As excitement builds up with the Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix scheduled tonight, the CSI5* combinations competed the 1.50m Longines Ranking class. Great-Britain's Scott Brash set the unbeatable time aboard his 14-year-old Hello Mr President.
Brash and the 14-year-old AES-gelding, Hello Mr President (Comme d'Api vd Hacienda Z) speeded to victory in 32.84 seconds. The pair was just no second faster as French, Nina Mallevaey aboard Crack d'La Rousserie (Quaprice Bois Margot).
The two latest combinations at the start, eventually referred Belgium's Gilles Thomas to the fifth place.
As last at the start, Rodrigo Giesteira Almeida (POR) and his 10-year-old Dawsons Flex (Flex A Bill) jumped into the third spot. Malin Baryard-Johnsson (SWE) followed with Harley Davidson (Hip Hop) while Gilles Thomas and Feromas van Beek Z (Fantomas de Muze) completed the top five.