Alexander Yde Helgstrand Wins 2018 Danish Pony Championships

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2018 Danish Pony Championships

Brand new European championship silver medal winning Alexander Yde Helgstrand continued his August success month at the 2018 Danish Pony Championships at the Hovgaard Riding Club, where he won gold and the national title on his second pony Claire.

The 2018 Danish Pony Championships on 17 - 19 August 2018 were poorly timed one weekend after the European Pony Championships. This resulted in all four of the Danish Euro Team combinations and therefore strongest pairs in the country not competing at the Nationals.

Thirty-five pairs were entered for the Danish Championships and the top 15 after two rounds rode the freestyle finals on Sunday.

Alexander Yde Helgstrand is in the luxury position of having two top FEI ponies to ride, so for the Nationals he chose his second pony, the 12-year old Danish bred Roegild's Claire (by Notre Bac x Julio Mariner xx). While his triple European silver medal winning Adriano B rested up at home, the dark bay mare Claire was on form and won the team championship test with 71.410%, placed second in the individual (71.016%) and won the Kur to Music (74.450%) to total a winning overall of 216.876 points.

The silver medal went to Dagmar Sofie Oxlund on routinier Campari W, a 16-year old German Riding Pony stallion by Champagner W x Derano Gold. She was second in the team test (70.940%), first in the individual (71.260%) and second in the kur (73.650%) to finish in second place overall with 215.850 points.

Thilde Rude Hare and the 9-year old German bred Morgenstern's Dakar (by Don't Worry x The Braes My Mobility) finished with bronze on 213.088 points. The pair posted 69.487% in the team test, 70.976% in the individual and 72.625% in the Kur to Music.

Results - 2018 Danish Pony Championships (top 15 only)

1. Alexander Yde Helgstrand - Claire - 71.410 - 71.016 - 74.450 --- 216.876
2. Dagmar Sofie Oxlund - Campari W - 70.940 - 71.260 - 73.650 --- 215.850
3. Thilde Rude Hare - Morgensterns Dakar - 69.487 - 70.976 - 72.625 --- 213.088
4. Mathilde Kalstrup Jensen - Cake Royal - 69.487 - 69.919 - 72.550 --- 211.956
5. Liva Addy Guldager Nielsen - D'Artagnan - 70.256 - 68.049 - 72.375 --- 210.680
6. Silke Andersen - Nyholts Dundee - 69.957 - 70.163 - 69.675 --- 209.795
7. Camilla Juul Møller - Noerlunds Vincente - 68.291 - 70.325 - 71.175 --- 209.791
8. Cecilie K. Hansen - Prince of Glory - 68.077 - 68.821 - 72.500 --- 209.398
9. Mathilde Sofie Jepsen - Tachmann's Cookie - 69.786 - 68.902 - 70.400 --- 209.08
10. Stine Juhl Kikkenborg - Spotlight Barnaby - 68.547 - 68.415 - 70.600 --- 207.562
11. Ingeborg Cederholm - Heidewinde's Jarno - 68.718 - 68.862 - 68.850 --- 206.430
12. Benedikte Rantzau Ulrich - AJ Don't Forget About Me - 68.932 - 68.089 - 67.825 --- 204.846
13. Amira Aasted Jespersen - Top Tilas - 70.385 - 66.585 - 67.425 --- 204.395
14. Emilie Balling Nissen - Divino van Stal Romano - 68.803 - 66.992 - 68.050 --- 203.845
15. Helena Katrine Ejlersen - Mini Cooper - 69.573 - 68.537 - 65.575 --- 203.685