There were several promising young horses in Hamburg competing in the classes for 7- and 8-year olds. First out Casco (Caspar x Colman) who won the final with David Will (GER) in the saddle. All photos (c) Jenny Abrahamsson.
Bertram Allen's Calafrieda (Canto 16 x Lavall 5) was the best 7-year-old in Hamburg, ending 4th in the second qualification as well as in the final.
Billy Twomey rode the 8 year old Lady Lou (Lord Z x Caesario).
Christian Kukuk and Casanova (Clinton I x Stakkato) won the first qualification. Casanova is owned by Ludger Beerbaum's long-time supporter Madeleine Winter-Schulze.
Guido Klatte and Corisanto (Cornet's Prinz x Couleur-Rubin) were third in the youngster class on Thursday as well as in Saturday's final.
Winners of the second qualification: Gregory Wathelet and Nybor Pferde's Sandero (Sandro Boy x Cassini I).
Gilbert Tillmann makes sure the pole stays up riding the 8 year old Atengo T (Acorado's Ass x Continue).
Harrie Smolders and the 8 year old Monaco by Cassini II.
Second place in the final for Janne-Friederike Meyer-Zimmermann and Buettner's Minimax (Corrado I x Antaeus).
Jessica Springsteen and the spicy Volage du Val Henry (Quidam de Revel x Cassini I).
The 8-year-old Charco (Chin Quin x Darco) was ridden by Marco Kutscher.
Olivier Philippaerts was placed in all three youngster classes riding the 8-year-old D Cancarra A.C. (Contefino x Kashmir van Schuttershof).
This beauty - Furmint (Ustinov x Claudio's Son) - was ridden by William Whitaker.
Marcus Ehning and the 8-year-old Baccarat (Crawford x Cardino).
Frederic Tillmann and his own Gustav (Goldfever I x For Pleasure) took the second place in the first qualification....
... and Philipp Weishaupt ended 3rd in the same class riding Queen of Lightness (Quintender x Ehrentanz).
Clarissa Crotta and the 8-year-old Venice Beach 5 (Voltaire x Escudo) in action.
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