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With nothing but clear rounds, the talented Harley VDL son Davidson, ridden by James Billington, was undisputedly the best jumper in the Isah Cup for seven-year-olds yesterday. The KWPN-approved stallion Dantos HBC (s.Cantos) also performed well and finished in second place.

Twenty-four combinations competed in the final leg of the competition over a formidable 1.40m course. Among them, nine avoided faults, which resulted in thrilling sport in the jump-off. James Billington was able to go for a safe round aboard the powerful Harley VDL son Davidson (out of Zorina VDL ster s.Chin Chin, breeders: Waaijstud of Eemnes and VDL Stud of Bears). Billington didn't have to be fast to win the competition nor worry about hitting a rail with his powerhouse jumper Davidson. Last year, the Van der Waaij family sold a 50% share in the gelding to co-breeder VDL Stud; and early this year, their resident rider James Billington took over the reins from Davidson's trainer Nella Bijlsma. The Harley VDL son demonstrated abundant potential and now belongs to the illustrious series of horses which have won the championship for seven-year-olds, such as Verdi and Tyson. Second place was for the KWPN-approved stallion Dantos HBC (Cantos out of Varaya ster s.Numero Uno, breeder: G.R. Turksema of Roden), who gave a convincing performance under Patrick Lemmen. Although he has abundant push, the stallion didn't showcase any spectacular jumps but, time after time, proved that he's an efficient jumper that knows his job. Another excellent jumper placed third: Dy Zento (Zento out of Selien ster s.Goodtimes, breeder: J. Nederveen of Kallenkote) under Daan van Geel.

In addition to the three above, the following seven-year-olds also earned a ticket to the World Breeding Jumping Championships for Young Horses in Lanaken next month: the 2011 National Mare Inspection reserve champion Denolia keur IBOP-jump sport-jump (Indoctro out of Fenolia keur s.Zuidhorn, b/rp: J. Dikkema Jr. of Scharmer) under Hester Klompmaker, Dundee (Calvaro Z out of Monika sport-jump s.Glendale, breeder: R. Knoops of Wijchen) with Kevin Olsmeijer, Duke VL (Ukato out of Vleur VL prest s.Corland, breeder: Bertus van Leur of Dedemsvaart) with Patrick Lemmen, Drop Shot VM keur EPTM-jump sport-jump (Kannan out of Z-Canta ster EPTM-jump IBOP-jump sport-jump prok s.Casantos, b/rp: J. van Meever of Meerkerk) with Kristian Houwen, Dubai (Unaniem out of Toulouse prest s.No Limit, b/rp: Stoeterij Broere of Alblasserdam) with Patrick van der Schans, and Diva HX sport-jump (Indoctro out of Bonita s.Bel Pare, b/rp: Stal Hendrix) with Michel Hendrix.

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