Govoni wants four stars not three

Quite rightly the world’s number 18 rider, according to the FEI rankings, has chosen the toughest test without going too far afield. There was a CSIO5* in Canada but Gianni Govoni has no intention to travel to the other side of the globe, so ‘Speedy Gonzales’ has settled for the CSI4* in Chantilly, France. For the tournament that starts tomorrow the Italian rider has taken Love Affair, Joyau d’Opal and the new arrival Barbie. The key meet is on Saturday for the Volkswagon Prize and obviously the EADS Grand Prix on Sunday worth 80 thousand euro.