Michael Whitaker (GBR) & GIG Amai - 2010 Olympia W.C.Q. - R.1 & Jump-Off

CSI5*-W Olympia, London
World Cup Qualifier
presented by H&M
International Jumping Competition
First round with a jump-off
Fence height: 1.60m (5 ft 3 in)

Sunday 19 December, 2010

1) GIG Amai & Michael Whitaker (GBR) 0/0 Time 35.72
2) Tinka's Serenade & Billy Twomey (IRL) 0/0 Time 35.74
3) Le Prestige St Lois*de Hus & Kevin Staut (FRA) 0/0 Time 36.26

37 starters

The 50 year old Yorkshire-born Michael Whitaker was delighted with his horse today. "Amai is definitely as good a horse as I've ever had, if not better. He didn't do anything when he was nine and not a lot when he was an eight-year-old so he had a lot of catching up to do. You've got to be patient when producing horses, and this week I put all my eggs in one basket and it paid off! I planned for this one and it came off - that doesn't often happen - and this is a great place to win!" he said, quite overtaken with emotion.

Michael Whitaker last won the World Cup class at Olympia in 1993 riding Everest Two-Step.

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