Harrie Smolders takes the victory in Olympia

In Olympia - The London International Horse Show it is the last day. Today you can follow a six-bars, an against the clock and The Olympia Grand Prix. But yesterday evening there was the H&M Ivy Stakes. It was a difficult first course, only five riders went to the jump-off. From those five there was only one Harrie Smolders that could stay clear. Smolders rode Corrada (by Oklund) and went through the finish line in 44.42 seconds. This combination jumped two weeks ago in Paris to a second place in the CSI2* class.

After Smolders there were two riders that finished jump-off with 4 faults. The fastest time of the evening was for Kevin Staut. This French rider rode Unna de Kerglenn (by Cap Kennedy*Bois Margot) and stopped the clock in 34.07 seconds. Michael Whitaker came in the third place with a time of 37.06 seconds with 4 faults. He came for his home audience with Jb's Hot Stuff (by Locarno 62).

The top five was completed by two riders with 8 faults in their jump-off. The fastest of the two was the British rider William Funnell with Billy Mccain (by Cevin Z) in 37.16 seconds. The Belgian rider Jos verlooy came into fifth place with Napa Valley (by Nintender) in a time of 37.20 seconds.

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