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A20 - The Canadian Champion, Friday, September 8, 2006 Locals' victory hopes nixed in World Cup qualifier GRAHAM PAINE CANADIAN CHAMPION Aînsley Vince (above) and Michael Grînyer (nset) ciear >umps wrth Catch 22 and Alcatraz respectively duning Sundaye FEt Wodld Cup Qualifier at Halton Place. r ~~OOK OIV NOW25 of.fI AND AVEIany air duct cleaning service. AND SAVEIM Saie epies Seplember 30. 2006. 1Twwy Rmqqwlsyw a- 11ý »i Visit our showroom (90)88-97 925 Main St. E., (905)88-197 Unit #3, Milton om"ii m0PU a l4eel~ FMAY à Mr 5 Pm Saeu.la 10 ar 2 pur Terry Rowley Mechanical mnc. wvishes GOOD LUCK to each team in the Milton Interchurch Softball League Playoffs! Thanks Milton! 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CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF "Being an older horse, hes got a lot of scope," noted Gninyer, who also finished mn the money with a Local standout hhow jumpers Michael Grinyer and 1oth-place effort aboard nine-year-old Garth. "He can Ainsley Vmnce - and their u-usty longtime mounts - handie the jumps in pretty much any condition." were on top of their game at Halton Place Sunday Alcatraz cersainly lived up to that claim, clearing afternoon. ail 1.4 jumps in the opening round and Unfortunately, that wasn't quite ail eight mn the jump-off without so enough to put them on top of the 20- much as rubbing any of them. entry field in the nearby facilitys inau- "The only problem was 1 didn't ride gural $75,000 FEI World Cup Qualifier. him fast enough," Grinyer said. "He Thniving on a rather soggy grand usualiy dues well indoors with the tight prix ring to close out the two-week turns, but not quite as good outdoorh. Canadian Country Ciassic, botb But he was great (at Halton Place) and Gninyer and Alcatraz and Vince and its nîce to have an event like this so Catch 22 advanced to a four-way jump- close 60 home now" off before being eclipsed by t Unlike Alcatraz 34, Catch 22 has a Orangeville's Frankie Chesler-Ortiz and tendency to be very sensitive on soft Picolienzeldenrust. à footing, wbîch sparked plenty of con- Chesler-Ortîz and Grînyer each cern for Vince heading into Sundays delivered another clean round - wrth migrand prix. Chesler-Ort.z upstaging the 53-year-oId '"I thought there'd be big problems Campbellville equestrian by nearly two seconds in witb ail the rain the day before, and was quite wor- 52.65. Wbile head and shoulders out front in termis of ried," she recalled. the dlock - with a lightnîng-quîck 49.27s - 30- However, Catch 22 had just one minor hiccup year-old rural Miltonian Vince and Catch 22 took overaîl and offered another reminder of why be's down the fourtb rail in the jump-off and had to settle widely regarded as one of the speedsters on the grand for third. prix circuit. "Speed's neyer an issue witb bim," Vince Gninyer and Vînce collected $015,500 and $9,500 explaîned of the 1 6-year-oid Dutch warmblood. "He respectîvely for their top-three finishes - marking just lost bis footing a bit there before the purple rail the best World Cup qualifyîng effort ever for Gninyer and didrit quite bave the push needed to clear it. But and thse best ihis season for Vince. Perths Amy Millar given the conditions, 1 was pleasantly surprised at - daughter of 'Captain Canada' Ian Millar - round- how well he did." ed out the jump-off, placing fourth with Sweet The oldest of three equesulian sisters, Vince satd Dreams. the chance to compete so close to home alongsîde Rîding Alcatraz for about fîve years now, Grinyer Courtney 27. anid Sydney, 24 - who botb had 12 said he wasn't really concerned about thse previous faults aboard Nalla and Uno - made her strong fin- day's downpour, addîng that the i 5-year-old ishs tisat mucis more rewardîng.