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.
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:
| Rank | Competitor | Score | E | H | C | M | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour (DEN)
Mount St John Freestyle
|
81.404% | 80.532 | 79.574 | 79.681 | 80.000 | 87.234 |
| 2. |
Charlotte Fry (GBR)
Especial
|
71.894% | 71.702 | 70.638 | 72.660 | 72.128 | 72.340 |
| 3. |
Corentin Pottier (FRA)
Gotilas du Feuillard
|
71.574% | 71.064 | 71.702 | 72.234 | 70.957 | 71.915 |
| 4. |
Malin Wahlkamp-Nilsson (SWE)
Bergsjoholms Valbonne
|
71.170% | 70.851 | 70.532 | 73.085 | 69.255 | 72.128 |
| 5. |
Fabienne Müller-Lütkemeier (GER)
Valesco 50
|
71.043% | 70.213 | 69.894 | 70.745 | 72.128 | 72.234 |
| 6. |
Marlies van Baalen (NED)
Go Legend
|
70.107% | 70.000 | 69.043 | 69.894 | 69.149 | 72.447 |
| 7. |
Nadja Aaboe Sloth (DEN)
Favour Gersdorf
|
69.617% | 67.340 | 69.043 | 69.043 | 69.787 | 72.872 |
| 8. |
Juliette Ramel (SWE)
Gideon k.h.
|
69.447% | 67.128 | 70.532 | 70.532 | 69.468 | 69.574 |
| 9. |
Jemma Heran (AUS)
Saphira Royal 2
|
69.234% | 66.383 | 70.532 | 69.362 | 68.936 | 70.957 |
| 10. |
Carina Scholz (GER)
Soiree d’ Amour OLD
|
68.808% | 71.489 | 67.234 | 69.255 | 68.298 | 67.766 |
| 11. |
Richard White (GBR)
Heroi Do Seixo
|
68.362% | 67.021 | 68.723 | 69.894 | 65.532 | 70.638 |
| 12. |
Jeanine Nekeman (NED)
Game Boy STH
|
68.213% | 68.404 | 68.617 | 67.766 | 67.340 | 68.936 |
| 13. |
Mirelle Kemenade-Witlox (NED)
Siebenstein
|
67.809% | 67.766 | 68.511 | 66.702 | 68.085 | 67.979 |
| 14. |
Stephanie Brieussel (FRA)
Fellini du Soleil
|
67.042% | 64.468 | 68.191 | 66.702 | 67.872 | 67.979 |
| 15. |
Jennifer Harnett (IRL)
Eximio
|
65.872% | 65.638 | 65.532 | 65.745 | 65.106 | 67.340 |
| 16. |
Rotem Jale Ibrahimzadeh (TUR)
Hexagon’s Double Dutch
|
65.553% | 66.277 | 65.532 | 64.574 | 65.000 | 66.383 |
| 17. |
Andrew Gould (GBR)
Genie
|
64.213% | 64.255 | 65.638 | 65.957 | 63.830 | 61.383 |
| 18. |
Gilles Siauve (FRA)
Feneton
|
63.096% | 62.798 | 63.330 | 62.372 | 63.011 | 63.968 |
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