In what can only be described as a nail biting second round, it was the Belgian Team that came out on top in the Mercedes Benz Preis in Aachen today. After the first round both Belgium and the host nation Germany were tied for first place on 0 faults. The Netherlands were close behind with one time fault. In the second round Belgian rider Pieter Devos and the gelding Dream of India Greenfield posted a clean score and put the pressure on Germany. All four German riders had a clean score in the first round but could not repeat the success in the second. Katrin Eckermann (GER) fell in the second round at the water jump and the rest of the German rounds had to count. The pressure was on both Daniel Deusser (Cornet d'Amour) and Ludger Beerbaum (Chiara) to jump clear but both had four faults each. In the end Belgian rider Gregory Wathelet secured the win on Conrad de Hus when they posted a clear round. Full results : 1. Belgium : 6 faults. 2. USA : 8 faults. 3. Netherlands : 10 faults 4. Germany and Canada : 12 faults. 6. France : 17 faults. 7. Ireland : 26 faults. 8. Switzerland : 37 faults.
