Thirteen horse and rider combinations made it into an exciting but also challenging jump-off of the CSI5*-W 1.55m Qualifier for the Longines World Cup in Verona. Simon Delestre took the victory home aboard of Olga van de Kruishoeve.
After about half of the competitors had completed their rounds, Italian rider Francesco Turturiello led the standings with the BWP mare Made In't Ruytershof (Norton d'Eole). They were the only ones to clear the obstacles without knocking down any rails, finishing with a time of 41.23 seconds. Marcus Ehning successfully navigated Coolio 42 (Casalito) without faults as the second rider, but shortly thereafter, Peder Fredricson surpassed him. The Swedish rider needed over a second and a half less with Vroom de La Pomme Z (Vigo d'Arsouilles) to complete a faultless round.
It didn't take long for Simon Delestre to shave off nearly two seconds from Fredricson's time aboard Olga Van de Kruishoeve (El Torreo de Muze). Finally, Daniel Deusser took his turn, coming close to Delestre's time with Scuderia 1918 Tobago Z (Otangelo) but ultimately settling for the silver.
TOP FIVE
1. Simon Delestre (FRA) - Olga van de Kruishoeve (El Torreo de Muze, breeder: Eric Polfliet)
2. Daniel Deusser (GER) - Scuderia 1918 Tobago Z (Otangelo, breeder: Jonas Bellemans)
3. Peder Fredricson (SWE) - Vroom de La Pomme Z (Vigo d'Arsouilles, breeder: Geert Baertsoen)
4. Marcus Ehning (GER) - Coolio 42 (Casalito, breeder: Martina Wirtz)
5. Francesco Turturiello (ITA) - Made In't Ruytershof (Norton d'Eole, breeder: Stal 't Ruytershof)