Denmark’s Mai Tofte Olesen & Rustique Post Personal Best to Win Kristiansand CDI3* Grand Prix Freestyle

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Mai Tofte Olesen of Denmark on Rustique. File photo. © Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

KRISTIANSAND, Norway, Oct. 5, 2019–Denmark’s 2017 World Cup Final partnership of Mai Tofte Olesen and Rustique on Saturday won the Indoor Epona CDI3* Grand Prix Freestyle on a personal best score.

Mai and the 17-year-old Danish Warmblood gelding scored 74.870% to beat the previous best of 74.300% at the Omaha championship Final.  The pair won the Grand Prix on Thursday.

Swedes Charlotte Haid Bondergaard on Roberto des Frettes placed second on 71.015% with Terese Klintström on Don Sanchez in third on 69.275%.

Results:

CDI3* Grand Prix Freestyle

Judges-E: Kjell Myhre-NOR H: Mariette Sanders-Van Gansewinkel-NED C: Trond Asmyr-NOR M: Paula Nysten-FIN B: Hans Voser-SUI

Pl.RiderHorse  Sex / Studbook / Color / Born / Sire x Dam sire / Breeder / OwnerEHCMBTotal
1Rustiquevallak / DWB / Grey / 2002 / Heslegård’s Rubin x Midt-West Ibi-Light / Anne Dueholm Nielsen, Greve / Birgit Meister, Mai & Henrik Tofte Olesen71.750     78.000              74.875                            171.500          79.000                   75.250                             172.500           76.000                 74.250                            170.750             78.000                  74.375                             172.000            79.200                  75.600                            171.700            78.040                    74.870
2Roberto des Frettesvallak / LUSIT / Bay / 2005 / Carinho des Noes x Boulou des Frettes / Augras, Annie / Björn Haid, Mathias Haid & Norrehe Dressage Stable Ab68.500          74.000                 71.250                            266.500             74.000                 70.250                            268.500            72.000                70.250                           266.500              71.800                  69.150                            270.750             77.600                 74.175                            268.150           73.880                      71.015
Not placed
3Don Sanchezvallak / SWB / Chestnut / 2006 / Santino x Blue Hors Don Schufro / G O J Olovsson Samt C Cronberg / Joakim Dalsgaard, Terese Klintström68.250             73.000              70.625                         367.000            71.000                 69.000                           366.750           70.000                68.375                           366.500           70.000                 68.250                             468.250          72.000                70.125                          367.350        71.200                 69.275
4Alexvallak / KWPN / Bay / 2005 / Roughfield Fantasy x Renovo / A F. De Baat / Ewa Mattson65.500           66.000               65.750                            463.250           67.000                 65.125                            465.500           66.000                65.750                          467.000            69.600                  68.300                           364.000         67.000                65.500                           565.050           67.120              66.085
5Quater Figliovallak / DWB / Red / 2008 / Quaterback x de Niro 6 / Helle And Michael Bjerre Drost / Mona Mangseth63.750           67.000               65.375                           559.500          63.400                  61.450                              562.750           67.000               64.875                          559.750         62.400                 61.075                            565.500            69.200                   67.350                          462.250          65.800                64.025

CDI3* Grand Prix Special

Judges-E: Hans Voser-SUI H: Anne Prain-FRA C: Mariette Sanders-Van Gansewinkel-NED M: Trond Asmyr-NOR B: Monique Peutz-Vegter-NED

Pl.RiderHorse  Sex / Studbook / Color / Born / Sire x Dam sire / Breeder / OwnerEHCMBTotal
1Charmeurvallak / KWPN / Dark Bay / 2007 / Krack C x Gribaldi / A.J Groen / Arphus Gård Ab66.383  168.511 167.340 169.362 167.234  167.766
2Cerina EHoppe / KWPN / Bay / 2007 / Saffraan x Harald / G. Jager / Catarina Hjärpe60.000 261.915 262.553 261.702 262.660 261.766