Oliva: Thibault Philippaerts unbeatable in the 7yo class

Oliva: Thibault Philippaerts unbeatable in the 7yo class

With 4 Belgian combinations in the top five, the Belgian delegation was by far the strongest in the 7yo class this afternoon. Thibault Philippaerts took home the win with his gelding Innocent van het Hulgenrode Z (I'M Special de Muze).

With 31,76 seconds, Innocent van het Hulgenrode Z was the fastest in a jump-off with 24 combinations. De Frenchman Louis Wood and Ennio de Lezellec (l'Arc de Triomphe) end in second place with 32,01 seconds. Belgian rider Cederick Deknudt takes home the bronze with On Time van de Elshoeve (Thunder vd Zuuthoeve) and 32,21 seconds. 

Stijn Timmerman completes the rest of the top five with a fourth place with Extase Ste Hermelle (Uto Kervec) and a fifth place with Onyx van het Bremenhof (Emereld Van'T Ruytershof). 

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