Hans Peter Minderhoud & Glock’s Dream Boy Win London Olympia World Cup First “Short” Grand Prix
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By KENNETH J. BRADDICK
LONDON, Dec. 17, 2018–The 2016 World Cup champion Hans Peter Minderhoud rode Glock’s Dream Boy to victory in the debut of the “short” Grand Prix Monday night that averaged at least one minute shorter than the standard test and some of the riders suggested some refinements to make it flow more smoothly.
Hans Peter, on two Olympic teams for the Netherlands including capturing the silver medal in 2008, and the 10-year-old KWPN stallion were awarded 73.895 per cent in his first victory at Olympia and a performance that he admitted included having to remember to stay on course. The competition was the first for the duo since competing at the World Equestrian Games in Tryon in September.
Hometown favorite Charlotte Dujardin on Hawtins Delicato was second on 73.026 per cent. The pair broke the ice by being the first to go with the pilot version that was designed specially for Olympia where the organizers are seeking to attract a larger audience that is largely made up of families.
“The test I think for me, rides really fast,” Charlotte said. “Halting at the bottom of the arena then going straight into half passes was not easy to get the test flowing.
“It was a bit bitty and quick coming. All the riders need to discuss it along with the judges and see what comes of it.”
Hans Peter admitted there were segments where the test did not flow for him and Dream Boy, such as the shorter half passes, but he felt it also depended on the horse.
Germany’s Frederic Wandres on Duke of Britain said for him the test was fluid and the pair placed third on 72.623 per cent. While he was nervous initially, Olympia was the best show in which he had ever competed.
What appeared to be highly successful feature was interviewing the riders in the center of the arena immediately after each ride and then seeing the judge’s individual scores appear on a scoreboard one at a time to add drama to the presentation.
Katrina Wüst of Germany, president of the ground jury of five judges, lauded the interview and scoring presentation as a “wonderful” to “create stars, make them visible” as other sports do.
Olympia officials explained the new format to be pilot tested for two years was driven by show director Simon Brooks Ward. The London International Horse Show is one of the most prestigious and hosts World Cup qualifiers for dressage, jumping and driving.
The “short” Grand Prix assumes five minutes for 27 movements for 360 points, with one collective mark for a coeffcient of two to bring the total to 380 points.
The standard Grand Prix test estimates 5 mins. 45 secs. for 33 movements for 440 points, with one collective mark for a coefficient of two to bring the total to 460.
Dressage-news.com timed all the rides and unofficial results showed that every test but one which contained an error of course was under five minutes, the shortest being four minutes and 14 seconds. That led to the belief there was room to tweak the test without exceeding the target of five minutes.
The Grand Prix has no impact on the standings to qualify for the World Cup Final as points are awarded only for the Grand Prix Freestyle that is scheduled for Tuesday night.
Results:
CDI-W “Short” Grand Prix
Judges-E: Hans-Christian Matthiesen-DEN H: Stephen Clarke-GBR C: Katrina Wuest-GER M: Maribel Alonso De Quinzanos-MEX B: Andrew Gardner-GBR
| Rank | HNR | Competitor | Nation | E | H | C | M | B | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Placed competitors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. | 004 | Glock’s Dream Boy N.O.P. | Hans Peter Minderhoud | ned | 73.289 % | 72.632 % | 75.526 % | 74.605 % | 73.421 % | 73.895 % €4,050 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| black / 10y. / S / KWPN / Vivaldi / Ferro / 104BI66 / Glock HPC Holding B.V., Palmar BV – | (2.) | (2.) | (1.) | (1.) | (1.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. | 005 | Hawtins Delicato | Charlotte Dujardin | gbr | 72.632 % | 71.184 % | 74.868 % | 73.553 % | 72.895 % | 73.026 % 3,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| bay / 10y. / G / BHHS / Diamond Hit / 104ES67 / Carl Hester, Lady Anne Evans, Ann C | (3.) | (4.) | (2.) | (3.) | (2.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. | 001 | Duke of Britain | Frederic Wandres | ger | 73.684 % | 70.921 % | 72.105 % | 74.211 % | 72.237 % | 72.632 % 1,950 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| chest / 11y. / G / HANN / Dimaggio / Rubinstein / 103LO51 / Hof Kasselmann GmbH & Co.KG | (1.) | (5.) | (5.) | (2.) | (4.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. | 008 | Rubins Nite | Hayley Watson-Greaves | gbr | 71.184 % | 73.289 % | 72.368 % | 70.395 % | 70.395 % | 71.526 % 1,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| black / 14y. / G / BHHS / Rubin Royal Old / Limbo / 103RB72 / Hayley Watson – Greaves | (5.) | (1.) | (3.) | (5.) | (7.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5. | 007 | Bubblingh | Richard Davison | gbr | 70.132 % | 71.974 % | 72.368 % | 71.053 % | 71.316 % | 71.368 % 1,350 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| bay / 12y. / G / KWPN / Lingh / Picandt / 104QJ85 / G Sontheim, R Davison | (6.) | (3.) | (3.) | (4.) | (6.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6. | 006 | Rubin Al Asad | Lara Butler | gbr | 70.000 % | 70.789 % | 71.974 % | 69.474 % | 72.763 % | 71.000 % 1,200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| bay / 16y. / G / HANN / Rubin Royal Old / Wanderbursch II / 102VC47 / Dr W & Mrs U Bechtolsheimer | (7.) | (6.) | (6.) | (7.) | (3.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7. | 002 | Coroado | Maria Caetano | por | 71.974 % | 70.000 % | 70.526 % | 70.000 % | 71.447 % | 70.789 % 1,050 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11y. / S / LUSIT / Rubi / Xaquiro / 103VQ51 / Juan Manuel Cordeiro | (4.) | (8.) | (7.) | (6.) | (5.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8. | 012 | Isac | Minna Telde | swe | 68.684 % | 70.658 % | 70.395 % | 69.342 % | 70.132 % | 69.842 % 900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| bay / 13y. / G / SWB / Hip Hop / Master / 102ZW12 / Ekeslund Holding AB | (8.) | (7.) | (8.) | (8.) | (8.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total: 15.000,00 EUR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other, non-placed competitors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9. | 009 | Quartz of Jazz | Marie Emilie Bretenoux | fra | 66.053 % | 68.026 % | 68.684 % | 66.184 % | 67.763 % | 67.342 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| bay / 14y. / G / SF / Lawrence / Urleven Pironniere / 104IB12 / Jean Bretenoux | (9.) | (9.) | (9.) | (10.) | (9.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10. | 010 | Royal Rubinstein | David Engelen | bel | 64.737 % | 65.921 % | 65.658 % | 67.105 % | 64.868 % | 65.658 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| bay / 13y. / HANN / Rubin Royal Old / Sao Paulo / 103ZK84 / David Engelen | (11.) | (11.) | (10.) | (9.) | (10.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11. | 013 | Michigan | Ulrik Moelgaard | den | 65.632 % | 66.947 % | 64.974 % | 63.395 % | 63.789 % | 64.947 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| bay / 17y. / G / DWB / Michellino / Unknown / 102UC82 / Claus Munkedal | (10.) | (10.) | (11.) | (12.) | (11.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12. | 011 | Amorak | Stephanie Brieussel | fra | 62.763 % | 65.000 % | 63.158 % | 65.395 % | 62.632 % | 63.789 % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| bay / 13y. / G / KWPN / Special D / Inspekteur / 103ZQ10 / Stephanie Brieussel, Dominique Brie | (12.) | (12.) | (12.) | (11.) | (12.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
