Philip Rüping (GER) and Casallco (Casall x Contender) won the 1.50m Eickendorf Horses and Meyer-Zimmermann Sport & Business Cup at CSI4* Hof Waterkant in Pinneberg, Germany, on Friday. The second qualifier for the Grand Prix had 64 participants and 16 of them qualified for the jump-off, where Rüping was the quickest, taking the win with a time of 40.77 seconds. 

"Casallco always gives me a great feeling as a rider and the confidence that we can take risks," the 36-year-old winner said about his 11-year-old stallion and added: "He jumped really well - not only today, but throughout the entire season. Casallco gets a break tomorrow and can gather some strength. He usually gets better over the weekend, so I hope that we can still do something good in the Grand Prix on Sunday." 

Hannes Ahlmann (GER) on Nerrado (Nekton x Acorado I) took the runner-up position with a time of 41.19 in the jump-off, while Janne F. Meyer-Zimmermann (GER) on Büttner's Minimax (Cornado I x Antaeus) placed third. Niklaus Schurtenberger (SUI) on Quincassi (Quintero x Cassini I) placed fourth and Gudrun Patteet (BEL) on Sea Coast Guiness (Nabab de Reve x Katell) fifth.