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Germany’s former world number Daniel Deusser and the 11-year-old stallion Otello de Guldenboom (Tobago Z x Caretino) won Saturday night’s CSI5* 1.50m Audi Prize at the 2025-edition of The Dutch Masters in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands.

“He has a very big stride, but he is actually not the fastest horse naturally, so I was not sure if I should even try it,” Deusser told World of Showjumping about Otello. “When I saw Vogel doing eight from one to two, I thought that was the only chance to have a little ribbon. I tried to do the same, and had two good turns after two and three – and luckily, we were just faster than the rest.”  

Stopping the clock on 28.06 seconds, Deusser snatched the win from Hans-Dieter Dreher (GER) and Vestmalle des Cotis (Baloubet du Rouet x Landor S) who had to settle for second in 29.07 in a jump-off between 15 horse-and-rider combinations. The hosts’ Mans Thijssen on Hello (Ambler Gambler x Nabab de Reve) slotted into third in 29.16, while Marcus Ehning (GER) on Priam du Roset (Plot Blue x Tanael du Serein) finished fourth in 29.88 and Richard Vogel (GER) aboard Cloudio (Casall x San Patrignano Cassini) fifth in 29.94.