Highlights from the 2025 GCL Super Cup, part two

It finished as it began at the GC Playoffs in Prague, with victory for the Rome Gladiators powered by Cavalleria Toscana who jumped to the win in the 2025 GCL Super Cup Final which was worth an astonishing 6.5 million Euro in prize money.

The atmosphere inside Prague’s sold-out O2 Arena was electric as Emanuele Gaudiano (ITA) on Esteban de Hus (Cornet Obolensky x Baloubet du Rouet), Yuri Mansur (BRA) with QH Alfons Santo Antonio (Aromats x False Pass) and Peder Fredricson (SWE) aboard Alcapone des Carmille (Diamant de Semilly x Heartbreaker) navigated two huge 1.60m tracks to finish on a team total of twelve faults. Best of all was Fredricson, who jumped the team's only double clear round with the Alcapone Group's 15-year-old gelding.

In this photo special, we look back at the 2025 GCL Super Cup Final which concluded a fantastic weekend in Prague!

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The tables certainly turned in round two of the GCL Super Cup Final... Valkenswaard United were sitting last after round one on 20 faults, and with four faults from both Marcus Ehning and Coolio as well as Hansi Dreher and Elysium in round two, they did not get the team off to the best start. However, a clear round from Gilles Thomas and the one and only Ermitage Kalone in the second round helped the team climb up the standings. And as the teams ahead kept failing, Valkenswaard United kept improving on the standings to eventually go all the way up to second place on a team total of 28 faults.

Hans-Dieter Dreher, Elysium
Marcus Ehning, Coolio 42

New York Empire powered by Lugano Diamonds were sitting second last in 5th ahead of round two, on 16 penalties. When their pathfinders Denis Lynch and Cordial had to see 12 penalties added to their score in round two, after having finished on four faults in round one, things did not look that great.

However, Bertram Allen and Pacino Amiro bounced back from their 12 faults in round one to jump clear the second time out...

... and when Scott Brash once again stayed as cool as ice aboard Hello Jefferson, with a second clear round, the team slotted in just behind Valkenswaard United on 28 faults on a slightly slower time. That would prove to be good enough for third place, as mistakes proved costly for Prague Lions, Riesenbeck International and Basel Cosmopolitans.

A round of applause for Scott Brash!

Ludger Beerbaum and Marco Kutscher watch on as Riesenbeck International's Maximilian Weishaupt produce a double clear for his team aboard Zuccero HV. It did unfortunately not help much, with 20 faults from Christian Kukuk and eight from Philipp Weishaupt the team fell down the result list to finish last of the six teams in the final.

Maximilian Weishaupt thanks Zuccero HV after a double clear round, one of only three in the class.

Rome Gladiators were sitting in pole position after round one, one four faults and none of the other teams could do anything about them. Emanuele Gaudiano and Esteban de Hus jumped with a rail in each round for the team.