Charlotte Dujardin and Freestyle Capture British National Championships, Runner-Up on Gio

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Charlotte Dujardin and Mount St. John Freestyle. File photo. © Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

HARTPURY, England, Dec. 23, 2020–Charlotte Dujardin on Mount St. John Freestyle clinched the British championships with scores edging closer to those she produced on the now-retired Valegro that still stand as world records. The 35-year-old rider, national champion for the second time since 2015, placed second in both competitions on Gio.

Charlotte and the 11-year-old Hanoverian mare owned by Emma Blundell posted a score of 90.200% for the musical performance after scoring 83.040% in the Grand Prix. The scores were combined for one national championship award that was judged by a panel of five British officials.

Charlotte, 35 years old, and Freestyle that competed for Britain at the 2018 World Equestrian Games but was eliminated from the 2019 European Championships are ranked No. 5 in the world. The duo did not begin competing at international level until after the retirement from competition of Valegro following a gold medal performance at the 2016 Olympics.

The results for Charlotte and Gio, a nine-year-old KWPN gelding, were 88.050% in the Freestyle and 79.100% in the Grand Prix.

Carl Hester, her coach and mentor, placed third on En Vogue in both classes, 86.475% in the Freestyle and 77.100% in the Grand Prix.

“What a way to start my Christmas.” Charlotte told Horse and Hound magazine after the ride. “Freestyle had a lot of pressure to take on the role of Valegro,  but this year was really good for her because she went to training shows.”

Results:

Grand Prix Freestyle

   RiderHorse        ScorePlace  
   Charlotte DujardinMount St John Freestyle        90.2 %1  
 
   Charlotte DujardinGio        88.05 %2  
 
   Carl HesterEn Vogue        86.475 %3  
 
   Sonnar Murray-BrownErlentanz        83.575 %4  
 
   Laura TomlinsonRose of Bavaria        79.95 %5  
 
   Lara ButlerRubin Al Asad        79.675 %6  
 
   Emile FaurieDono Di MAGGIO        78.725 %7  
 
   Hayley Watson-GreavesWG Rubins Nite        76.025 %8  
 
   Becky MoodyFAMKE PF        74.925 %9  
 
   Amy WoodheadMount St. John Kom Fairytale        74.775 %10  
 
   Nicola BuchananHalf Moon Dark Magic        72.725 %11  
 
   Kate CowellSamba Dancer        72.65 %12  
 
   Nikki BarkerDurable        71.9 %13  
 
   Lisa MarriottValucio        70.725 %14  
 
   Dan GreenwoodChevalier-O        67.975 %15  

Grand Prix

     
   RiderHorse        ScorePl.  
   Charlotte DujardinMount St John Freestyle        83.04 %1  
 
   Charlotte DujardinGio        79.1 %2  
 
   Carl HesterEn Vogue        77.1 %3  
 
   Laura TomlinsonRose of Bavaria        75.46 %4  
 
   Sonnar Murray-BrownErlentanz        74.86 %5  
 
   Emile FaurieDono Di MAGGIO        74.18 %6  
 
   Lara ButlerRubin Al Asad        72.96 %7  
 
   Kate CowellSamba Dancer        70.06 %8  
 
   Amy WoodheadMount St. John Kom Fairytale        69.38 %9  
 
   Hayley Watson-GreavesWG Rubins Nite        69.18 %10  
 
   Nikki BarkerDurable        69.14 %11  
 
   Becky MoodyFAMKE PF        68.6 %12  
 
   Nicola BuchananHalf Moon Dark Magic        68.22 %13  
 
   Becky MoodyCarinsio        67.78 %14  
 
   Lisa MarriottValucio        67.66 %15  
 
   Dan GreenwoodChevalier-O        67.6 %16  
 
   Liz diegutisSaskia Hit        67.58 %17  
 
   Alice OppenheimerHeadmore Davina        67.3 %18  
 
   Steph CroxfordMr Benn II        66.02 %19  
 
   Alexander HarrisonDiamond Hill        65.7 %20  
 
   Sadie SmithKeystone Dynamite        65.58 %21  
 
   Lewis CarrierDiego V        65.56 %22  
 
   Paul FridayWinston Bond        63.94 %23  
 
   Dannie MorganSouthern Cross Braemar        63.86 %24  
 
   Jessica Roisin DunnLG Alicante Valley        63.08 %25  
 
   Megan InghamWanadoo        61.46 %26