Olympic medallist Ben Maher and fellow Briton Robert Whitaker have been crushed by Irishman Darragh Kenny in a jump-off within the FEI Leaping World Cup in London.
Successful rider Kenny, on Eddy Blue, posted a time of 34.76 seconds, whereas Maher and Level Break took the runners-up spot with 35.15 after a slight hesitation price them half a second within the jump-off.
Whitaker and Vermento clipped the opening fence and needed to accept third place with a time of 37.89.
“[Eddy Blue] was unbelievable within the jump-off. He was so good,” Kenny instructed ORIONEWS Sport. “He is simply such a cool horse.”
Maher, 41, who gained staff leaping gold on the 2024 Paris Olympics, mentioned he was “actually proud” of Level Break’s efficiency regardless of being “disenchanted” to not have gained.
“He gave me a little bit buck on the high, which took me out of the rhythm, and at this stage, it is small margins,” mentioned Maher, who additionally claimed particular person gold on the Tokyo 2020 Video games.
Briton Tim Gredley additionally reached the ultimate jump-off and completed fourth on Imperial HBF.
