Netherlands’ Emmelie Scholtens & Desperado Win Mechelen World Grand Prix With Personal Best Score

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Emmelie Scholtens and Desperado. File photo. © Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

MECHELEN, Belgium, Dec. 28, 2019–Emmelie Scholtens of the Netherlands and Desperado posted a personal best score to win the World Cup Grand Prix Saturday.

Emmelie and the 11-year-old KWPN stallion were awarded 76.478%, the highest result so far for the pair that started Big Tour in mid-2018 and were on Holland’s silver medal team at the European Championship this summer.

Charlotte Fry on Dark Legend, on Great Britain’s team at the Europeans, placed second on 73.870%

Portugal’s Maria Caetano on Coroado were third on 73.674%.

The Freestyle to decide points toward earning a start at the World Cup Final in Las Vegas in April is scheduled for Sunday.

Results:

CDI-W World Cup Grand Prix

Judges:Susanne BaarupFreddy LeymanMaria CollianderGotthilf RiexingerJacques van Daele
PlaceScore %NationAthleteHorseEHCMBSpectators
1.76.478NEDEmmelie ScholtensDesperado N.O.P.77.60977.50075.54375.76175.97874.001 (1)
2.73.870GBRCharlotte FryDark Legend75.43573.58772.82673.37074.13072.752 (2)
3.73.674PORMaria CaetanoCoroado72.50074.02272.60973.58775.65271.314 (6)
4.72.543PORJoão Miguel TorraoEquador72.39172.71775.00071.41371.19670.756 (8)
5.72.369FRAMorgan BarbanconSir Donnerhall II OLD72.82673.04372.06570.54373.37072.329 (3)
6.71.543ESPJuan Matute GuimonQuantico71.63070.43571.63071.73972.28371.629 (5)
7.71.478BELLaurence RoosFil Rouge71.52271.95772.28369.56572.06570.655 (11)
8.71.413FRAAnne Sophie SerreActuelle De Massa73.69671.63070.87071.84869.02270.656 (10)
9.70.935BELJeroen DevroeHyrano73.04370.87068.69669.67472.39170.706 (9)
10.70.522GERFrederic WandresWestminster 7170.54370.43567.71770.76173.15271.819 (4)
11.70.435NEDThamar ZweistraHexagon’s Double Dutch70.43570.97870.97869.45770.32670.804 (7)
12.69.544LUXFie Christine SkarsoeSo Dark70.87068.15269.02269.89169.78369.389 (13)
13.69.326SWEMichelle Hagman HassinkChagall H70.32668.15268.91367.82671.41368.302 (15)
14.68.913BELFanny VerliefdenIndoctro V/D Steenblok66.19671.84868.69669.67468.15269.272 (14)
15.68.674DENMai Tofte OlesenRustique68.26169.23969.45768.04368.37069.747 (12)
16.66.196UKRInna LogutenkovaFleraro67.60969.23966.63064.89162.60967.639 (16)
17.65.782BELSimon MissiaenCharlie65.54366.08766.30465.54365.43567.427 (17)
18.62.826RSALaurienne DittmannDon Weltino K63.58762.60963.26160.10964.56564.659 (18)