German Jumping Team Moves Ahead of the Pack at the WEG

From a field of 121 jumpers representing a record 27 nations at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky, USA, the German team stood supreme Tuesday in the Jumping World Championships presented by Rolex.

Individually, Khaled Al Eid (KSA) soared to first place on Presley Boy with a just a single time penalty.

Brazil stands in second position both in the team and individual categories.

The team competition comes to conclusion on Wednesday with only a fence currently dividing the top 13 riders.

Results- Jumping, Second Individual Qualifier and First Team Round

Team - 1, Germany 17.80; 2, Brazil 18.49; 3, US 18.69; 4, Canada 18.93; 5, France 20.32.

Individual – 1, Khaled Al Eid (Presley Boy) KSA 2.20; 2, Rodrigo Pessoa (HH Rebozo) BRA 2.80; 3, Philippe Le Jeune (Vigo D'Arsouilles) BEL 3.11; 4, Carsten-Otto Nagel (Corradina) GER 3.24; 5, Edwina Alexander (Cevo Itot du Chateau) AUS 3.38.

FULL RESULTS at www.alltechfeigames.com/results

Audio interviews are available for free download via the link below:

Rodrigo Pessoa:

http://www.lloydbell.co.uk/access/client_zone/WEG_pessoa_5_10_review.mp3

Edwina Alexander:

http://www.lloydbell.co.uk/access/client_zone/WEG_Edwina_Aleaxander_5_10.mp3

Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum:

http://www.lloydbell.co.uk/access/client_zone/WEG_Meredith_5_10.mp3

McLain Ward:

http://www.lloydbell.co.uk/access/client_zone/WEG_Mclain_ward_5_10.mp3

Marcus Ehning:

http://www.lloydbell.co.uk/access/client_zone/WEG_Marcus_Ehning_5_10.mp3

Phillippe Le Jeune (English):

http://www.lloydbell.co.uk/access/client_zone/WEG_Lejeune_5_10_eng.mp3

Phillippe Le Jeune (French):

http://www.lloydbell.co.uk/access/client_zone/WEG_lejeune_5_10_french.mp3