World number 4 Ben Maher showed flashes of his class in Sankt Gallen's Prize Suttero, a 1.50m CSI5* competition. In this Grand Prix qualifier Maher jumped to victory aboard his 15-year-old KWPN-mare, Ginger-Blue (breeder: P. Verberne).
Aboard his Plot Blue-daughter, Great Britain's Ben Maher set the fastest time of 68.70 seconds. He finished ahead of the USA's Aaron Vale with Gray's Inn (Cannavaro), second in 68.98 seconds, and Ireland's David Simpson with Pjotr van de Kruishoeve (Bamako de Muze), third in 69.32 seconds.
In front of his home-crowd, Switzerland's Romain Duguet placed fourth aboard sBs-gelding, Hunger Games Du Champ du Bois (Elvis ter Putte). Jack Whitaker completed the top five aboard his 10-year-old son by Diamant de Semilly, Skyfall OS.
