Germany’s Matthias Alexander Rath & Destacado Win Aachen CDI4* Special, Sweden’s Patrik Kittel and Well Done de la Roche Take Freestyle

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Matthias Alexander Rath on Destacado FRH. File photo. © Ken Braddick/DRESSAGE-NEWS.com

AACHEN, Germany, April 1, 2023–The German partnership of Matthias Alexander Rath and Destacado FRH won the Aachen Festival 4 Dressage CDI4* Grand Prix Special Saturday for a double victory while Sweden’s Patrik Kittel and Well Done de la Roche took the Grand Prix Freestyle.

Matthias and the 10-year-old Hanoverian stallion scored 74.340% for the 10th win in 12 starts since the beginning of 2022. The pair was reserve champion at the 2018 World 5-Year-Old Championships.

Fellow German Fabienne Müller-Lütkemeier and the 12-year-old Westfalen mare Valencia AS placed second on 73.872%.  The duo was third in the Grand Prix.

Sweden’s Patrik Kittel and Forever Young HRH, 11-year-old Westfalen mare, were third on 73.000%.

Patrik Kittel and Well Done de la Roche. File photo. © 2021 Lily Forado

However, Patrik and Well Done de la Roche CMF, the 15-year-old Swiss Warmblood mare that he has competed at world and European championships, took the Grand Prix Freestyle on a score of 78.910%.

Marlies Baalen of the Netherlands and Habibi DVB, 11-year-old KWPN gelding, earned 77.895% for runner-up a day after capturing the Grand Prix.

Emma Kanerva of Finland and the 11-year-old Oldenburg gelding Mist of Titanium OLD were third on 76.540%.

CDI4* Grand Prix Freestyle

Judges:Lars AnderssonThomas KesslerFreddy LeymanJean-Michel RoudierAdriaan Hamoen
PlaceScoreNationAthleteHorseEHCMB
1.78.910SWEPatrik KittelWell Done de la Roche CMF76.82578.62581.75078.47578.875
2.77.895NEDMarlies BaalenHabibi DVB76.92577.00078.75077.67579.125
3.76.540FINEmma KanervaMist of Titanium OLD75.70076.75078.37576.15075.725
4.76.160BELLarissa PauluisFlambeau76.85076.75075.12575.45076.625
5.76.140NEDLynne MaasElectra76.32575.50076.62575.37576.875
6.74.665BELCharlotte DefalqueBotticelli74.80074.25075.00075.42573.850
7.74.495BELDomien MichielsIntermezzo Van Het Meerdaalhof74.27575.50074.12573.87574.700
8.73.750FRACorentin PottierGotilas du Feuillard74.77572.62570.75074.87575.725
9.73.215USALina UzunhasanFürst Fabelhaft UZN74.07572.25074.50073.35071.900
10.72.335NEDDevenda DijkstraHero72.42573.87571.75070.75072.875
11.71.915JPNKazuki SadoBarolo70.52572.00071.62572.75072.675
12.71.135HUNJazmin Yom TovFor Joy 3768.35071.12572.12572.07572.000
13.68.015BELVincent MarechalCalibra66.60069.50066.50070.05067.425
14.67.305MEXMonica BurssensElfentanz66.05068.00067.62568.52566.325
15.66.945ESPSergio Garcia BermejoHexagon’s Innuendo67.15066.37566.87568.45065.875

CDI4* Grand Prix Special

Judges:Olivier SmeetsAdriaan HamoenLars AnderssonKatrina WüstJean-Michel Roudier
PlaceScoreNationAthleteHorseEHCMB
1.74.340GERMatthias Alexander RathDestacado FRH74.57474.57475.10673.40474.043
2.73.872GERFabienne Müller-LütkemeierValencia AS74.14973.83075.10673.19173.085
3.73.000SWEPatrik KittelForever Young HRH72.23474.68175.42672.66070.000
4.72.660GERBianca Nowag-AulenbrockFlorine OLD72.12872.76672.76672.12873.511
5.70.915SWEMalin Wahlkamp-NilssonBergsjoholms Valbonne67.87271.59672.76671.48970.851
6.70.489BELLarissa PauluisFirst-Step Valentin71.38370.42670.63869.68170.319
7.70.255BELFlore WinneFlynn70.00071.91568.61770.74570.000
8.70.234BELLaurens VanderbeekenGamin van het Waterhof70.53270.63869.89469.25570.851
9.70.043FRACamille Judet CheretHerelja Higgins69.78770.53271.80968.51169.574
10.69.277FINEmma KanervaFeldrose FRH71.80967.97970.53266.27769.787
11.69.064NEDLaurens van LierenDutch Design63.51173.61770.42670.53267.234
12.68.766GERLaura StrobelValparaiso 270.63869.46866.59668.40468.723
13.67.830NEDMirelle Kemenade-WitloxSiebenstein67.78768.74567.14967.89467.574
14.67.149GERAnabel BalkenholHigh Five FRH65.31969.57466.91568.51165.426
15.66.660GERHelen ErbeCarlos FRH65.53268.29867.02167.02165.426

