The evening in London came to an end with an exciting 1.50m Christmas Tree Stakes class where the top riders of equal faults went forward to jump off against the clock. In this class there were also Longines Ranking Points to be earned. Scott Brash won the class with Hello Mr President. The top three was completed by the British riders who managed to jump on the stage in front of their home crowd.
Scott Brash claimed victory and crossed the finish line in a time of 38.19 seconds with Hello Mr President (by Comme d'Api vd Hacienda Z). The winner of the FEI Jumping World Cup of London, Harry Charles had to settle for second place in this class. The young rider could count on Valkiry de Zance (by Diamant de Semilly) to ride a clear round in 38.33 seconds. Matthew Sampson and Ebolensky (by Clinton) completed the podium with a time of 38.79 seconds.
Ireland's Shane Breen (Haya) rode to fourth place. Gregory Wathelet (Clarity) ensured Belgium of a nice fifth place.
Picture credits: The London International Horse Show