Russia’s Inessa Merkulova & Mister X Win Herning CDI3* Grand Prix
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HERNING, Denmark, Mar. 9, 2018–Inessa Merkula and her big moving Olympic and championship mount Mister X won the CDI3* Grand Prix Friday, narrowly beating rising hometown rider Daniel Bachmann Andersen on Blue Hors Don Olymbrio.
Inessa and the 14-year-old Russian-bred Trakehner gelding scored 73.804 per cent for the victory with Daniel and the 10-year-old KWPN stallion runner-up on 73.457 per cent.
Agnete Kirk Thinggaard in only her second Big Tour show with Orthilia, the 2016 Olympic team silver medal mount of Great Britain’s Fiona Bigwood, placed third on 71.065 per cent.
Results:
CDI3* Grand Prix
Judges-E: Thomas Kessler-GER H: Maria Colliander-FIN C: Mariette Sanders-Van Gansewinkel-NED M: Kurt Christensen-DEN B: Hans-Christian Matthiesen-DEN
| Rank | Nat. | Rider | H.No | Horse Sex / Studbook / Color / Born / Sire x Dam sire / Breeder / Owner | E | H | C | M | B | Total | |
| 1 |  RUS | 381 | Mister X Gelding / TRAK / Dark-Bay / 2004 / Egeus / / Merkulova, Inessa | 73.261 2 | 73.913 1 | 74.891 1 | 75.217 1 | 71.739 2 | 73.804 | ||
| 2 |  DEN | 380 | Blue Hors Don Olymbrio Stallion / KWPN / Chestnut / 2008 / Jazz x Olympic Ferro / / Blue Hors | 74.891 1 | 72.826 2 | 72.065 3 | 74.239 2 | 73.261 1 | 73.457 | ||
| 3 | DEN | 354 | Atterupgaards Orthilia Mare / OLDBG / Bay / 2005 / Gribaldi x Donnerschlag / / Julianelyst Aps | 70.978 3 | 70.543 3 | 72.609 2 | 71.522 4 | 69.674 3 | 71.065 | ||
| 4 |  SWE | 363 | Brother de JeuGelding / KWPN / Black / 2006 / Voice x Jazz / De Jeu, Emmy / La Pomme Hb | 70.543 4 | 68.370 6 | 69.565 4 | 72.283 3 | 68.478 4 | 69.848 | ||
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| 5 |  AUS | 366 | du SoleilGelding / HANN / Chestnut / 2004 / de Niro 6 x Caprimond / Kahrens, Sven / Oatley, Rosalind & Robert | 69.674 5 | 69.130 5 | 69.457 5 | 69.674 5 | 68.370 5 | 69.261 | ||
| 6 | SWE | 355 | Jimmie Choo SeqGelding / OLDBG / Black Brown / 2004 / Sandro Hit x Don Schufro / Felix Tiemann / Zuchthof Aschen / Segersta Equestrian | 68.913 6 | 69.783 4 | 67.935 8 | 67.935 7 | 65.435 10 | 68.000 | ||
| 7 |  GER | 370 | Lights Of LondonderryStallion / HANN / Chestnut / 2004 / Londonderry x Weltmeyer / Bulle, Inge / Brune, Bernadette | 67.174 8 | 68.370 6 | 68.370 6 | 67.500 8 | 64.457 12 | 67.174 | ||
| 8 | AUS | 379 | Swagman 2Stallion / OLDBG / Brown / 2004 / Sandro Hit x Don Schufro / Gestuet Lewitz / Oatley, Rosalind | 68.261 7 | 64.783 13 | 67.065 9 | 68.478 6 | 66.739 6 | 67.065 | ||
| 9 | DEN | 371 | RustiqueGelding / DWB / Grey / 2002 / Heslegård’s Rubin x Midt-West Ibi-Light / Anne Dueholm / Birgit Meister, Mai & Henrik Tofte Olesen | 64.891 12 | 65.870 9 | 68.152 7 | 67.174 9 | 66.413 7 | 66.500 | ||
| 10 | DEN | 383 | Stenkjers NaromiMare / DWB / Bay / 2005 / Romanov / Ernfred Sero / Lena Busch Nielsen, Maja Busch Nielsen | 66.848 9 | 65.978 8 | 66.848 10 | 66.630 11 | 65.435 10 | 66.348 | ||
| 11 |  POL | 378 | Belcanto 34Gelding / HANN / Chestnut / 2007 / Breitling W x Donnerhall / Heinrich, Christian / Ratynski, Edward | 66.304 10 | 65.217 12 | 66.739 11 | 64.891 12 | 65.870 9 | 65.804 | ||
| 12 | DEN | 376 | May-Day GraftebjergMare / DWB / Bay / 2003 / Dream Of Heidelberg / / Arne Bjerg-Nielsen | 64.022 14 | 65.652 10 | 66.196 12 | 64.891 12 | 66.196 8 | 65.391 | ||
| 13 | DEN | 367 | Darwin ToftagergaardGelding / DWB / Bay / 2005 / Romanov x Aquilino / Jeanine Logan Og Svend Roed Larsen, Randers / Lone Bang Larsen | 65.543 11 | 63.370 14 | 64.457 14 | 67.174 9 | 64.457 12 | 65.000 | ||
| 14 | SWE | 368 | CharmeurGelding / KWPN / Dark Bay / 2007 / Krack C x Gribaldi / A.J Groen / Arphus Gård Ab | 64.522 13 | 65.283 11 | 65.174 13 | 64.196 14 | 61.696 14 | 64.174 | ||
| 15 | RUS | 350 | ArumsGelding / LBHA / Bay / 2009 / Aromat x Amulets / Janis Jurash / Merkulova, Inessa | 58.761 15 | 60.174 15 | 59.957 15 | 60.174 15 | 59.087 15 | 59.630 | ||
