<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><strong>Andrew Nicholson has
this morning finished third in the International CCI3* Three Day event in
Saumur, France. <br></strong><br></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Aboard Viscount George
in his first three star, Nicholson went into the final showjumping phase in
second place, but two fences down slid him into third behind Christopher Burton
(AUS) who was first on Haruzac and second on Holstein Park Leilani.<br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Organisers had earlier
mistakenly given Nicholson time faults on the cross country, when in fact he
was the only rider to go clear and inside time.<br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Nicholson said he had
brought the eight-year-old to Saumur for experience, and was very pleased with
the youngster’s efforts.<br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Mark Todd and NZB Grass
Valley earned their qualification for the London Olympics with their seventh
placing. Nicholson was also ninth aboard Quimbo with Caroline Powell 16<sup>th</sup>
on Onwards and Upwards.<br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Just 38 combinations
from the initial 50 starters went through to the showjumping phase after a
particularly tricky cross country phase which saw 10 eliminated, retired or
withdrawn. <br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">In the 72-strong CIC2*
Todd and Leonidas II were 12<sup>th</sup>, with Nicholson 28<sup>th</sup> on
Teseo and 48<sup>th</sup> on Sirio.<br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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