LE MANS, France, Oct. 24, 2015–Great Britain’s Lara Griffith and Rubin Al Asad won the CDI3* Grand Prix Special Saturday with the second straight personal best score while the Netherlands’ Marlies van Baalen on Ratzinger took the Freestyle
Lara and the 13-year-old Hanoverian gelding scored 73.667 per cent that beat their previous highest Special result of 71.529 per cent set during last winter’s Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Florida where the pair made their international Grand Prix debut.
Ireland’s Roland Tong on Ambience placed second on 67.980 per cent for their highest placing since beginning their Grand Prix competition partnership this summer.
Miguel Ralão Duarte of Portugal on Xenofonte d’Atela was third on 67.902 per cent.
Marlies van Baalen of the Netherlands on the 11-year-old Ratzinger won the Grand Prix Freestyle on a score of 74.125 per cent, only the second CDI Grand Prix Freestyle for the pair.
Laura Tomlinson, Great Britain’s 2012 Olympic team gold medal rider, placed second on Unique with a score of 72.600 per cent in their first completed Grand Prix Freestyle.
Portugal’s Filipe Canelas on Der Clou was third on 71.650 per cent.
Results:
Grand Prix Freestyle
Juge E: Clive HALSALL GBR Juge H: Francis VERBEEK VAN ROOY NED Juge C: Jean-Michel ROUDIER FRA Juge M: Eva Maria VINT WARMINGTON EST Juge B: Jean Pierre TULOUP FRA
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