After yesterday’s exciting Nations Cup that had home nation Germany take the win with their Olympic team this morning was off to a blast again with a thrilling speed test over 1.45m in Aachen. The fastest rider this morning was Henrik von Eckermann with the 15-year old mare Gotha FRH ( v . Gold Fever ). The ex-rider from Ludger Beerbaum Stables was clearly the fastest man around the course beating German Maurice Tebbel with an astonishing round in 68.88 seconds. Tebbel, who seems to be in form finished in 71:32 seconds with the 9-year old Camilla PJ ( v . Calme ) . Belgian rider Olivier Philippaerts took third price after a stylish round with 10- year old H & M Gitania V.g. ( V . Cicero Z. In fourth place it was Switzerlands Paul Estermann with Bareina ( v . Valentino DDH ) and German Laura Klaphake and Catch Me If You Can 21 ( v . Catoki ) finished in fifth.
