Edited press release from Jumping International Dinard

On the second day of competition at Jumping International Dinard, Henrik von Eckermann and Glamour Girl (VDL Zirocco Blue x Caletto I) won the CSI5* 1.55m Conseil Municipal de Dinard.

Out of 43 horse-and-rider combinations, sixteen riders managed to clear the course and moved on to the fiercely contested jump-off. For the jump-off, course designer Jean-François Morand had planned a succession of sharp turns and long straight lines where the riders asked the maximum speed of their horses. Taking all the risks, Swedish rider Henrik von Eckermann delivered a round that no one could match – when stopping the clock at 45.08 seconds. 

British rider Scott Brash gave it a good go with a beautiful and efficient round on Hello Vincent (Consul de Vie Z x Fergar Mail), but could not catch up with Von Eckermann when the clock stopped at 45.56 seconds. Ireland's Daniel Coyle also delivered an impressive double clear with his relatively new ride Oak Grove's Carlyle (Casall x Corrado I) to finish third in a time of 47.05 seconds. Fourth place went to USA's Lillie Keenan and Fasther (Vigo d'Arsouilles x Farmer), while world no. one Daniel Deusser and Bingo Ste Hermelle (Number One d'Iso x Diamant de Semilly) finished fifth. 

Earlier in the day, home hero Nicolas Delmotte topped the CSI5* 1.45m Conseil Départemental d'Ille et Vilaine. Italy's Lorenzo De Luca ended second with Malissa de Muze (Vigo d'Arsouilles x For Pleasure) while third place went to Lillie Keenan and Agana van het Gerendal Z (Aganix du Seigneur x Topas).