Faultless Kürten claims morale-boosting Dubai victory

JESSICA KÜRTEN jumped four flawless rounds yesterday to win the Dubai Masters at the Al Maktoum Memorial Challenge and give herself the perfect fillip ahead of today’s cash-rich grand prix.

Faultless Kürten claims morale-boosting Dubai victory
Fri, 13 Jan, 2006 - 00:00
John Tynan

One of seven to line out for the day’s feature class, she picked up over €30,000 for her win.

The competition, in which riders were eliminated as they faulted, saw Kürten and Castle Forbes Libertina pitted against Dutch rider Gerco Schroder (Eurocommerce Acapulco) and German Marcus Ehning (Noble Savage) in the fourth round.

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