Cathrine Dufour Posts Career High Grand Prix Score Riding Bohemian to Victory at Aarhus World Cup

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Cathrine Dufour and Bohemian. File photo. © 2019 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

AARHUS, Denmark, Oct. 17, 2020–Cathrine Dufour posted a career high Grand Prix score Saturday when she rode Bohemian to victory at the World Cup event to kick off the Western European League series that has been decimated by the coronavirus pandemic causing cancellation of half the scheduled events.

Cathrine and the 10-year-old Westfalen gelding Bohemian, ranked No. 9 in the world, was awarded 83.435% to beat the pair’s previous best of 83.043% set a week before lockdowns imposed around the world in mid-March. The highest Grand Prix result on Cassidy, her 2016 Olympic mount and ranked fifth in the world, was 80.870% set in Stockholm last November.

Cathrine began competing Bohemian three years ago, won both the Grand Prix and Freestyle at this event a year ago, but has yet to ride the horse on a Danish international championship team as Cassidy remains a top horse.

Isabell Werth, competing here on world No. 7 Emilio in pursuit of a fourth straight World Cup title, placed second on 77.978%. Isabell took the world title in 2017, 2018 and 2019 on Weihegold OLD and needs to compete in two qualifier to go to the Final in Gothenburg, Sweden next April. Her campaign for an unprecedented straight fourth world championship was delayed by cancellation of the Final in Las Vegas in April this year.

Jessica von Bredow-Werndl on Zaire-E, ranked No. 11 behind TSF Dalera BB that stands third in the world, was third on 77.348%

Patrik Kittel, Sweden’s top ranked rider, and Delaunay, his 2017 European Championship and 2019 World Cup Final mount, scored 75.696% for fourth place.

Carina Cassøe Krüth and Heiline’s Danciera, nine-year-old Danish Warmblood mare, was awarded 74.304% for fifith.

Andreas Helgstrand and Fiontini scored 73.913% placed sixth. This was Andreas’s first international competition on the 10-year-old Danish Warmblood mare that his former stable rider, Severo Jurado Lopez of Spain, rode to the world titles at five, six and seven years of age and moved up Big Tour 1 1/2 years ago before forming his own training operation.

Results:

CDI-W World Cup Grand Prix

      Judges: Hans-Christian MatthiesenSusanne BaarupKatrina WüstMariette Sanders van GansewinkelMagnus Ringmark 
Pl. Score NationAthleteHorse EHCMB 
1. 83.435 DENCathrine DufourBohemian 82.71785.32680.97884.56583.587 
2. 77.978 GERIsabell WerthEmilio 107 78.04380.10977.06577.28377.391 
3. 77.348 GERJessica von Bredow-WerndlZaire-E 78.47876.41376.30477.60977.935 
4. 75.696 SWEPatrik KittelDelaunay OLD 76.19675.54375.76174.78376.196 
5. 74.304 DENCarina Cassøe KrüthHeiline’s Danciera 73.04375.00074.34874.13075.000 
6. 73.913 DENAndreas HelgstrandFiontini 74.13074.45774.02273.58773.370 
7. 73.456 DENLone Bang LarsenBakkely’s Onandt 75.21772.82672.82672.71773.696 
8. 72.043 DENCharlotte HeeringBufranco 73.04372.28371.73971.30471.848 
9. 72.000 SWEAntonia RamelBrother de Jeu 71.84872.17472.17471.95771.848 
10. 69.870 GERJessica SüssDuisenberg 2 67.06570.43570.10970.32671.413 
11. 69.500 GERHelen LangehanenbergDamsey FRH 71.19670.00068.04369.56568.696 
12. 67.957 NEDMargo TimmermansCatch Me 66.95768.69666.41369.67468.043 
13. 67.435 FINEmma KanervaDambacu NL 65.54366.63067.39168.58769.022 
14. 67.413 NEDNars GottmerDicaprio Swing 65.76167.28367.28368.04368.696 
15. 66.935 SWEJohanna Due BojeMazy Klovenhoj 65.54365.76166.08766.95770.326