The Longines Global Champions Tour of Madrid delivered top-level sport once again as Gilles Thomas produced a superb performance to win the GCL First Competition over 1m60 aboard Chuck Marienshof Z. In a highly competitive class counting for the Longines Ranking, the Belgian rider led a strong field of international combinations with an impressive faultless round.
Victory went to Gilles Thomas and the 11-year-old Chuck Marienshof Z (Colestus). The pair delivered one of the fastest clear rounds of the day, crossing the finish line in 74.60 seconds to secure an emphatic win in the CSI5* 1.60m class.
Second place went to fellow Belgian Abdel Saïd riding Wathnan Zasou vom Claashof (Zinedine). The combination also stayed faultless and stopped the clock in 75.48 seconds. Portugal’s Duarte Seabra completed the podium aboard Dourados 2 (Diarado) with another clear round in 77.73 seconds.
Just outside the top three, Thibeau Spits guided Impress-K van't Kattenheye Z (Indoktro K van' T Kattenheye) to fourth place after a smooth clear in 78.92 seconds. Mexico’s Fernando Martinez Sommer rounded out the top five with Joep (Otangelo) in 78.95 seconds.
