Two five star speed classes kicked off Saturday in Bordeaux, and it was Katharina Offel and Steve Guerdat that were the fastest against the clock. Riding B Once Z (Baloubet De Rouet x Lavaletto), Katharina Offel went to the top in the table A 1.45 Longines ranking class leaving Penelope Leprevost behind her in second with a round 0.44 seconds slower on Sultane des Ibis (Quidam de Revel x Elan de la Cour*HN). Third was another French rider; Philippe Rozier on Unpulsion de la Hart (Kashmir van Schuttershof x Nonstop).

The 1.45 table C class – also counting for the Longines Ranking – went to Steve Guerdat on Albfuehren’s Memphis (Quinar x Carthago). Behind Guerdat followed Julien Epaillard on Sheriff de la Nutria LM (Diamant de Semilly SF x Papillon Rouge*), and Pius Schwizer on Anisette de Lassus (Sherman-Sitte x Blume la Borderie).