A total of 81 combinations lined up at the start of this CSI4* 1.45m Grand Prix, with 16 combinations making it to the jump-off... With a clear round in a time of 36.25 seconds, it was none other than the world number three, Henrik von Eckermann, who jumped to victory!
Nine of the sixteen combinations managed to stay clear in the jump-off... so it all came down to time in this CSI4* Grand Prix. Henrik von Eckermann, together with the KWPN mare Glamour Girl (VDL Zirocco Blue), jumped to a convincing victory! The duo was just a few fractions faster than Briton Robert Whitaker, who was hot on von Eckermann’s heels with the BWP gelding Gentleman vh Veldhof (Quite Easy 958), finishing in 36.40 seconds. The podium was completed by Odile Gierech and the nine-year-old Kiss-Me vh BHH (Mosito vh Hellehof), who also delivered a clear round in an impressive time of 37.19 seconds.
Just off the podium, both Richart Breul and fellow countrywoman Alexandra Francart also stayed clear in the jump-off. Breul secured fourth place with Easy (Siwing de Triaval), clocking in at 37.25 seconds, while Francart completed the top five aboard Betty du Prieure (Doremi).
