Philipp Schulze Topphoff won the CSI5*-W 1m50 main class in Helsinki, Finland, in a nail-biting neck-and-neck race against Steve Guerdat. Guerdat put a stop to a podium that could color all-German!
In this 1m50 high class, which counted for the Longines Ranking, the victory was for Philipp Schulze Topphoff. On the back of Carla NRW (Comme il Faut), he clocked in at 55.58s. With that time, he was just three hundredths of a second faster than Steve Guerdat, who crossed the finish line in 55.61s in the saddle of Easy Star de Talma (Quick Star). He thus put a stop to an entire German podium! Mario Stevens grabbed the bronze with Starissa FRH (Stakkato Gold) with 56.21s on the clock while compatriot Hans-Dieter Dreher stranded just off the podium with Vestmalle des Cotis. With the Baloubet du Rouet son, he finished fourth with a time of 56.91s.
Rounding out the top five was Angelica Augustsson Zanotelli. The Swedish had a Belgian breeding product under the saddle, the Marcel Jacob-bred Kalinka van de Nachtegaele (Epleaser van t Heike).
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In this 1m50 high class, which counted for the Longines Ranking, the victory was for Philipp Schulze Topphoff. On the back of Carla NRW (Comme il Faut), he clocked in at 55.58s. With that time, he was just three hundredths of a second faster than Steve Guerdat, who crossed the finish line in 55.61s in the saddle of Easy Star de Talma (Quick Star). He thus put a stop to an entire German podium! Mario Stevens grabbed the bronze with Starissa FRH (Stakkato Gold) with 56.21s on the clock while compatriot Hans-Dieter Dreher stranded just off the podium with Vestmalle des Cotis. With the Baloubet du Rouet son, he finished fourth with a time of 56.91s.
Rounding out the top five was Angelica Augustsson Zanotelli. The Swedish had a Belgian breeding product under the saddle, the Marcel Jacob-bred Kalinka van de Nachtegaele (Epleaser van t Heike).
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