CDI4* Grand Prix for Freestyle

Judges:Jacques van DaeleThomas KeßlerJean-Michel RoudierLars AnderssonPaula Nysten
PlaceScoreNationAthleteHorseEHCMB
1.74.391NEDMarlies BaalenHabibi DVB73.47873.80474.67474.23975.761
2.73.956FINEmma KanervaMist of Titanium OLD73.80475.32675.21772.39173.043
3.73.674SWEPatrik KittelWell Done de la Roche CMF74.78372.82673.47874.45772.826
4.72.261NEDLynne MaasElectra71.73973.69674.23970.43571.196
5.71.304GERFabienne Müller-LütkemeierValesco 5068.04372.17471.73974.67469.891
6.70.761BELLarissa PauluisFlambeau68.58772.17471.63070.97870.435
7.70.109BELCharlotte DefalqueBotticelli70.43568.91371.41370.32669.457
8.69.739FRACorentin PottierGotilas du Feuillard69.02268.69672.39171.08767.500
9.69.370USALina UzunhasanFürst Fabelhaft UZN67.60968.91370.97870.32669.022
10.69.304BELDomien MichielsIntermezzo Van Het Meerdaalhof69.23968.91371.08768.47868.804
11.68.717NEDDevenda DijkstraHero68.26168.80468.91369.02268.587
12.67.109BELVincent MarechalCalibra65.76167.06569.78365.32667.609
13.66.935JPNKazuki SadoBarolo66.08766.95768.47865.87067.283
14.66.500MEXMonica BurssensElfentanz67.06567.06567.60964.34866.413
15.66.370HUNJazmin Yom TovFor Joy 3766.08765.76165.65266.41367.935
16.66.304ESPSergio Garcia BermejoHexagon’s Innuendo66.30466.30465.54365.54367.826
17.65.217RSAGretha Hausmann-FerreiraZidane66.84866.41365.54363.80463.478
18.65.130NEDDominique D’Hoore – Van Der HorstExcel67.28364.56565.32663.47865.000
19.63.804ESTGrete AyacheFarao Da Raia66.41362.71764.78361.30463.804
20.62.935JPNYuko KitaiAmandori61.84862.93563.80461.08765.000

CDI4* Grand Prix for Special

Judges:Adriaan HamoenJean-Michel RoudierKatrina WüstJacques van DaeleLars Andersson
PlaceScoreNationAthleteHorseEHCMB
1.73.913GERMatthias Alexander RathDestacado FRH73.04372.60974.78375.21773.913
2.73.326SWEPatrik KittelForever Young HRH75.32670.76173.58773.26173.696
3.72.783GERFabienne Müller-LütkemeierValencia AS70.76173.58772.60971.52275.435
4.71.174BELLarissa PauluisFirst-Step Valentin70.10972.93570.32671.73970.761
5.70.957GERLaura StrobelValparaiso 269.78371.52270.65270.32672.500
6.70.870SWEMalin Wahlkamp-NilssonBergsjoholms Valbonne70.76173.04371.08769.67469.783
7.69.978GERBianca Nowag-AulenbrockFlorine OLD70.10969.13069.34869.67471.630
8.69.848FRACamille Judet CheretHerelja Higgins67.50071.30468.37071.30470.761
9.69.543BELFlore WinneFlynn70.76168.80470.10968.15269.891
10.69.087GERAnabel BalkenholHigh Five FRH70.65269.34868.80468.26168.370
11.69.044NEDLaurens van LierenDutch Design69.78368.69669.89167.39169.457
11.69.044BELLaurens VanderbeekenGamin van het Waterhof69.56569.78368.69669.89167.283
13.68.913FINEmma KanervaFeldrose FRH67.39169.89167.93571.08768.261
14.68.283GERHelen ErbeCarlos FRH69.67467.50069.23967.39167.609
15.68.065NEDMirelle Kemenade-WitloxSiebenstein68.47869.56566.52268.04367.717
16.68.000FRAAlexandre AyacheJolene67.17470.54366.52267.60968.152
17.67.739AUTLisa WernitznigQuintus65.97869.23968.58767.82667.065
18.67.522HUNJazmin Yom TovHexagon’s Grandville67.71768.15268.58767.50065.652
19.67.109ESPAinhoa Prada OrtizGeronimo68.47868.91366.52266.84864.783
20.67.000FRAPauline BasquinSertorius de Rima Z IFCE67.60967.28366.52268.15265.435
21.64.348RSAGretha Hausmann-FerreiraKalliani van het Molenzicht63.80464.02265.87064.13063.913
22.63.870BELAlexa FairchildDabanos d’O463.15265.10963.69663.47863.913
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