Gareth Hughes & Sintano van Hof Olympia Win Britain’s Grand Prix Freestyle Championship
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SOMERFORD PARK, England, Sept. 18, 2020–Gareth Hughes and his European Championship mount Sintano van Hof Olympia on Sunday won Britain’s Grand Prix Freestyle Championship.
Gareth and the 12-year-old Oldenburg gelding won on a score of 79.875% that was the highest ever for the pair, but it was a national competition with all British judges.
The duo squeezed by Kathleen Kröncke, the England-based German, that scored 79.550% for reserve champion on San Royal.
Kathleen and the 15-year-old Oldenburg gelding captured the Grand Prix title Saturday. She rode San Royal on German Nations Cup teams in 2018, before moving to Britain.
Britain’s Andrew Gould on Indigro, a nine-year-old KWPN stallion, was third on 77.950%.
Results:
Grand Prix Freestyle Championship
Judges: | Stephen Clarke | Fiona Wilson | Peter Storr | Nick Burton | Isobel Wessels | ||||||||
Place | Score | Nation | Athlete | Horse | E | H | C | M | B | ||||
1. | 79.875 | GBR | Gareth Hughes | Sintano van Hof Olympia | 78.750 | 79.250 | 82.375 | 78.625 | 80.375 | ||||
2. | 79.550 | GER | Kathleen Kröncke | San Royal 3 | 80.375 | 80.000 | 80.375 | 78.500 | 78.500 | ||||
3. | 77.950 | GBR | Andrew Gould | Indigro | 78.500 | 79.750 | 76.625 | 77.500 | 77.375 | ||||
4. | 76.100 | GBR | Daniel Sherriff | I’m Bayford Hall Incognito | 74.500 | 79.250 | 75.750 | 76.375 | 74.625 | ||||
5. | 75.325 | GBR | Hayley Watson-Greaves | Rubins Nite | 79.125 | 72.250 | 76.500 | 73.500 | 75.250 | ||||
6. | 74.700 | GBR | Laura Tomlinson | Fallatijn | 73.625 | 77.250 | 72.000 | 75.375 | 75.250 | ||||
7. | 72.825 | GBR | Andrew Gould | Genie | 71.375 | 74.750 | 73.625 | 71.000 | 73.375 | ||||
8. | 70.700 | GBR | Lara Butler | Kristjan | 71.125 | 70.875 | 70.125 | 69.750 | 71.625 | ||||
9. | 70.350 | GBR | Paul Friday | Hawtins Horatio | 71.625 | 69.000 | 70.375 | 70.375 | 70.375 | ||||
10. | 69.975 | GBR | Lisa Marriott | Valucio DH Z | 73.875 | 68.000 | 68.625 | 69.250 | 70.125 |