Rodrigo Giesteira Almeida. Photo © Jenny Abrahamsson for World of Showjumping.
Portugal’s Rodrigo Giesteira Almeida and Karonia.L (Harley x G-Ramiro Z) won Sunday’s CSI4* 1.55m Grand Prix presented by Al Shira’aa Farms in Montefalco, Italy.
With a time of 42.69 in a jump-off between nine horse-and-rider combinations, Almeida took the win ahead of Abdel Said (BEL) and Arpege du Ru (Apache d’Adriers x Quat’Sous) in second in 42.74 and Humaid Abdulla Khalifa Al Muhairi (UAE) aboard Foncetti vd Heffinck (For Pleasure x Concetto) in third in 46.28, followed by Neri Pieraccini (ITA) on Orleans van de Kruishoeve (Fantomas de Muze x Vagabond de La Pomme) in fourth in 47.61 and Chloe Aston (GBR) on Akito von Rocherath Z (Arko III x Numero Uno) in fifth with a single time penalty in 50.81.
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