GP success for Duffy and Condon
Meanwhile, at the two-star show in Oliva, Spain, Waterford’s Anthony Condon saddled up Value T to score his first international grand prix win.
Duffy had the disadvantage of opening a 13-horse jump-off, but he threw down the gauntlet to his rivals with the 10-year-old gelding — owned by fellow Mayoman Cameron Hanley — producing another copybook clear. His 39.58 seconds looked insurmountable, as big hitters like Jos Lansink, Jeroen Dubbeldam and Katharina Offel failed in their efforts. It took the legendary prowess of John Whitaker to prove otherwise, the Englishman steering the stallion Argento across the line in on 38.69secs. Local fans were kept happy, when Gert Jan Bruggink (Primeval Dejavu) took out a stride to the last for a time of 33.99secs that earned him the runner-up spot.
