The Valkenswaard Grand Prix qualifier saw about half of the combination clear the 1m50 high course. Reigning Olympic Champion Ben Maher took the top place of honor.
With one hundredth of a second difference between the number one and two, it was a hard-fought victory. Ben Maher, in the saddle of Ginger-Blue (Plot Blue), drew the longest straw and triumphed in this four-star class. Lorenzo de Luca had to settle for second place with 16-year-old Don Vito (Quaprice Bois Margot). Marcus Ehning claimed third place aboard Flower Girl (Hickstead).
Emanuele Gaudiano, who had a victory in his pocket earlier in the day, concluded on four with the Balou du Reventon stallion Crack Balou. For his own audience, local rider Gerben Morsink jumped to fifth place with Navarone Z, a descendant of Nabab de Reve.