The arena in Prague was on the edge of their seats during the jump-off of this GCL CSI5* 1.50m class. With twelve riders in the jump-off, there was a tremendous amount of fighting for victory. Big risks were taken and the riders were strong. There was a win for the Brazilian Marlon Modolo Zanotelli. He rode with Like A Diamond van het Schaeck (by Diamant de Semilly) a blazing fast round in 34.95 seconds. This BWP horse was previously under the care of Jos Lansik. After a shocking refusal yesterday evening, this victory clearly pleased him enormously.
"Diamond is a fantastic mare. If I don't make mistakes like yesterday she will ride a good round every time. It's great to win today, especially after yesterday's incident. This really means a lot to me," Marlon Modolo Zanotelli told GCTV.
For France, Titouan Schumacher rode Atome Z (by Amadeus Z Brimbelles) to second place in 35.90 seconds. Audience favorite Marcus Ehning rode Calanda (by Callido) to a third-place finish on the podium in 36,39 seconds.
John Whitaker did his best to ride Sharid (by Toulon) to that victory but he was not fast enough. With a time of 36.49 seconds, he settled for fourth place. Irishman Denis Lynch rode GC Chopin's Bushi (by Contendro II) to fifth place. He recorded a clear round in the jump-off with a time of 36.54 seconds.
Emily Moffit (Copain du Perchet CH) entered the ring as the last competitor. In 34,01 seconds she rode the fastest round of them all, but had one unlucky rail on the last fence, which kept her from the victory and ended up eight.
Picture: Tomas Holcbecher