Marlon Modolo Zanotelli and Fairplay des Forets jump to victory in Youngsters Final Leipzig, Richard Vogel won the 7YO

Marlon Modolo Zanotelli and Fairplay des Forets jump to victory in Youngsters Final Leipzig, Richard Vogel won the 7YO

The Youngsters Final for eight-year-olds was won by Marlon Modolo Zanotelli and the gelding Fairplay des Forets (by Upsilon). In the seven-year-olds, El Corlensky (by Cornet Obolensky) led the lap of honor under Richard Vogel. 

The eight-year-old horses jumped for victory in two rounds. Marlon M. Zanotelli was able to set the winning time at 30.06 with Fairplay des Forets (by Upsilon). Christian Ahlmann just missed out on the win and was second with the Zangersheide stallion Dourkhan Hero Z (by Don't Touch Tiji Hero Z) in a time of 30.14. The bronze went to the Netherlands and was for Willem Greve in the saddle of the BWP mare Pretty Woman van 't Paradijs (by Vigo d'Arsouilles). 

Place four was for Playboy v. Weidse Hof (v. Corydon van T&L) with Lars Bak Andersen followed by Max Kühner on the back of Campino MR (v. Colestus).

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In the class for seven-year-olds, it was an all-German podium with Richard Vogel on top in the saddle of El Corlensky (by Cornet Obolensky). Gerrit Nieberg filled in second place with Kansas City (by Kannan), staying ahead of Frederic Tillmann and Classé pour Toi FRH (by Conthargos) by six hundredths.

Norway's Johan-Sebastian Gulliksen came in fourth with Lefuson VDL (by Arezzo VDL) followed by Denis Lynch on Coropeggio (by Cornet Obolensky). 

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