Kurten takes third in Monte Carlo
IRELAND'S Jessica Kurten stepped up a gear tonight when taking a third place in the big 1m50 competition at Monte Carlo with Lady Georgina Forbes's 'Castle Forbes Libertina'.
Earlier, the 37 year-old German-based rider had finished fifth in the speed class with the ten year-old bay gelding 'Jipey Dark', which belongs to Lady Moira Forbes.
Monaco's rich Grand Prix takes place on Saturday evening. Kurten is joined at the principality's five star show by fellow Irish riders Billy Twomey, Neal Fearon and Joanne Sloan-Allen.
SHOW JUMPING RESULTS: CSI5* MONTE CARLO MONACO 28-30 JUNE 2007
Prix BitBurger
International Jumping Competition
Table A with one Jump-Off
FEI Art. 238.2.2, 1m50
Thursday, June 28th 2007
1) KILIAN; Giuseppe ROLLI (ITA) Faults 0.00/0.00 Time 32.95
2) BMC NASSAU; Jeroen DUBBELDAM (NED) Faults 0.00/0.00 Time 33.71
3) CASTLE FORBES LIBERTINA; Jessica KURTEN (IRL) Faults 0.00/0.00
Time 33.98
40 starters
