In Gross Vliegeln, Germany, the 4* Grand Prix over a heigh of 1m60 has just been concluded. Six combinations managed to qualify for the ultimate jump-off and that's where the battle really broke lose. In the end the victory went to Sweden thanks to Irma Karlsson.
Sweden's Irma Karsson was second to go in the jump-off. Her predecessor, Marie Liggens, had set a very sharp time but got a fault on the last fence. Karsson and the Chacco-Blue descendant Chacconu did manage to stay clear and eventually finished in a time of 41.04 seconds. Not the fastest jump-off time, but still more than enough for the victory thanks to that wonderful clear round.
Alexa Stais and Crispo R (by Casall) still made things hot for the winners. They were the last ones to go and up until that point, the Swedish rider was the only one who managed to stay clear in the jump-off. If Stais were able to stay clear, she would've at least finished in second place. The rider succeeded in doing so, but she was just a bit slower. In 42.37 seconds she claimed second place.
Germany's Marie Ligges was the to go in the jump-off. With Corcovado L (by Cornet Obolensky) she had set a lightning fast time, but the last obstacle went down, resulting in a third place instead of a first place. Remarkable: the entire top three consisted of female riders! The rest of the top five was also for Germany. Markus Bringmann rode Pikeur Callas (by Cardenio) to fourth place, Felix Hassmann and the KWPN's SIG Hawkeye (by Amadeus) had to be satisfied with fifth place.
