Show president Patrik Spits wins Grand Prix qualification
Usually the show president is present at the prizegiving ceremony to congratulate the winners of the class, but what if the show president wins the class himself? That is what happened during the prizegiving for the Prize D.R. Trade, a qualification for the Grand Prix. Show President Patrik Spits was the fastest in the jump-off with a daring ride on Withney vd Dwerse Hagen, a BWP mare by Codex. Austria’s Julia Kayser was just a bit slower to take second place with Sterrehof’s Ushi (SBS, by Vigo d’Arsouilles). Holland’s Jack Ansems took third place with the KWPN gelding Uxlanie Go (by Lux). Full results
Saturday afternoon started with a CSI1* competition and a class for Young Horses, this time for the seven-year-olds. It were again the Belgians who were in front at the prizegiving ceremonies. The Prize Stal Ceulemans (Table A, 1m20) was won by Nico Van Der Plaetsen with the speedy 14-year-old BWP gelding Wabab den Boerendans (by Nabab de Reve). This combination also won the Prize Luc Van Assche on Friday. Runners-up were Cleo Laenen and Ursula, a KWPN mare by Hold Up Premier, who needed over two seconds more to finish their course. Denise Dergent finished in third place with her 12-year-old stallion Navar de Reve (by Carnute). Full results
Three BWP-bred horses were in front in the Prize Traiteur Gybels, a Table A, Two Phases competition for seven-year-olds. Wilm Vermeir finished in the fastest time in the second phase with his mare Gancia de Muze (by Malito de Reve). Dutch rider Robert Vos took second place with the stallion Gaillard de la Pomme (by Nabab de Reve) followed by Ann Carton-Grootjans with Ghana (by Vigo d’Arsouille). Fourth place went to a Stable Ceulemans product, the Z-stallion Cardiff Dwerse Hagen ridden by Czech rider Ondrej Zvara. Full results
Matthias Hens and Gipsy van ’t Heike, a BWP mare by Grandeur, won the Prize Domaine De Lasserre, a Table A competition, 1m3m. The runner-up spot was for Dutch rider Wilgard Theuws with the seven-year-old gelding Birhan (KWPN, by Berlin). Third place went to Belgium’s Brecht Goossens and Dossari du Boisson Z. Full results
Saturday’s last class, the Prize Air Plus, was a Two Phases competition (1m45), which was won by Germany’s Tim Hoster and his BWP mare Jewel’s Exclusive Touch (by Querlybet Hero). Kristof Cleeren and his Z-mare Air Chin Z (by Air Jordan Z) finished runner-up with only 0.25 seconds difference. Alexander Kumps took third place with the stallion Tarzan du Val Tibermont (SBS, v. Kashmir van S.) Full result
