It was the Romanian rider Luca Ruxandrariu who speeded to the finish line with his Pop Non Stop (f. Non Stop R). This combination left the wood untouched and finished in 55,59 seconds. With this time they were almost two seconds faster than two British riders. Amy Duncan and Adagio II (f. Indoctro) ended on second place. This British combination didn't touch the wood and finished in 57,49 seconds. Vanessa Jobson-Scott completed the top three. Withe the 7-year old stallion Crocantino of Greenhill Z (f. Cassini I) under the saddle, she jumped a clear round in 58,90 seconds.
The Belgian rider Luiz Felipe Neto de Azevedo ended on fourth place with Galouba Van'T Zorgvliet (f. Balou du Rouet). They jumped a clear round in 58,94 seconds. Laurent Goffinet and Ankara de Lacke (f. Spotlight Z) completed the top five.
In the 1,40m class it was the young British rider Chloe Aston who speeded to victory. She and here Amigo T (f. Padinus) jumped a clear second phase in 27,30 seconds. Aston is having a very successful show in Vilmoura, she already got a few placings the last couple of weeks. Rowan Willis and Doulita (f. Wittinger VDL) ended on second place. The 9-year old KWPN-mare didn't touch the wood and finished in 27,67 seconds. Bernardo Naveillan and Surdelle de Chenee (f. Papillon Rouge) ended on third place with a time of 28,20 seconds.
The fourth place went to Argentina. Carlos Cremona rode his mare Flavourart Cortina (f. Chess) in 28,46 seconds to the finish and left the wood untouched. Luis Sabino Gonçalves and Goran Imperio Egipcio (f. Cicero Z) took account of the fifth place.
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