Colombia’s Santiago Diaz Ortega stormed to victory in the 1.50m World Cup qualification class in El Jadida, Morocco, delivering an unbeatable clear round aboard Jump For Joy.
Diaz Ortega and the Holsteiner gelding Jump For Joy (by Cascadello) crossed the finish line in a blistering 61.55 seconds, leaving the rest of the field behind. Italy's Roberto Previtali took second place riding Conthargo-Blue (by Conthargos x Chacco-Blue), bred by Gestüt Lewitz, stopping the clock in a clear 63.91 seconds. The podium was completed by French rider Antoine Ermann, who guided the BWP gelding Odin Van 'T Hanegoor (by Kiekeboe x Thunder vd Zuuthoeve), bred by M. Corthout, to third place in 64.50 seconds.
Germany’s Maximilian Lill just missed out on a podium spot, finishing fourth with Kommandant 10 (by Comme Il Faut 5 x Diarado) after stopping the clock in 64.67 seconds.
Belgium’s Thomas de Wit produced a strong performance to take fifth place with his homebred Zangersheide stallion Ecuador DW Z (by El Torreo de Muze x Quasimodo van de Molendreef) in 66.38 seconds, while Brazil’s Pedro Grandi Backheuser rounded out the top six aboard the KWPN mare La Vie En Rose (by Dakar VDL x Asca Z) with a clear round in 67.26 seconds.