Crystal Cup - News and Results 2010

Malberaux, trained by Phillipe Cottin and ridden by David Cottin, wins the first race in the Crystal Cup series at Pau

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CRYSTAL CUP Results 2010

Jérôme Follain wins the Crystal Cup 2010

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Jérôme Follain, who trains at Mont St Michel in Normandy, was crowned the winner of the Crystal Cup cross country challenge for 2010.  After the final race at Cheltenham Racecourse was abandoned due to frozen ground the awards were presented to the leading contenders in a presentation at the racecourse

Leading Trainer - Jérôme Follain
Leading Owner - Jérôme Follain
Leading Horse - Another Jewel
Leading Jockey - John Cullen

Quezac De La Roque, trained by Francois Cottin, won the 9th race in the Crystal Cup Challenge at Compiegne

French trainer Jerome Follain finished 3rd with Pauillac Mad and leads the Crystal Cup series heading into the final race at Cheltenham Racecourse on Dec 10

Grand Steeple Chase De Compiegne

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JOSEF VANA WINS THE VELKA PARDUBIKA FOR THE 7TH TIME

Josef Vana leaps to the top of the Crystal Cup leaderboard after winning the Velka Pardubika on Tiumen. Josef also trained third placed horse Sixteen, ridden by Josef Bartos, and the sixth horse Lirain, ridden by his son Josef Vana Jr.

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Josef Vana scores 15 points at Merano and jumps to 3rd position in the Crystal Cup cross country challenge

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Josef Vana trained the winner of the Crystal Cup race (Premio Delle Nazioni) in Merano, with his son J Vana Jr. in the irons. The horse, Lutin Des Bordes, is owned by Mario Pirone from Merano, Fredy Gang from Rome and Wolfgang Lauer Drivet from Germany.
Josef Vana also trained the 3rd placed horse Mastman.
Asselin, trained by E Galli from Italy, finished 2nd and Manacerace finished 4th

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Merano Racecourse

9 horses started and 4 completed the 6000m cross country course. Irish runner, The Speedy Man - trained by Denis Murphy and ridden by John Cullen, fell mid-way in the race. Another Jewel was a non-runner



A crowd of almost 20,000 watched Fassilado, owned by Georges Lacombe and trained by Jacques Ortet, win the Grand Cross Country of Craon, the 6th race of the Crystal Cup series

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Another Jewel travelled over from Ireland to finish 2nd by a nose over last years winner Chriseti

Another Jewel training at Craon ahead of the 6th race in the Cystal Cup series



French trainer, Jerome Follain, wins the €100,000 Grand Steeple Chase of Flanders
Alpha Speed, ridden by Stépha Juteau, went almost wire to wire in front of a record crowd of over 40,000 at Waregem racecourse in Belgium. The victory puts Follain, from Normandy, at the top of the Crystal Cup leaderboard at the half-way stage of the 10 race series.

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Enda Bolger plans to have two runners in this year's Velka Pardubicka

Freneys Well and Drombeag, who will both carry the colours of JP McManus, are to be aimed at the race on October 10th and will be ridden by Nina Carberry and JT McNamara respectively

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16 horses entered for the Prix Louis De Guebriant - Grand Cross Country de Craon, including Irish cross country specialist, Another Jewel

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Irish horse Another Jewel wins the Prix Anjou-Loire Challenge
Irish horse Another Jewel, trained by Denis Paul Murphy and co-owned by his mother Catherine Murphy and Frank Magee, made history by becoming the first foreign trained horse to win the Prix Anjou-Loire Challenge. The victory in the fourth race of the Crystal Cup series catapults the trainer, from Co Wexford in Ireland, to the top of the leader board in the 2010 Crystal Cup Challenge.

The next race in the series is the €100,000 ING Grand Steeple Chase of Flanders at Waregem in Belgium on August 31st

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Enda Bolger trained horses finish 1st & 2nd at Punchestown
L'Ami, the 13/8 favourite ridden by J T McNamara, came with a well timed run to win the third leg of the Crystal Cup at Punchestown, stable mate Freneys Well, ridden by Nina Carberry finished second. Both horses were trained by cross country specialist Enda Bolger and are owned by J P McManus.

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Trainer Jerome Follain wins the Grand Steeple-Chase Cross Country de Fontainebleau with Oke Prince

Oke Prince was ridden to victory in the second leg of the Crystal Cup by Anthony Thierry. Ni Plus Ni Moins, trained by P Journiac finished 2nd and Quick Babe also trained by Jerome Follain was 3rd.

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Grand Steeple Chase Cross Country De Fontainebleau

Malberaux wins the first Crystal Cup race at Pau for trainer Philippe Cottin

Malberaux won the first race of the Crystal Cup series for 2010, the Prix Gaston de Bataille, at Pau on 7th February. The 7yr old was trained by Philippe Cottin and ridden by his son, David Cottin, France's Champion Jump jockey. Thou in Gold (PH Peltier) was 2nd and Quoquo de Chalon (J Ortet) 3rd.

Photo copyright Chantal Hourcadette

Click here for the results of the Prix Gaston De Bataille at Pau

Jockey Josef Vana (pictured above) was voted 3rd best Czech athelete of 2009
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