The Telegraaf Prize at Jumping Amsterdam featured an international 1.50m jump-off class that counted for the Longines Ranking and also served as a qualifier for the Grand Prix of Amsterdam. In an evening competition marked by a high pace and plenty of pressure in the first round, it all came down to a fast jump-off, where the top places were decided by just tenths of a second.
Victory went to Willem Greve, who delighted the home crowd with Grandorado TN N.O.P. (Eldorado vd Zeshoek). The Dutch combination jumped clear in the first round and then produced the quickest jump-off time, stopping the clock at 33.29 seconds.
Julien Epaillard came closest to challenging him, guiding Easy Up de Grandry (Jarnac) to second place with another double-clear performance in 33.51 seconds. Great Britain’s Robert Whitaker completed the podium in third with Vermento (Argento), after a faultless jump-off in 34.11 seconds.
Just outside the top three, Belgium delivered an eye-catching performance through Annelies Vorsselmans. Riding Trezeguet (Turmalin), she produced two clear rounds and finished in 34.13 seconds, taking fourth place—just two hundredths of a second off the podium. The top five was completed by Luciana Diniz, who also stayed faultless in the jump-off with Vertigo du Desert (Mylord Carthago HN) in 34.67 seconds.
For the Netherlands, Greve’s win was supported by another strong result from Marc Houtzager. With Loeca N.D. (Gino), he secured 11th place after a clear jump-off in 37.52 seconds, earning a share of the prize money.
