Steve Guerdat Claims €200,00 Longines Falsterbo Grand Prix CSIO5*

Steve Guerdat Claims €200,00 Longines Falsterbo Grand Prix CSIO5*
Steve Guerdat, Peder Fredricson, Chloe Reid, top three of the Falsterbo Grand Prix. Ph. via Falsterbo
Steve Guerdat, Peder Fredricson, Chloe Reid, top three of the Falsterbo Grand Prix. Ph. via Falsterbo
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Steve Guerdat and the 10-year-old BWP mare Hannah won the €200,00 Longines Falsterbo Grand Prix CSIO5* to close out an exciting weekend of show jumping in Falsterbo, Sweden on Sunday, July 16, 2017.

Guerdat, of Switzerland, first made a big statement with Hannah back in April, when he won the Grand Prix of Lummen CSIO5* aboard the unlikely mare. Her oversize ears and unique jumping style make her a bit of an unconventional horse, but she’s now solidly in the category of top horses in Guerdat’s string.

Guerdat and Hannah (Dulf van den Bisschop x Kashmir van Schuttershof) prevailed in an exciting round 2 over the veteran, Olympic silver medal-winning pair of Peder Fredricson and H&M All In, who are fresh off an epic weekend at CHIO5* Rotterdam. Fredricson certainly wanted the win in front of his home crowd, and he was gunning for the win, but he could be thrilled with the finish of H&M All In, who continues to show top form after returning from an extended post-Rio break.

 The top 12 returned to jump off for final placings, and seven of those recorded a double clear day, making it a race to the finish. Guerdat found the winning track in 44 seconds even, to Fredricson’s 44.46.

And in 3rd place was young American star Chloe Reid, who capped a stellar weekend at Falsterbo without touching a pole aboard the 10-year-old Irish Sport Horse stallion Dodarco. Reid was right on the pace, finishing in 44.74 seconds.

Another Swedish rider, Henrik von Eckermann, gave it a go with Cantinero, but had to settle for 4th place in 45.53 seconds. Sweden’s Helena Persson and Bonzai H also jumped double clear to finish in 6th place.

See the complete results list at this link.