Patrik Kittel & Delaunay Win Doha CDI5* Freestyle, Ireland’s Kate Dwyer & Snowdon Faberge Take Special on Personal Best Score

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Swedish Olympian Patrik Kittel on Delaunay. File photo. © Ken Braddick/dressage=-news.com

DOHA, Qatar, Feb. 29, 2020–Patrik Kittel and Delaunay OLD won the CDI5* Grand Prix Freestyle Saturday for a double victory at the Al Shaqab event.

Patrik and the 14-year-old Oldenburg gelding on Sweden’s team at the 2017 European Championships and in last year’s World Cup Final, scored 79.290% for the win. The pair won the Grand Prix Friday.

Morgan Barbançon and Sir Donnerhall II OLD, France’s leading combination, scored 76.450% to place second, as the duo did in the Grand Prix. Morgan and Sir Donnerhall competed at the European Championships last September.

Spain’s Juan Matute Guimon and Quantico were third on 76.400%. Juan began Quantico’s career as a young rider at Florida’s Global Dressage Festival in 2014 and was on Spain’s team at the European Under-25 Championship in 2017 and the World Equestrian Games in Tryon in 2018.

Ireland’s Kate Dwyer on Snowdon Faberge won the Grand Prix Special on a personal best score of 70.043%.

Results:

CDI5* Grand Prix Freestyle

      Judges:  Peter HollerTrond AsmyrAndrew GardnerFrancisco Guerra DiazMaria Colliander  
Place Score % NationAthleteHorse  EHCMB Spectators
1. 79.290 SWEPatrik KittelDelaunay OLD  79.62578.75079.70077.60080.775 76.475 (2)
2. 76.450 FRAMorgan BarbanconSir Donnerhall II OLD  74.87575.87578.50074.62578.375 74.500 (4)
3. 76.400 ESPJuan Matute GuimonQuantico  75.50077.62575.62576.25077.000 76.917 (1)
4. 76.075 GERMatthias Alexander RathFoundation 2  76.37575.25077.52573.57577.650 75.719 (3)
5. 73.325 NEDHans Peter MinderhoudGlock’s Zanardi  70.75075.00074.87571.67574.325 72.429 (5)
6. 72.935 SWEJohanna Due BojeMazy Klovenhoj  74.00073.25073.20071.02573.200 71.781 (6)
7. 71.650 UKRInna LogutenkovaFleraro  69.75071.12573.40071.10072.875 70.357 (8)
8. 71.065 SWEJacob Nørby SørensenMoegelbjergs Romeo  67.50071.37572.47569.57574.400 70.325 (9)
9. 70.925 IRLDane RawlinsEspoire  70.37569.87573.25069.62571.500 70.450 (7)
10. 69.975 ESPVictor Alfonso PomaresHot Point di Fonte Abeti  69.62569.37569.95069.85071.075 70.224 (10)

CDI5* Grand Prix Special

         Andrew GardnerMaria CollianderPeter HollerTrond AsmyrFrancisco Guerra Diaz  
Place Score % NationAthleteHorse  EHCMB Spectators
1. 70.043 IRLKate DwyerSnowdon Faberge  70.63868.93670.74570.00069.894 69.894 (1)
2. 69.106 BLRHanna KarasiovaZodiak  68.83068.61769.04371.17067.872 69.544 (2)
3. 69.085 GERJill de RidderWhitney 341  70.85166.17068.08571.91568.404 67.998 (5)
4. 67.043 ITANausicaa MaroniEmbajador SG  68.08567.44764.68167.23467.766 68.230 (3)
5. 66.745 JPNHiroyuki KitaharaHuracan 10  66.06467.34066.80967.02166.489 67.010 (6)
6. 64.894 ESPAlejandro Asencio MendezFocus  65.21361.91566.38365.21365.745 68.059 (4)