WEEKEND ROUND-UP: PODIUMS IN THE LGCT MADRID & RWHS
THE LONGINES GLOBAL CHAMPIONS TOUR OF MADRID:
Simon Delestre riding Gatsby du Tillard, has won the Longines Global Champions Tour Madrid Grand Prix. He was followed by Stephan de Freitas Barcha on Chevaux Primavera Imperio Egipcio in second, and Antoine Ermann riding Floyd des Pres in third place.
Nayel Nassar riding Esi Ali finished seventh.
In the Global Champions League, the Istanbul Warriors - made of Delestre and Abdel Said riding Wathnan Zasou Vom Clashof -secured second place behind the Prague Lions.
In the 1.45m Trofeo Porsche class, Ismail Osama El Boraie riding Lablue finished third, just behind Emanuele Gaudiano on Chabrello PS in second, and class winner Alvaro Gonzalez de Zarate Fernandez on Casa Diva PS.
Nassar, this time partnering Orphea HQ, secured a sixth-place finish in the 1.50m Trofeo Helvetia Caser class, while Said and Wathnan Zasou claimed second spot in the 1.60m Trofeo Marqués de Riscal class.
Full results here
ROYAL WINDSOR HORSE SHOW:
Luxembourg’s Victor Bettendorf riding Qwando van de Rispen, has won the CSI5* Rolex Grand Prix at the Royal Windsor Horse Show. Ben Maher on Point Break finished second, while Sienna Charles on Chawton took third.
Abdullah Al Sharbatly riding Diriyah, secured a fifth-place finish.
In the CSI5* The Defender Stakes, Omar Al Marzooqi riding Enjoy de la Mure also claimed fifth place.
Our condolences go out to the family and friends of the fallen soldier from The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery.
Full results here
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