It was again an exciting class with a dream winner for the blue and yellow colors of Zangersheide. It was Christian Ahlmann who jumped to victory with the 10-year-old stallion D'Aganix 2000 Z , the breeding product of Tony Foriers who crossed the blood of Zangersheide icons Dominator 2000 Z and Aganix du Seigneur Z. Ahlmann and D'Aganix 2000 Z were one of 10 combinations to go clear in the basic round of the British coursedesigner Rafael Suarez and his team and so qualifying for the jump-off. As the first combination to start, Ahlmann and D'Aganix 2000 Z managed to repeat that flawless performance from the basic round and with a finishing time of 35.71 seconds they crowned themselves the winners of this fantastic final round!

The silver in this class was for lady rider Marine Schauflaire with her 11-year-old SBS stallion Hortus d'Hoogpoort, a son of Diamant de Semilly and Acorado who was bred by Patrick Dalle. Scauflaire and Hortus d'Hoogpoort also managed to stay clear in the jump-off, but with a time of 36.46 seconds they were still more than half a second short for victory.

Next to his victory with D'Aganix 2000 Z, Christian Ahlmann also managed to take 3rd place and  this with the 9-year-old stallion Dourkhan Hero Z, a son of Don't Touch Tiji Hero and Zandor Z out of the breeding of High Jumper Sprl. As the penultimate combination to start, Ahlmann and Dourkhan Hero Z rushed to the finish line in 37.47 seconds and this performance thus also earned them a podium place.

Furthermore, the Dutch lady rider Manon Hees with the 9-year-old BWP stallion Picco (Quint vh Maarlo x Hopalong Cassidy XX - B: Jan Cox) and the Belgian rider Thibeau Spits with the 10-year-old stallion Calvino II de Nyze Z (Calvaro F.C. x Heartbreaker - B: Danny Nijs) also managed to make it into the top 5 of the rankings.

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