Leopold Van Asten made the Dutch proud by winning the Massimo Dutti Trophy, of the CSI5* -W A Coruña, with obstacles of 1.55 meters. This familiar winning face at Casas Novas, who in 2014 won the Grand Prix in both the summer and winter edition, rode VDL Groep Miss Untouchable in the last competition of the evening. An impeccable and speedy run of 67.44 seconds served Van Asten his victory. What a great end to the year for the Dutchman, who was second in the Grand Prix of the CSI4 * of Maastricht last November. This victory also allows him to qualify for the Longines FEI World Cup Grand Prix - CaixaBank Trophy - on Sunday at 5 p.m.
In third place, Olivier Robert who for the second time the same afternoon, found the center stage out of his reach. He had previously jumped the circuit in 67.53 seconds with Vivaldi des Meneaux. The Frenchman, however, has made an impressive start, taking place in two podiums in the two top-level events. And finally, Alberto Zorzi, a usual in this winter contest, climbed to the third place, which brought Italy to this 39th edition of the equestrian event of Coruña. His time, 67.73 seconds with Cinsey.
The day ended with the stands full at the indoor arena, with hundreds of people who enjoyed both the competition and the Santi Serra’s show, who put the finishing touch to a fabulous start of the Casas Novas event.