Holland’s Anne Meulendijks & Avanti Win Grand Prix Freestyle For Double Victory at Le Mans CDI3* , Switzerland’s Birgit Wientzek Pläge & Robinvale Take Special

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Anne Meulendijks on MDH Avanti. © 2017 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

LE MANS, France, Feb. 17, 2018–Anne Meulendijks and MDH Avanti, world No. 1 Under-25 combination , won the CDI3* Grand Prix Freestyle to post a double victory in the first Big Tour competition for the Netherlands pair.

Anne and the 13-year-old KWPN gelding were awarded 76.705 per cent as the unanimous choice by the five judges for the victory, after capturing the Grand Prix Thursday.

The 24-year-old rider and Avanti were competing for the first time since the European Under-25 Championships in Austria last September when they won both team and individual silver medals. The championship freestyle was canceled because of faulty equipment.

Anne first rode Avanti in international competition in young riders in 2013 and went on to win European Young Rider Championships team gold the same year, team silver and individual and freestyle gold at the 2015 Europeans then team silver at the inaugural European Under-25s in 2016.

Great Britain’s Michael Eilberg on Marakov was second on 73.583 per cent with Holland’s Thamar Zweistra on Hexagon’s Double Dutch third on 72.745 per cent.

Birgit Wientzek Pläge and Robinvale took the Grand Prix Special with a personal best score of 70.085 per cent in only the third Big Tour show for the Swiss rider and the 11-year-old Hanoverian gelding. The pair competed at medium tour last summer and moved up to Grand Prix in October and two months later performed their only other Grand Prix Special.

Great Britain’s Sarah Millis on Hofjuwel was second on 69.617 per cent Virginie Gauthier of France on Dickens in third on 68.574 per cent.

Results:

CDI3* Grand Prix Freestyle

Judges–E: Alban TISSOT-FRA H: Lionel DU TRANOY-FRA C: Carlos LOPES-POR M: Alla SOUBBOTINA-RUS B: Orsolya HILLIER-HUN

Pl. Nat Horse Rider Total E H C M B
1 NED MDH AVANTI N.O.P.
H /KWPN /Bay /2005 /UNITED /L’AMUSANTA /FARRINGTON /MDH Sporthorses BV & A. Meulendijks		 Anne MEULENDIJKS 76,705% 75,125% (1) 75,125% (1) 76,875% (1) 77,650% (1) 78,750% (1)
2 GBR MARAKOV
H /LBHA /Bay /2000 /RUFS /MAZEPA /MITJULANDS /Mr F Eilberg		 Michael George EILBERG 73,585% 72,225% (3) 72,500% (2) 76,250% (2) 74,450% (3) 72,500% (4)
3 NED HEXAGON’S DOUBLE DUTCH
M /KWPN /Chestnut /2008 /JOHNSON /USHIMANDA /RUBIQUIL /Stal Hexagon & L.F.L.v. Lieren		 Thamar ZWEISTRA 72,745% 71,400% (4) 70,750% (3) 72,875% (3) 75,575% (2) 73,125% (2)
4 SUI DARKO OF DE NIRO ZS CH
H /CH /Black /2004 /DE NIRO /DIANA /GAGNEUR /Zellweger-Schmidhauser Mauz&Zellweger Thomas		 Charlotte LENHERR 71,575% 73,375% (2) 68,750% (5) 72,875% (3) 72,000% (5) 70,875% (6)
5 NED VARIOHIPPIQUE’S VINGINO
H /KWPN /Black /2002 /POLANSKY /KUNIA STV /VARIANT /T. Visser		 Tommie VISSER 71,065% 70,600% (5) 69,500% (4) 72,250% (5) 69,850% (8) 73,125% (2)
6 SWE DON ANGELO
H /WESTF /Chestnut /2005 /DANONE /DONNERFEE /DONNERSCHWEE /Josefin Gyllenswärd		 Josefin GYLLENSWÄRD 70,150% 69,000% (6) 68,375% (6) 69,500% (7) 72,125% (4) 71,750% (5)
7 ESP AL MARTINO 10
H /HANN /Other /2004 /ALMORETTO /ODA II / /Joanne Vaughan		 Borja CARRASCOSA 69,410% 68,725% (7) 66,375% (11) 71,500% (6) 70,700% (6) 69,750% (7)
8 NED ZIROCO
H /KWPN /Bay /2004 /SAN REMO /OLIVIA KING /PETER PAN /Stal Boshoven & Japan Racing Association		 Janneke VAN RIET 68,830% 68,400% (8) 68,125% (7) 68,625% (8) 70,625% (7) 68,375% (9)
9 FRA UNIQUE
H /KWPN /Chestnut /2001 /OLIVI /PERCY /JETSET-D /Mme Isabelle LE GALLAIS et M. Loic LE GALLAIS		 Helene LEGALLAIS 67,755% 67,500% (9) 66,375% (11) 66,875% (10) 69,525% (10) 68,500% (8)
10 AUS REBANA W
F /HANN /Other /2008 /ROSARIO /RAVINIA /RAVALLO /HB Equestrian International Pte.Ltd		 Hayley BERESFORD 67,260% 66,375% (12) 67,875% (8) 67,375% (9) 66,925% (13) 67,750% (10)
11 GBR BANDREO
M /KWPN /Bay /2006 /SANDREO /TAMARA /BRUIN /Mr R Gallop		 Sara GALLOP 66,925% 66,675% (11) 67,000% (10) 63,750% (13) 69,825% (9) 67,375% (11)
12 NED ASTHER DE JEU
F /KWPN /Other /2005 /CONTANGO /O. ESTHER /JAZZ /A.F.M. Visser- v.d. Meulen		 Tosca VISSER VAN DER MEULEN 66,305% 67,350% (10) 67,625% (9) 63,875% (12) 67,175% (12) 65,500% (13)
13 ITA EMBAJADOR SG
M /P.R.E. /Black /2007 /RECLAMO VI /CUBANERA / /AZ. AGR. “IL CAVALLINO” DI DI MARCO ROBERTO		 Nausicaa MARONI 65,565% 63,600% (13) 64,625% (13) 65,250% (11) 68,475% (11) 65,875% (12)

