LE MANS, France, Oct. 22, 2016–Anders Dahl marked the fourth year of owning the American-bred Selten HW by winning the CDI3* Grand Prix Special Saturday to sweep the second show in the past month. Great Britain’s Henriette Andersen on Warlocks Charm won the Grand Prix Freestyle for the pair’s first victory in two years at Big Tour.
Anders and the 12-year-old Hanoverian gelding scored 73.333 per cent after capturing the Grand Prix Friday and winning both the Grand Prix and the Special at Saumur in September, four straight victories since competing for Denmark in Rio de Janeiro in the rider’s first Olympics.
The England-based rider and the American-bred Selten (Sandro Hit x Hohenstein) began Big Tour in April this year after success at Small Tour.
Selten was owned, trained and ridden by Elizabeth Ball of Carlsbad, California to U.S. championships at the ages of four, five and six. The horse was sold to Anders at auction in October, 2012 for €500,000 (US$647,000 at the time).
France’s Marc Boblet on Noble Dream was runnerup Saturday on 72.746 per cent with Gillian Davison on Alfranco third on 70.392 per cent, the first result above 70 per cent for the British pair..
Great Britain’s Henriette Andersen on Warlocks Charm won the Grand Prix Freestyle for the pair’s first victory in two years at Big Tour.
Henriette and the 13-year-old KWPN gelding scored a personal best 75.300 per cent for the win over Belgium’s Jeroen Devroe and Eres DL on 73.500 per cent and Ireland’s Roland Tong on Rybrook Ambience in third on 73.275 per cent.
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