In Al Ain it is a busy international Christmas showjumping week. At Christmas Eve, Belgium's Constant Van Paesschen jumped to victory in the 1.45m CSI2* main class. The Belgian showjumper won the class aboard his trusted Verdi Treize (Diamant de Semilly).
Van Paesschen was the only to keep the score clear in under 36 seconds, leaving Abdullah Humaid Al Muhairi with Coenig (Cordobes I) in second place. Abdurakhmon Abdullah completed the stage with the Dutch-bred, Go Four It B.
Aboard the gelding, bred by M.J. Nieberg he referred Amre Hamcho to a fourth place with Lady Pilox voor. The top five was completed by Russia's Vladimir Tuganov with Rowen Van de Mheen and Patrick Lemmen's former Good Morning B.