Netherlands’ Diederik van Silfhout & Expression Win Debut Grand Prix Special at Le Mans CDI3*
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LE MANS, France, Feb. 10, 2019–The Netherlands’ Diederik van Silfhout and Expression won the CDI3* Grand Prix Special Sunday in the debut Special for the 10-year-old KWPN stallion.
Diederik and Expression (Vivaldi x Vincent) scored 71.617 per cent for the first win for the pair in 10 months at Big Tour. Diederik competed Expression at the World Young Horse Championships as both a five-year-old and six-year old.
Germany’s Marcus Hernes on Zinq Abegglen FH placed second on 71.298 per cent with Nicholas Wagner of Luxembourg on Quater Back Junior, winner of the Grand Prix Friday, third on 70.936 per cent.
Results:
| Pl. | Horse | Rider | Nation | E | H | C | M | B | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | EXPRESSION N.O.P. | Diederik VAN SILFHOUT |  | 72.340 % (1.) | 70.851 % (2.) | 72.872 % (1.) | 68.936 % (3.) | 73.085 % (1.) | 71.617 % | |
| 2. | ZINQ ABEGGLEN FH | Marcus HERMES |  | 72.340 % (1.) | 71.809 % (1.) | 70.213 % (3.) | 72.021 % (1.) | 70.106 % (4.) | 71.298 % | |
| 3. | QUATER BACK JUNIOR | Nicolas WAGNER |  | 71.383 % (3.) | 70.000 % (3.) | 71.702 % (2.) | 70.106 % (2.) | 71.489 % (2.) | 70.936 % | |
| 4. | LOVESONG | Jean Philippe SIAT |  | 69.149 % (4.) | 67.234 % (4.) | 66.596 % (5.) | 67.021 % (6.) | 70.213 % (3.) | 68.043 % | |
| 5. | ROSSETTI | Henri RUOSTE |  | 68.085 % (5.) | 66.277 % (6.) | 66.489 % (6.) | 67.234 % (5.) | 69.894 % (5.) | 67.596 % | |
| 6. | WONDER | Nicole VAZQUEZ KREMER |  | 67.128 % (7.) | 66.596 % (5.) | 67.766 % (4.) | 67.447 % (4.) | 67.447 % (6.) | 67.277 % | |
| 7. | BANDREO | Sara GALLOP |  | 67.660 % (6.) | 64.149 % (8.) | 63.830 % (8.) | 63.085 % (8.) | 66.915 % (7.) | 65.128 % | |
| 8. | ZIGZAG | Gilles NGOVAN |  | 63.298 % (8.) | 64.894 % (7.) | 64.362 % (7.) | 64.787 % (7.) | 65.851 % (8.) | 64.638 % | |
| 9. | DOUGLAS | Alizee CERNIN | | 61.277 % (9.) | 58.830 % (9.) | 59.149 % (9.) | 60.745 % (9.) | 57.553 % (9.) | 59.511 % |
