Anthony Bourquard and Festival Semilly. Photo © Moisés Basallote.
Anthony Bourquard (SUI) and the 10-year-old stallion Festival Semilly (Tornesch x Orame) won Saturday’s CSI4* 1.50m Pavo Medium Tour Grand Prix at the Andalucía Sunshine Tour in Vejer de la Frontera, Spain.
With a time of 38.92 in a jump-off between eight horse-and-rider combinations, the Swiss pair took the top honours ahead of William Whitaker (GBR) and Millfield Quickstep (Quiwi Dream x Cassini I) in second in 40.13.
The hosts’ Imma Roquet Autonell and Elba del Maset (Eilan del Maset x Indret del Maset) placed third in 43.68, followed by Zoe Osterhoff (GER) on Qaparezzo-A (Arezzo VDL x Corland) in fourth in 44.23, while three time penalties in the jump-off left Rebecca Marsh (GBR) on Izara des Dames (Emerald x Calvaro F.C.) fifth.
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