaqab Arena. 2 Peder Fredricson, Hansson WL, €75,000, 36.34 seconds The last one out of the blocks in the jump-off, Maher 3 Harrie Smolders, Don VHP Z N.O.P., €56,250, 36.94 seconds 4 Lorenzo de Luca, Irenice Horta, €37,500, 37.19 seconds had a clear target: he had to beat the time of 36.34 5 Edwina Tops-Alexander, California, €22,500, 37.71 seconds seconds set by Swedish giant Peder Fredrickson astride 6 Pieter Devos, Espoir, €16,875, (4 penalties), 38.21 Hanson WL. 7 Athina Onassis, MHS Going Global, €11,250, (4 penalties), 47.91 seconds Right on cue, Explosion W galloped with pace and 8 Laura Kraut, Zeremonie, €9,375, (8 penalties), 37.63 seconds style from the start to clock a trophy-winning time of 9 Shane Breen, Golden Hawk, € 7,500, (12 penalties),36.96 seconds 35.50 seconds to bag the top prize on the last day of 10 Gregory Wathelet, MJT Nevados S, €7,500, (4 penalties), 70.81 seconds the final round of LGCT.
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