Danish Neegaard wins 3* Grand Prix while the British dominated the four weeks of the show

T​his sunday​, the Danish rider Martin Dinesen Neegaard, riding Woulon L, won the first 3* Grand Prix of the Vilamoura Atlantic Tour; this competition represented the end of the first leg in this great equestrian event, which was dominated by British riders during the past four weeks.

In the jump-off of the Pine Cliffs Grand Prix, the victor completed the eight obstacles in 43.35 seconds. In the final results he was followed by the British Louise Pavitt, with 44.68 seconds, and the Belgian François Brichart, riding Boosty Chavannais, with 44.72 seconds, all clear.

 In this Grand Prix, 18 teams - 48 at the start - were selected for the jump-off.

 From the four Grand Prix held so far, this was the only one that counted for the qualification of the European Championship, in Gothenburg, Sweden, in August 2017. It had a prize money of 40 thousand euros (10 thousand for the winner), so far, the highest in the 2016 edition.

This Sunday, the five competitions held on the two arenas of the Clube Hípico de Vilamoura  mark the end of the first leg of a show comfortably dominated by British riders, with 108 presences on the podium (three first places) in 107 competitions. The French teams followed them, with 70 presences on the podium.

Regarding wins, the British also left their mark, with 41 victories, followed by the French, with 22. The Portuguese riders reached 36 places on the podium and nine wins.