Spain’s Beatriz Ferrer Salat & Delgado Win Aachen CDI4* Grand Prix Freestyle

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Beatriz Ferrer-Salat on Delgado in the Aachen CDI4*. © 2017 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

AACHEN, Germany, July 22, 2017–Spain’s Beatriz Ferrer Salat and Delgado won the World Equestrian Festival CDI4* Grand Prix Freestyle Saturday night in only the second competition since last summer’s Olympics.

Beatriz and the 16-year-old Westfalen gelding whose created a career highlight in capturing individual bronze at the European Championships at these same show grounds in 2015 scored 78.275 per cent for the win.

This was the 13th win in 27 starts since the horse returned to competition in 2015 after a string of health issues from the start of their Big Tour career in 2010.

Portugal’s Maria Caetano on Coroado placed second on 75.275 per cent with Germany’s Jan-Dirk Giesselmann on Real Dancer FRH third on 75.125 per cent.

Results:

CDI4* Grand Prix Freestyle

Judges–E: Elke Ebert H: Francis Verbeek-van Rooy C: Annette Fransén-Iacobaeus M: Trond Asmyr B: Maja Stukelj

RANK NR. RIDER

EUR %
HORSE

1 331
Beatriz Ferrer-Salat
ESP
5600 78.275
Delgado

2 320
Maria Caetano
POR
3500 75.275
Coroado

3 370
Jan-Dirk Giesselmann
GER
2600 75.125
Real Dancer FRH

4 379
Belinda Weinbauer
AUT
1800 74.975
Söhnlein Brilliant MJ

5 315
Charlott-Maria Schürmann
GER
1200 73.125
Burlington FRH

6 365
Hendrik Lochthowe
GER
800 72.800
Meggle´s Boston

7 357
Claudio Castilla Ruiz
ESP
700 70.225
Icaro MG

8 308
Inessa Merkulova
RUS
600 70.075
Avans

9 391
Jill Irving
CAN
400 69.375
Degas 12

10 380
Bernadette Brune
GER
300 66.775
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