Julien Epaillard with Pigmalion du Rozel. Photo (c) Jenny Abrahamsson.
In Saint Lo (FRA) the top three in the 1.45 Grand Prix was all French with Julien Epaillard claiming the win aboard Pigmalion du Rozel (by Le Tot de Semilly x Elf III). Second place went to Titouan Schumacher riding Oceane de Nantuel (Diamant de Semilly x Quidam de Revel), with Geoffroy de Coligny and Qaid Louviere (Mr Blue x Papillon Rouge*Normandie) ending third.
At De Warre (BEL), Italy's Lorenzo de Luca won the 1.45 Grand Prix aboard Homer de Reve (Nabab de Reve x Heartbreaker). De Luca had one of eight double clear rounds in the class, and left Norway's Therese Henriksen and Chapeau 10 (Chacco-Blue x Padarco van het Hertsveld) behind him in runner-up position with a margin of three seconds in the jump-off. Third place went to Netherland's Leopold van Asten on VDL Groep Beauty (For Pleasure x Contender).
The 1.45 big tour final in Kreuth (GER) went to Great Britain's Elliot Gordon and Dassino (Cassini I x Jalisco B) after a twelve-horse jump-off. Gordon won ahead of Germany’s Markus Kölz and Sheila 313 (Candillo x Lord) and Tobias Meyer riding Number One 32 (Call me Number One x Acorado). All three riders were double clear, with Gordon finishing the jump-off with 2,34 seconds down to Kölz.
In Manerbio (ITA), Swiss rider Niklaus Rutschi won the 1.45 Grand Prix in Windsor XV (Karandasj x Wellington). Rutschi had 0.73 seconds down to runner-up Roberto Previtali on Lucaine (Lenardo x Salamander), representing the host nation. Third place went to Edwin Smits from Switzerland, riding Copain du Perchet CH (Conteur x Ragazzo).
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