At the Abu Dhabi equestrian center the 1.45m main class of the CSI4* -w program was set direct on time. Together with Babalou HD (Balous Bellini, breeder: Markus Schulze Finkenbrink), Saudi-Arabia's Abdulrahman BAder Alrajhi jumped to victory.
The pair was just 0.47 seconds faster as Germany's Robin Naeve and Casalia R (Casall ASK, breeder: ZG Redderberg). Ramzy Hamad Al Duhami and Belgian Warmblood, High Quality J (Quadrillo, breeder: Jef Lauwers) completed the stage.
The pair was followed by Jörg Naeve. The German showjumper and Benur du Romet (Balou du Rouet) advanced on Sophie Hinners aboard Kanuro BH (Canturano I).