Isabell Werth Scores Above 80% on DSP Quantaz to Win CDI4* Grand Prix Special to Complete Sweep of Achleiten
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ACHLEITEN, Austria, July 5, 2020–Isabell Werth rode DSP Quantaz to victory with a score above 80% at the CDI4* Grand Prix Special Sunday to complete a sweep of four Big Tour competitions in the return of Germany’s six-time Olympian to the international show arena.
Isabell, who has won more Olympic medals than any other equestrian and who will be 51 years old later this month, scored 80.149% for the ride in what was designed to test coronavirus protocols with limited entries ahead of two more CDI4* competitions over the next two months.
Katrina Wüst and Evi Eisenhardt, two German judges on the panel of five international officials, awarded Isabell and the 10-year-old German Sport Horse 78.936% and 78.830%, respectively, while the other three gave scores above 80%.
This was the third international competition for Isabell and Quantaz that is owned by Victoria Max-Theurer, who is coached by Isabell.
She won the Grand Prix to qualify for this Special as well as placing first on Emilio, her world No. 9 mount, in both the Grand Prix and Freestyle.
Victoria, competing Abegglen FH NRW in the pair’s first international competition, placed second on 77.702%.
Abegglen, a 10-year-old Westfalen gelding, was previously competed by Marcus Hermes of Germany.
Florian Bacher and Fidertraum, who competed on Austria’s team at the 2019 European Championships, were third on a personal best score of 72.872%.
Ireland’s Anna Merveldt on Esporim also posted a personal best 71.426% for fourth place. The previous best result for Anna and the 11-year-old Lusitano stallion was 70.255%, logged a year ago and two months before competing on Ireland’s team at the 2019 European Championships.
Results:
CDI4* Grand Prix Special
Judges: | Claudia Thaler | Gabriela Valerianova | Katrina Wüst | Christof Umbach | Dr. Evi Eisenhardt | ||||||||||
Place | Score % | Nation | Athlete | Horse | E | H | C | M | B | ||||||
1. | 80.149 | GER | Isabell Werth | DSP Quantaz | 81.809 | 81.064 | 78.936 | 80.106 | 78.830 | ||||||
2. | 77.702 | AUT | Victoria Max-Theurer | Abegglen FH NRW | 78.617 | 77.766 | 79.681 | 77.553 | 74.894 | ||||||
3. | 72.872 | AUT | Florian Bacher | Fidertraum | 74.255 | 71.915 | 71.277 | 73.723 | 73.191 | ||||||
4. | 71.426 | IRL | Anna Merveldt | Esporim | 72.979 | 71.915 | 70.851 | 70.745 | 70.638 | ||||||
5. | 69.660 | SUI | Estelle Wettstein | Quaterboy | 66.915 | 70.745 | 69.468 | 71.915 | 69.255 | ||||||
6. | 65.447 | AUT | Katharina Haas | Let It Be 11 | 64.468 | 64.149 | 65.851 | 66.064 | 66.702 | ||||||
7. | 65.170 | AUT | Amanda Hartung | Fürst Flipper | 64.468 | 65.213 | 64.255 | 65.000 | 66.915 | ||||||
8. | 64.830 | ITA | Monica Iemi | Laressca | 64.362 | 63.617 | 64.787 | 66.277 | 65.106 | ||||||
SC. | GER | Alina Röhricht | Atlantis |