Gareth Hughes & Sintano van Hof Olympia Win Wellington Heckfield CDI3* Grand Prix Freestyle

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Gareth Hughes on Sintano van Hof Olympia. File photo. © Ken Braddick/DRESSAGE-NEWS.com

HECKFIELD, England, June 10, 2022–Gareth Hughes and Sintano van Hof Olympia won the CDI3* Grand Prix Freestyle Friday in the first Big Tour musical performance by Britain’s European Championship team silver medal partnership.

Gareth and the 12-year-old Oldenburg gelding scored 76.800% for the victory in the first international freestyle since a performance at Intermediate I almost three years ago.

The pair placed third in the Grand Prix behind Charlotte Dujardin and Imhotep and Gareth on Classic Briolinca.

Britain’s four-time Olympian Richard Davison on his home-bred Bubblingh, a 16-year-old KWPN gelding, was runner-up on 75.410%.

Ireland’s Olympic pair of Heike Holstein and Sambuca, a 13-year-old mare bred by the rider, was third on 74.605%, their second highest Grand Prix Freestyle result in four years at Big Tour.

Results:

CDI3* Grand Prix Freestyle

Judges-E: Peter Storr-GBR H: Christof Umbach-LUX C: Maria Colliander-FIN M: Mariette Sanders-Van Gansewinkel-NED B: Raphaël Saleh-FRA

1) Gareth Hughes, GBR – Sintano Van Hof Olympia 76.800%
2) Richard Davison, GBR – Bubblingh 75.410%
3) Heike Holstein, IRL – Sambuca 74.605%
4) Paul Friday, GBR – Hawtins Horatio 70.650%
5) Lisa Marriott, GBR – Valucio Dh Z 70.590%
6) Jess Bennett, GBR – Jb Dukaat 68.740%
7) Abigail Lyle, IRL – Farrell 68.685%
8) Alice Ruth Oppenheimer, GBR – Headmore Difinnity 68.420%
9) Fiona Bigwood, GBR – Fame 67.780%
10) Ellen Mccarthy, GBR – Gb Londero V. Worrenberg 66.035%
11) Dannie Morgan, GBR – Southern Cross Braemar 65.725%
12) Sarah Rao, CHN – Alfranco 57.760%