Charlotte Dujardin & Imhotep Win Royal Windsor Horse Show CDI4* Grand Prix in First Competition in 8 Months, Birth of Daughter Isabella

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Charlotte Dujardin riding Imhotep in the Royal Windsor Horse Show CDI4* Grand Prix. © 2023 Peter Nixon/RWHS

WINDSOR, England, May 10, 2023–Charlotte Dujardin rode Imhotep to victory in the Royal Windsor Horse Show CDI4* Grand Prix Wednesday, the first competition in eight months and the birth of her daughter Isabella.

Charlotte and the 10-year-old KWPN gelding were awarded 77.261% for the win in the first competition since competing on Britain’s 2022 World Championships silver medal team,.

Championship teammate Gareth Hughes, on the 17-year-old  KWPN mare, Classic Briolinca, was runner-up on 75.435%.

“I haven’t competed for eight months, and Pete [Imhotep] hasn’t done a competition since the FEI World Championships,” Charlotte said. “I have only been back riding for three weeks so I was worried I would be a bit ring rusty, But he was incredible and was so positive with his energy. There are still areas that we can improve on which is exciting. We are now aiming for the European Championships this summer.”

Results:
CDI4* Grand Prix
Judges: E: Marietta Almasy H: Maria Colliander C: Ulrike Nivelle M: Jacques Van Daele B: Eduard De Wolff Van Westerrode

Rank Rider Horse  Sex / Studbook / Color / Born / Sire x Dam sire / Breeder / Owner E H C M B Total
1 ImhotepGelding / KWPN / Chestnut / 2013 / Everdale x Vivaldi / T Huizing / Carl Hester, Coral Ingham 77.1741 77.1741 78.5871 77.8261 75.5431 77.261
2 Classic BriolincaMare / KWPN / Bright Bay / 2006 / Trento B x Royal Dance / Gebr Van Der Steen, Den Dungen / Julia Hornig, Gareth Hughes, Rebecca Hughes, Ruby Hughes 74.0222 75.3262 75.9782 76.8482 75.0002 75.435
3 BellevueMare / OLDBG / Bay / 2011 / Bordeaux 28 x Brentano II / Heinrich Heinen / Diana V. Rose, Emile Faurie 71.7393 71.0873 72.9353 71.7393 71.6303 71.826
4 Diego VGelding / KWPN / Bay / 2008 / / Janssen / Lewis Carrier, Andrew Carrier, Helen Carrier 70.8704 70.2174 68.6965 71.1964 71.1964 70.435
5 Into The BlueGelding / AES / Roan / 2006 / Ublesco x Calvaro F.C. / John & Clare Whitaker / Louise Anne Bell, Tonya Wood, William Wood 68.3706 69.0225 70.2174 68.6967 67.5007 68.761
6 FarrellGelding / HANN / Bay / 2011 / Fabregas / Wilfried Grabow / Fenella Quinn 68.2617 66.7398 67.5009 70.6525 68.9135 68.413
7 San Royal 3Gelding / OLDBG / Bay Brown / 2007 / San Remo x Grad Royal / Rosemann, Martina / Kathleen Kröncke 68.4785 66.7398 68.4786 68.1528 68.3706 68.043
8 FallatijnGelding / KWPN / Chestnut / 2010 / Vivaldi x Cabochon / J.G. Damen, Liessel / Ursula Bechtolsheimer, Laura Tomlinson 68.1528 66.30410 68.3707 70.6525 65.65211 67.826
Not placed
9 AlfrancoGelding / KWPN / Bay / 2005 / Negro x Zevenster / Fr.C. Kroot / Sarah Rao 67.8269 68.6966 67.8268 66.08711 66.41310 67.370
10 GaneshGelding / KWPN / Bay / 2011 / Jazz x Partout / Prins Visser / Con Mccarthy 66.30412 67.1747 65.32610 67.5009 67.5007 66.761
11 EtoileGelding / WESTF / Bay / 2011 / Ehrendorf / Dane Rawlins / Greg Powell, Dane Rawlins 66.73911 66.19611 64.89111 66.73910 66.7399 66.261
12 Rubins NiteGelding / BHHS / Black / 2004 / Rubin Royal Old x Limbo / E Richmond – Watson / Hayley Watson – Greaves 67.06510 65.43512 61.84812 64.23912 63.04312 64.326