Team GBR

Britain's Accenture Junior team took the Gold medal yesterday at the 2008 FEI European Show Jumping Championship for Juniors in Prague.

From a starting field of eighteen nations, Chef d'Equipe Mike Florence led the British contingent to a convincing victory over Denmark who took the Silver medal and Germany who took Bronze after a jump off with Switzerland.

Seventeen year-old Matthew Sampson who is based in Haywards Heath, West Sussex riding Duncan Inglis' ten year-old bay mare Indy 28 proved a worthy pathfinder, jumping clear in both rounds. Eighteen year-old Louise Saywell from Retford, Nottinghamshire riding Andrew Saywell's eight year-old grey gelding Cyprianus Z produced a fantastic clear in the first round and was unlucky to finish with just four penalties in the second. A reversal of fortunes for eighteen year-old Daniel Neilson, based in Brentwood, Essex and Christian Saunders' eleven year-old grey mare High Tone Z saw them finish the first round with four penalties and then jumped a superb clear round in the second. Fifteen year-old Marla Lovett from Henfield in West Sussex riding Sharon Lovett's nine-year old dark bay mare Emily 46 had twenty one penalties in the first round and twelve in the second.

2008 FEI European Show Jumping Championship for Juniors
Team Final

Gold Great Britain
Matthew Sampson Indy 28 0/0
Louise Saywell Cyprianus Z 0/4
Marla Lovett Emily 46 21/12
Daniel Neilson High Tone Z 4/0

Silver Denmark
Bronze Germany

Full results can be downloaded from www.eurohorse-promotion.cz

Accenture are delighted to continue their eight year successful sponsorship of BSJA Young Riders as part of their overall sponsorship of youth in British Sports. The results - including a Gold Medal for 5 of the 8 years - support our overall goal of "winners working with winners".

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The Junior and Young Rider Teams are also supported by the World Class Development Programme which is lottery funded through UK Sport, along with NEXT Plc and Toggi who kindly provide the team clothing.