Jonelle Price and Grappa Nera are the Pau Champions

World No. 2, New Zealand’s Jonelle Price wins the Pau5* 2022 with Grappa Nera after producing one of only three clear rounds within the time allowed. This comes just after her husband (World No. 1 and last year’s Pau winner) Tim Price’s win at the Maryland 5* .

GRAPPA NERA/ KWPN/MARE/BLACK/2011/BY KARANDASJ X CETONETTE BY BABALOUBA. OwnerTHE GRAPE SYNDICATE, JONELLE PRICE

The 2022 Pau 5* champion: Jonelle Price with GRAPPA NERA (NZL) . Copyright: Irish Eventing Times

France’s Karim Florent Laghouag, finished second with his Tokyo partner Triton Fontaine, after jumping clear with 0.4 of a time fault. Karim’s round drew thundering applause from the crowd, after clearing the last fence. It is wonderful to see both the enthusiasm of the enormous crowd as well as the French riders interaction with their fans.

TRITON FONTAINE/SF/GELDING/BAY/2007/BY GENTLEMAN IV X GRENOUIL FONTAINE BY NIGHTKO. OwnerPHILIPPE LEMOINE, GUY BESSAT, S.A.R.L. ECURIE KARIM LAGHOUAG

Karim Florent LAGHOUAG with TRITON FONTAINE (FRA). Copyright: Irish Eventing Times

Great Britain’s Hector Payne finished in third with Dynasty, after a clear show jumping round , but picking up 0.4 of a time fault.

DYNASTY/KWPN/MALE/GREY/2008/BY WHITESNAKE X CLEOPATRA BY CALVADOS / SABLE ROSE. Owner:JEREMY & JUDITH SKINNER,DAVID & MARGIE HALL

Hector Payne with DYNASTY (GBR) . Copyright: Irish Eventing Times

Overnight leader David Doel look poised to take the win with Galileo Nieuwmoed as he cleared the penultimate fence, but then the he tipped the final fence just as the crowd commenced to applause. That fence caused him to drop three places to fourth.

GALILEO NIEUWMOED/KWPN/MALE/OTHER/2011/BY CARAMBOLE X SJALOMA BY HARCOS. OwnerGILLIAN JONAS

David Doel with Galileo Nieuwmoed. Copyright: Irish Eventing Times

New Zealand’s Caroline Powell riding the 9 year old Irish Sport Horse Greenacres Special Cavalier (bred by Michael Callery) finished fifth after producing a clear within the time, moving her up two places.

GREENACRES SPECIAL CAVALIER/ISH/MARE/BAY/2013/BY CAVALIER ROYALE X GREENACRES TOUCH BY TOUCHDOWN Owner: MANN CHRIS

Caroline POWELL with GREENACRES SPECIAL CAVALIER (NZL) . Copyright: Irish Eventing Times

Great Britain’s Bubby Upton with Cannavaro took sixth after producing a clear within the time.

CANNAVARO/KWPN/MALE/BAY/2007/BY OKLUND X DOMINA BY DON JUAN. Owner:RACHEL UPTON

Bubby Upton with CANNAVARO (GBR). Copyright: Irish Eventing Times

France’s Maxime Livio and Carouzo Bois Marotin took seventh, after a fence down cost them a place in the final line-up.

MAROTIN/SF/GELDING/BAY/2012/BY KANNAN X ORCHIDEE DE MAI BY FLIPPER D’ELLE*HN. Owner: S.C. SOIXANTE SEIZE ET COMPAGNIE, GILLES SAIAGH, S.C.E.A. EC

Eighth place went to Great Britain’s Emily King with Valmy Biats

VALMY BIATS/SF/GELDING/BAY/2009/BY ORLANDO X AURELIE DU PRIEURE BY HADJ A. Owner:PHILIPPE BRIVOIS

Bubby Upton with CANNAVARO (GBR). Copyright: Irish Eventing Times

France’s Luc Chateau with Viens du Mont climbed from 44th place after dressage to finish in ninth.

VIENS DU MONT/SF/GELDING/BAY/2009/BY NORWAY DE LA LANDE X KALINE DU MONT BY KING’S ROAD. Owner: E.A.R.L. HARAS DES CHATEAUX

Luc Chateau with VIENS DU MONT (FRA) . Copyright: Irish Eventing Times

Three fences down were costly for Japan’s Kazuma Tomoto dropping him from overnight fourth to finish in tenth.

BROOKPARK VIKENTI/ISH/MALE/BAY/2008/BY MASTER IMP XX X TULLINEASKEY BUTLER’S SIMON BY BALLYSIMON. Owner:JAPAN RACING ASSOCIATION

Kazuma Tomoto with BROOKPARK VIKENTI (JPN). Copyright: Irish Eventing Times.

Ireland’s Alex Donohoe with Guidam Roller, produced their second 5* finish this year, after finishing in 35th place.

GUIDAM ROLLER/ISH/GELDING/BAY/2010/BY GUIDAM GOLD X BLACK ROLLER BY HIGH ROLLER. Owner:ALEX DONOHOE

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