Charlotte Dujardin and the 10-year-old mare Alive and Kicking (All at As soon as x Fürst Piccolo) gained the hotly contested CDI3* grand prix in Lier this weekend, on 75.04%, and the particular on 75.192%, on what used to be the partnership’s world grand prix debut.
“I couldn’t ask for a lot more,” mentioned Charlotte, who co-owns the mare with Carl Hester and Ulrike Bachinger. “I in point of fact got here right here [for the mare] to achieve revel in. The principle activity for me as a rider used to be to provide her self assurance to move in there and feature a pleasing time. And I feel she did do this.”
The mix produced two harmonious checks, scoring constant sevens and eights, with highlights from the judges together with the passage and the overall affect, for which she gained a number of nines.
There have been 41 combos within the grand prix, with Charlotte completing simply forward of Lottie Fry and the 15-year-old stallion Nespresso who scored 74.28% and Patrik Kittel and Jovian – who had been competing in combination for the primary time at world since Patrik took over the trip from Andreas Helgstrand – on 73.73%.
Nespresso, who is understood at house as Nessie, went directly to win the freestyle on 76.6%. “Nessie felt in point of fact excellent in there,” mentioned Lottie. “There used to be just a little extra environment nowadays and it used to be great to really feel he used to be playing it.
“It’s if truth be told now not his freestyle. So, it wasn’t becoming 100%, however he did the entirety so neatly. It’s handiest his second-ever world grand prix, I’m very happy with him.”
Different British riders in motion at CDI Lier
There have been a number of different Brits in motion on the display. Sarah Millis used to be 18th on Spectacular VDC with 68.21% within the CDI 3* grand prix and seventeenth within the particular with 64.12%. Richard Davison and Intero had been thirty first within the grand prix on 65.34% on their first day trip in combination. Lisa Marriott and Valucio DH Z had been thirty second on 65.239% within the grand prix and eleventh within the freestyle on 68.74%.
There used to be extra drama to come back as Becky Moody and the 10-year-old gelding Jagerbomb, who captured hearts on the Global Cup qualifier in London, completed 3rd within the CDI4* grand prix on 73.54% – dropping out to Jagerbomb’s sire Dante Weltino OLD and Therese Nilshagen – and moment, below abnormal cases, within the particular on 74.59%.
Becky and Jagerbomb completed at the identical share as winners Dorothee Schneider and Dayman, in spite of a mistake within the one-time adjustments. FEI laws stipulate that during tied eventualities between any person within the best 3 puts within the grand prix or the particular, the combo with the best median ranking – the center collection of the 5 ratings in ascending numerical order – wins.
In the end, Dorothee and Dayman’s median ranking of 74.57% used to be simply upper than Becky and Jagerbomb’s 74.36%. However the judges had been a long way from unanimous, and Dayman’s ratings had been unfold extra broadly, with a 2.66% distinction between their lowest and best ratings, while Jagerbomb had a 1.27% break up.
Lottie Fry used to be sixteenth within the CDI4* grand prix on Especial on 69.43% and 6th within the particular on 71.72%. Richard White and Heroi Do Seixo had been nineteenth within the grand prix on 68.63% and 14th within the particular on 68.61%.
At small excursion, Jess Dunn and the 11-year-old gelding Dan Its Carston, owned via Jennifer Whittaker of White Hill Stud in Lancashire, persevered their spectacular world shape, successful the inter I on 72.29% and coming moment within the prix st georges on 71.26%.
For the younger riders, Hermione Tottman and Beautiful had been 18th within the younger rider group take a look at on 65.24% and nineteenth within the person take a look at on 65.63. Sofia Video games used to be 8th within the pony group take a look at aboard Steendieks Cadillac on 69.47% and sixteenth within the person take a look at on 64.5%. She additionally rode Boccelli to 10th within the junior group take a look at on 69.54%, twelfth within the person take a look at on 68.43% and thirteenth within the freestyle on 70.57%.
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