The entire top five remained clear in the jump-off. Together with the 13-year-old Holsteiner stallion, Fuchs was only a few hundredths of a second ahead of Mark McAuley and GRS Lady Amaro (Amaretto D'Arco). "It’s a fantastic victory, made even more special thanks to the Rolex Series. After my missed dream in Paris, this success is even more precious. The distance on the last jump was incredible, my horse gave everything to achieve the win. He is so respectful, and I really wanted to get ahead of Mark. He was perfect today."

As the last to start, Aaron Vale eventually placed third. Vale jumped with Carissimo 25 (Cascadello) under the time of Daniel Deusser.

The German show jumper followed in fourth place with his 14-year-old BWP mare, Killer Queen VDM (Eldorado vd Zeshoek). Also clear, Tim Gredley completed the top five in the saddle of Imperial HBF (Glasgow vh Merelsnest). Former Belgian champion, Koen Vereecke started early in the jump-off. With the necessary risk, he knocked one rail with Kasanova de la Pomme (Bamako de Muze).

The pair ended up in sixth place. Emilie Conter also placed in the prizes. Conter guided Portobella van de Fruitkorf (Bamako de Muze) to an eventual 10th place.

result

Forty pairs took to the course this afternoon for the Rolex Grand Prix of Ireland at the RDS Dublin Horse Show. The challenging course, crafted by Irish course designer Alan Wade, proved difficult from the start, with many riders encountering faults early on. However, seven competitors eventually mastered the course, advancing to the jump off where only five pairs delivered flawless performances once again.

Ireland was well-represented at the Rolex Grand Prix withDaniel Deusser,  eleven riders. Darragh Kenny, the first to compete, sparked hopes of hearing the national anthem, but a fault at the Rolex Series wall dashed those hopes. Riding Hamrah van het Exelhof Z, he finished with 19 faults. Rolex Series ambassador Mark McAuley, riding GRS Lady Amaro, became the first to deliver a clear round, soon followed by Tim Gredley.

a stalwart of the German national team, Olympic team bronze medalist in Rio 2016, and winner of the Rolex Grand Prix of Aachen in 2021, also earned his place in the jump-off with Killer Queen VDM after a flawless round. François-Xavier Boudant, last year’s champion with Brazyl du Mézel, finished with 4 faults. Michael Pender, Martin Fuchs, or Koen Vereecke will also be in the running for victory.

First to go in the jump-off on the Dublin Main Arena, Mark McAuley and Grs Lady Amaro set a high bar with a clear round in 38.74 seconds. Daniel Deusser tried to beat them, but his time of 39.02 seconds wasn’t enough to take the lead. Mark McAuley held onto the top spot throughout the jump-off until the last competitor, Martin Fuchs, snatched the victory. With a flawlessly executed round, the Rolex Testimonee and Conner Jei, his 13-year-old gelding secured the win in 38.69 seconds. Aaron Wale completed the podium with Carissimo 25.