Pius Schwizer (SUI) and Balou Rubin R (Balou du Rouet x Couleur-Rubin) won the 1,50m ‘Prize of Grosspeter Nutzfahrzeuge AG’ with two jokers in Basel on Friday afternoon, putting the hosts on top of the podium. With full score and a time of 41,21 seconds, Schwizer was way faster than runner-up Aldrick Cheronnet (FRA) with Atlantys by Wisbecq(e.T) and his 44,20 seconds.
Third place went to Yuri Mansur (BRA) with Tinkerbell (Incolor x Argentinus) who ended the course on full score in 44,77 seconds – followed by Emanuele Gaudiano (ITA) with Jamar d’Ysenbeeck Z (Jah Diamant x Quidam de Revel) and Sameh El Dahan (EGY) with Fairplay (For Pleasure x Emilion).
Earlier in the day, Olivier Robert (FRA) with Forest Gump (Forsyth x Feuerwerk) won the 1,45 class ahead of his countryman Roger Yves Bost with Pegase du Murier (Adelfos x Le Tot de Semilly). Third place went to Alain Jufer (SUI) with Samira (Baloubino B x Sirius Son), fourth place to Steve Guerdat (SUI) with Venard de Cerisy (Open Up Semilly x Djalisco du Guet) and fifth place to Simon Delestre with Filou Carlo Zimequest (Coronas x For Pleasure).
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