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Great Britain’s Joe Stockdale and the 15-year-old mare Cacharel (Cachas x Quinar Z) won Sunday’s CSI4* 1.55m Grand Prix – a competition counting for the Longines Ranking Group B – in Arezzo, Italy.

With a time of 43.57 seconds in a jump-off of five, they bested a field of 50 horse-and-rider combinations, taking the win ahead of Jens Wawrauschek (GER) on Mava S (Messenger x Sandro), who had to settle for the runner-up spot in 44.64. The host nation’s Roberto Previtali with Quirinus 27 (Quality Time TN x Balou du Rouet) completed the podium, placing third with a time of 49.41 seconds.

Only the top three pairs delivered a double clear result; picking up four penalties each in the jump-off, Michael Viehweg (GER) on Contario (Contendro I x Caridor Z) and João Victor Castro Aguiar Gomes De Lima (BRA) aboard Kenzo Quality Z (Kannan x Con Air 7) finished fourth and fifth respectively.