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Tim Wilks (CAN) and the 10-year-old mare Diamanthella VG Z (Diamant de Semilly x Hickory Mail) won Saturday's CSI4* 1.45m Ayto Vejer Small Grand Prix counting for the Longines Ranking at the Sunshine Tour in Vejer de La Frontera, Spain. 

A total of 20 horse-and-rider-combinations from the 84 at start cleared their way into the deciding jump-off, where Wilks and Diamanthella VG Z were the quickest when stopping the clock on 36.89. Michael Hughes (USA) and Kashmir van d'Oude Pastory (Thunder vd Zuuthoeve x Sun Light vd Zuuthoeve) took the runner-up position with a time of 37.31, while Penelope Leprevost (FRA) placed third in 37.44 aboard GFE Candy de Nantuel (Luidam x Diamant de Semilly). Zascha Nygaard Anreasen (DEN) and Lacalito 2 (Legolas x Cancara) finished fourth in 37.55, followed by Luca Maria Moneta (ITA) and El Capone RK (Cardento x Julio Mariner) in fifth in 37.64.

The biggest class of the day was the 1.50 Medium Tour, where Martin Fuchs finished both first and second. With a time of 40.25, the world no. two took the win with Che Tipa (Casero della Caccia x Ogano Sitte), while his other mount Bastille (Balou du Rouet x Chacco-Blue) followed only 0.01 seconds behind. Charlotte Bettendorf (LUX) placed third with Quality Star Z (Quality Time x Cash) after crossing the finish line in 40.94, while Vince Jarmy (HUN) finished fourth with Melypso Blue PS FRH (Messenger x Centadel) followed by Oliver Pisarik (CZE) and Centoulago (Centadel x Toulon) in fifth.