Dr. Ghanem Al Hajri, Secretary General of the UAE Equestrian Federation, His Highness Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance of the United Arab Emirates, His Excellency Mohamed Ahmed Al Harbi, Director General of the Emirates Arabian Horse Society and Mr Patrick Aoun, Regional Brands Manager of Longines, with the top three riders in the Longines Al Shira’aa FEI Jumping World Cup Grand Prix. Photo © Helen Cruden.
Germany's Sophie Hinners and Singclair (Singular LS La Silla x VDL Cardento 933) won Sunday's CSI4*-W 1.55m Longines Al Shira'aa FEI Jumping World Cup™ Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi (UAE), at the Al Shira'aa International Horse Show.
The 1.55m class jumped over two rounds counted for the Longines Ranking Group B, and had 39 horse-and-rider-combinations at start. As the fastest of only two double clears in the class, Hinners and Singclair took the win with a time of 44.03 seconds ahead of France's Edward Levy and Igins du Seigneur (Inshallah de Muze x Ogano Sitte) who had to settle for the runner-up spot after stopping the clock at 45.58.
With four faults in round two, Abdullah Alsharbatly (KSA) and Alamo (Ukato x Equador) placed third, while David Will (GER) and My Prins van Dorperheide (Zilverstar T x Winningmood) finished fourth, followed by Kristaps Neretnieks (LAT) aboard Palladium Kjv (Lancer III x Cornet Obolensky) in fifth.
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