In the 1.45m Grand Prix qualifier it was Ireland's Richard Howley who jumped to victory. The Irish show jumping rider was almost a second faster as the other combinations, aboard his KWPN-gelding, Chinook (Tygon). The KWPN-gelding is out of R. Bult's breeding.
On stage Germany's Richard Vogel followed as runner-up with Perry Khr (Perigueux). Vogels was followed by David Will and his SF-gelding,, Quentucky Jolly (Nirvana V). Both German combinations were followed by Margaux Rocuet.
Aboard Trafalgar Kervec (Quaprice Bois Margot) Rocuet was a tenth of a second faster as Ireland's Bertram Allen with Giolita (C-Ingmar).