The 1.50m CaixaBank Trophy, the main event on the first day of the CSI4* A Coruña, was decided in a jump-off involving the twelve rider-horse pairs who managed to complete the course designed by Javier Trenor for the event, without any faults. Of the twelve qualifiers for the jump-off, eight were Spanish, and this numerical majority was also reflected in the final standings, with Spanish riders taking the top two places.
A brilliant round by Iván Serrano on his veteran Rain Man (Chacco-Blue, breeder: S. Schmid) put the Biscayan rider, who lives in Cantabria, at the top of the standings with a time of 32.29, a time that no one else managed to beat.
The rider who tried hardest to do so was Sergio Álvarez Moya, but riding a nine-year-old mare with little experience, Be Blue (Brantzau), the Asturian was unable to go below 32.91, a time that secured him second place in the final standings.
The remaining seven riders to achieve double clear rounds in the CaixaBank Trophy were some way off the times set by the top two. Sweden’s Angelica Augustsson Zanotelli came third with Iron Dames Calvino II de Nyze Z (Calvaro F.C.) (35.22), whilst another Spanish pair, Joel Vallés and Chalawito PS (Chacco-Blue) finished in fourth place after two magnificent clear rounds and a time of 36.03 in the jump-off.
Israel's Tal Milstein completed the top five aboard the 12-year-old, Conte du Rouet 3 (Conte Bellini).