CDI3* Grand Prix Special
Judges–E: Maria STUKELJ-SLO H: Maria COLLIANDER-FIN C: Raphael SALEH-FRA M: Peter HOLLER-GER B: Jean-Michel ROUDIER-FRA

Pl. Nat Horse Rider Total E H C M B
1 SUI ROBINVALE
H / /Bay /2007 /RUBINERO /WEDGEWOOD /WITTINGER /Livanos Theodora		 Birgit WIENTZEK PLÄGE 70,085% 66,596% (6) 69,043% (2) 71,277% (1) 69,574% (2) 73,936% (1)
2 GBR HOFJUWEL
H /HANN /Other /2005 /HOFRAT /DESDEMONA /DAVIGNON I /Sarah Millis, Katja Kuistilla		 Sarah MILLIS 69,617% 70,000% (1) 69,681% (1) 68,191% (4) 68,298% (5) 71,915% (3)
3 FRA DICKENS
M /KWPN /Chestnut /2008 /JAZZ (KWPN) /RIANA (KWPN) /WELT HIT II /Madame VIRGINIE GAUTHIER		 Virginie GAUTHIER 68,574% 68,085% (4) 64,362% (11) 68,617% (3) 69,574% (2) 72,234% (2)
4 SUI DANDY DE LA ROCHE CMF CH
H /CH /Chestnut /2005 /DRESSAGE ROYAL /WASHARI /WALT DISNEY /Joannou Antonella&Joannou Léana		 Antonella JOANNOU 67,553% 64,255% (13) 67,766% (3) 70,532% (2) 70,213% (1) 65,000% (12)
5 FRA BIANCA
F /KWPN /Other /2006 /JAZZ (NL) /TANJA (KWPN) /KRACK C /Monsieur STEPHANE BAUDOUIN		 Nolwenn BAUDOUIN 67,362% 69,574% (2) 64,894% (9) 65,745% (10) 67,979% (8) 68,617% (7)
6 FRA ROCK’N ROLL STAR
M /SF /Bay /2005 /JOERIS /ROZALINDE /JAZZ /S.C.E.A. LIMOUSIN		 Philippe LIMOUSIN 67,340% 68,404% (3) 65,638% (7) 66,809% (8) 67,979% (8) 67,872% (8)
7 DEN MICHIGAN
H /DWB /Bay /2001 /MICHELLINO /FLORITTA /UNKNOWN /CLAUS MUNKEDAL		 Ulrik MOELGAARD 67,298% 65,319% (9) 65,957% (6) 67,766% (5) 68,298% (5) 69,149% (4)
8 MAR WHAT A FEELING
H /HANN /Bay /2004 /WORLDLY (DE) HANN /ARABELLA HANN /A JUNGLE PRINCE /Monsieur YOANN JILAOUI		 Ismail JILAOUI 67,106% 65,957% (7) 65,638% (7) 66,489% (9) 68,404% (4) 69,043% (5)
9 FRA SCOOP DU BOIS LURIC
H /SF /Chestnut /2006 /EARL (DE) HANN /KRISTALE DU VALLIER /THURIN*HN /MONSIEUR MARC MAJUREL		 Camille CHERET JUDET 66,894% 65,213% (10) 66,383% (5) 67,021% (6) 67,128% (11) 68,723% (6)
10 AUS SISSI 769
F /HANN /Other /2007 /SAN REMO /MELODIE /MÜNCHHAUSEN /Klimke, Michael		 Briana BURGESS 66,851% 66,809% (5) 66,702% (4) 67,021% (6) 68,085% (7) 65,638% (9)
11 GBR FLAVIO
M /DSP /Bay /2005 /FLORENCIO I /GAZELLE /GLUECKSPILZ /Mrs H Andersen		 Henriette ANDERSEN 64,723% 63,191% (15) 64,681% (10) 64,362% (11) 66,064% (13) 65,319% (10)
12 PLE ROBLE
H /HANN /Other /2003 /RAVALLO /DORINA /DONNERSCHWEE /Zimmermann, Christian		 Christian ZIMMERMANN 64,702% 64,574% (11) 62,660% (13) 63,191% (14) 67,979% (8) 65,106% (11)
13 CZE XANGAI
H /LUSIT /Grey /2003 /LIDADOR /MUFTI /FANDANGO /Rubickova Pavla		 Pavla RUBICKOVA 64,298% 64,574% (11) 63,830% (12) 63,617% (12) 66,809% (12) 62,660% (15)
14 GBR INTO THE BLUE
H /AES /Bay /2006 /UBLESCO /VIVA /CALVARO Z /Mrs Louise Bell		 Louise Anne BELL 64,191% 65,851% (8) 62,553% (14) 61,915% (15) 65,957% (14) 64,681% (13)
15 LUX SALADIN MZ
H /OLDBG /Black /2005 /SANDRO HIT /LADY’S DONNA /DONNERHALL /Zimmer Mandy		 Mandy ZIMMER 63,511% 63,617% (14) 61,809% (15) 63,511% (13) 64,362% (15) 64,255% (14)