Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour & Freestyle Win Kronenberg CDI3* Grand Prix Special to Complete Dominating Debut

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Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour on Mount St. John Freestyle.

KRONENBERG, Netherlands, Dec. 2, 2023–Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour and Mount St. John Freestyle won the CDI3* Grand Prix Special Saturday to complete a dominating international debut for the partnership.

Cathrine of Denmark and the 14-year-old Hanoverian mare Freestyle scored 81.404% for the Special a day after posting 81.196% in the Grand Prix.

This competition was Cathrine’s first at Big Tour in a year and 2 1/2 years since Freestyle was last competed internationally, by Charlotte Dujardin of Great Britain.

Britain’s Charlotte “Lottie” Fry on the nine-year-old KWPN gelding Especial placed second on 71.894% in what was only the second Big Tour Special in four months at Big Tour for the duo.

Corentin Pottier of France on Gotilas du Feuillard, 12-year-old KWPN gelding, placed third on 71.574%.

The 31-year old Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour last competed a year ago on Bohemian that was her Tokyo Olympic mount.

The British-based Mount St. John stud arranged for Cathrine and Zinglersen ApS to take 50% stake in Freestyle.

Charlotte Dujardin had competed Freestyle, including leading Britain to team bronze at the 2018 World Equestrian Games in Tryon and the duo also earned individual bronze. The pair last competed 2 1/2 years ago.

Results:

CDI3* Grand Prix Special
RankCompetitorScoreEHCMB
1.
Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour (DEN)
Mount St John Freestyle
81.404%80.53279.57479.68180.00087.234
2.
Charlotte Fry (GBR)
Especial
71.894%71.70270.63872.66072.12872.340
3.
Corentin Pottier (FRA)
Gotilas du Feuillard
71.574%71.06471.70272.23470.95771.915
4.
Malin Wahlkamp-Nilsson (SWE)
Bergsjoholms Valbonne
71.170%70.85170.53273.08569.25572.128
5.
Fabienne Müller-Lütkemeier (GER)
Valesco 50
71.043%70.21369.89470.74572.12872.234
6.
Marlies van Baalen (NED)
Go Legend
70.107%70.00069.04369.89469.14972.447
7.
Nadja Aaboe Sloth (DEN)
Favour Gersdorf
69.617%67.34069.04369.04369.78772.872
8.
Juliette Ramel (SWE)
Gideon k.h.
69.447%67.12870.53270.53269.46869.574
9.
Jemma Heran (AUS)
Saphira Royal 2
69.234%66.38370.53269.36268.93670.957
10.
Carina Scholz (GER)
Soiree d’ Amour OLD
68.808%71.48967.23469.25568.29867.766
11.
Richard White (GBR)
Heroi Do Seixo
68.362%67.02168.72369.89465.53270.638
12.
Jeanine Nekeman (NED)
Game Boy STH
68.213%68.40468.61767.76667.34068.936
13.
Mirelle Kemenade-Witlox (NED)
Siebenstein
67.809%67.76668.51166.70268.08567.979
14.
Stephanie Brieussel (FRA)
Fellini du Soleil
67.042%64.46868.19166.70267.87267.979
15.
Jennifer Harnett (IRL)
Eximio
65.872%65.63865.53265.74565.10667.340
16.
Rotem Jale Ibrahimzadeh (TUR)
Hexagon’s Double Dutch
65.553%66.27765.53264.57465.00066.383
17.
Andrew Gould (GBR)
Genie
64.213%64.25565.63865.95763.83061.383
18.
Gilles Siauve (FRA)
Feneton
63.096%62.79863.33062.37263.01163.968
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