The home team will show the way when first into the ring in the third leg of the 2007 Samsung Super League with FEI series which takes place in St Gallen, Switzerland tomorrow (Friday) afternoon.

Swiss Chef d'Equipe Rolf Grass has chosen a strong squad that will be led by Christina Liebherr followed by the veteran Markus Fuch, Werner Muff and newly-crowned FEI World Cup champion Beat Mandli.

The draw is as follows:
1. Switzerland
2. USA
3. Germany
4. The Netherlands
5. Great Britain
6. France
7. Sweden
8. Belgium.

The team managers today forecast that the home side should come out on top at this latest fixture in the 2007 series which is proving quite a challenge for nations that excelled in previous seasons. The German team is also fancied to do well but the teams under most pressure are the Americans who lie bottom of the league table and the Dutch who are only two points ahead of them while the Swedish team also needs to produce a good result this time around because they have only a half-point advantage over The Netherlands.

Questions about the absence of Steve Guerdat, whose form at the Rolex FEI World Cup Final in Las Vegas last month was hugely impressive, were answered by Swiss Chef d'Equipe Grass who pointed out that it was not so much that Guerdat had been left out of the the team as that Muff has earned his place following some excellent results in Wiesbaden recently, indicating greater strength in depth in the Swiss pool of riders.

Mr Kurt Hoffmann, Head of Marketing for Samsung Switzerland said today that "Samsung is very pleased to be associated with such a premium event. Samsung opened a branch in Zurich in 2006 and we are very happy to be here supporting the CSIO at St Gallen which has such a long and fine tradition within this great sport".

The parade of teams takes place in the St Gallen arena tomorrow at 13.45 with the first round running from 14.00 to 15.15 and the second round taking place from 15.45 to 16.45. The prizegiving ceremony will be held between 15.45 and 17.00 (all local time).

SAMSUNG SUPER LEAGUE WITH FEI - LEADERBOARD AFTER ROUND 2 IN ROME:
1. Germany - 14.75
2. Switzerland - 11.75
3. Great Britain - 10.50
4. Belgium - 9.75
5. France - 7.75
6. Sweden - 4.50
7. The Netherlands - 4.00
8. USA - 2.00

SAMSUNG SUPER LEAGUE - NATIONAL PRIDE, INTERNATIONAL PASSION!

For further information about the Samsung Super League with FEI at St Gallen, Switzerland visit website www.csio.ch. Show President is Peter Stoessel, Show Director is Urs Schiendorfer and Press Officer is Peter Wyrsch - email peter.wyrsch@sportinformation.ch. Tel +41 712746699.

Photo Credit: Pictured during the draw for the third leg of the 2007 Samsung Super League with FEI at St Gallen are Mr Kurt Hoffmann, Heading of Marketing for Samsung Switzerland and Mr Peter Stoessel, Show President for CSIO St Gallen St Gallen Press