Denmark’s Rikke Svane & Finckenstein TSF Post Personal Best Score to Win Biarritz CDI3* Grand Prix Freestyle

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Rikke Svane and Finckenstein TSF. © 2016 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com
Rikke Svane and Finckenstein TSF. © 2016 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

BIARRITZ, France, Oct. 16, 2016–Denmark’s Rikke Svane and Finckenstein TSF posted a personal best score to win the CDI3* Grand Prix Freestyle Sunday, and back-to-back victories at this show.

Rikke and the 14-year-old Trakehner stallion scored 76.300 per cent for the dominating victory. The pair that began Big Tour more than two years ago, competed on Denmark’s team at the 2015 European Championships and at two Nations Cups this year.

Great Britain’s Lucy Fallen and Cruise in only the pair’s second Big Tour event placed second on 69.400 per cent while Thamar Zweistra of the Netherlands on Hexagon’s Zodinde was third on 69.350 per cent.

Results:

CDI3*Grand Prix Freestyle
H : Anne-Marie SWENDEN-JOLY SWE
C :  Alban TISSOT FRA
M : Annick DAUBAN FRA
E : Natacha WADDELL BRA
B : Peter HOLLER GER
Rk NumHorseRiderNat. E H C M BTEC.
ART.
 TotalPrize
(€)
1.62FINCKENSTEIN TSFRikke SVANE
 DEN
76.625
(1)
76.750
(1)
76.625
(1)
74.750
(1)
76.750
(1)
73.400
79.200
76.300900
2.66CRUISELucy FALLEN
 GBR
67.125
(6)
69.875
(5)
68.000
(3)
70.500
(2)
71.500
(2)
67.400
71.400
69.400750
3.73HEXAGON’S ZODINDEThamar ZWEISTRA
NED
67.625
(4)
75.000
(2)
66.500
(6)
67.625
(3)
70.000
(3)
66.900
71.800
69.350600
4.76VIENA IIFanny LERPINIERE
 SUI
71.750
(2)
72.875
(3)
67.625
(4)
66.250
(5)
67.375
(5)
67.550
70.800
69.175450
5.70GRAFITSascha SCHULZ
 LUX
67.500
(5)
70.625
(4)
70.750
(2)
64.750
(6)
67.375
(5)
66.600
69.800
68.200300
6.67RUBINI ROYALERebecca Caroline HUGHES
 GBR
67.750
(3)
69.125
(6)
67.375
(5)
67.500
(4)
68.625
(4)
65.950
70.200
68.075