ph. Stefano Grasso/LGCT
Qatar’s Ali Yousef Al Rumaihi won the opening class of the 9th Longines Global Champions Tour of Valkenswaard in fine style this morning with 8-year-old Gunder, collecting his first LGCT CSI5* class win of the season. Rumaihi beat fast home rider Gert-Jan Bruggink (NED) and Vita 24 by just 0.06s. Third went to Constant van Paesschen (BEL) and Citizenguard Million Dreams – his tenth LGCT top three finish of the season!
Rumaihi and Gunder proved the top combination in a world-class field which included Rodrigo Pessoa (BRA), Rolf-Göran Bengtsson (SWE), Daniel Deusser (GER) and Kent Farrington (USA). The riders took to the spotless Valkenswaard Grand Prix grass arena this morning, bathed in beautiful sunshine. The course from Uliano Vezzani was a welcoming one that produced 29 double clears from the 50 starters.
Tomorrow’s Grand Prix – the tenth round of the 2014 Championship season – will host some of the greatest riders in the sport as the race for the finish line in Doha hots up and the competitiors fight for the lion’s share of the €1 mllion Championship bonus prize-fund.
Source: LGCT
Medium Tour
Int. jumping competition in two phases (1.45 m) FEI Art. 274.5.6 – CSI5*
| 1. | 132 | Gunder | Al Rumaihi, Ali Yousef | QAT |  |
1650.00 EUR | 0 penalties 27.19 sec |
| bay 8y.G /Thunder van de Zuuthoeve/Randel Z/BWP/103RV97/ Lusail B.V | phase 2 | ||||||
| 2. | 74 | Vita 24 | Bruggink, Gert Jan | NED |  |
1000.00 EUR | 0 penalties 27.25 sec |
| bay 9y.M /Carinjo/Contender/HOLST/103US66/ Stal het Oosterbrook BV | phase 2 | ||||||
| 3. | 140 | Citizenguard Million Dreams | Van Paesschen, Constant | BEL |  |
750.00 EUR | 0 penalties 27.59 sec |
| bay 9y.M /Diamant de Semilly/Concetto/WESTF/103GX69/ Alain Van Campenhoudt | phase 2 | ||||||
| 4. | 110 | Dieudonne de Guldenboom | Richard Philips, Jane | SUI |  |
500.00 EUR | 0 penalties 27.65 sec |
| bay 11y.G /Nabab de Reve/Gibramino/BWP/102PH42/ Allevamento Guldenboom Caroline P | phase 2 | ||||||
| 5. | 46 | Quintus 81 | Lynch, Denis | IRL |  |
300.00 EUR | 0 penalties 28.11 sec |
| bay 11y.G /Quick Star/Grannus/OLDBG/102RV46/ Ahmad Hamcho | phase 2 | ||||||
| 6. | 422 | Tinkabell 12 | Pessoa, Rodrigo | BRA |  |
225.00 EUR | 0 penalties 28.75 sec |
| grey 9y.M /Casco/Ekstein/KWPN/103LM22/ Rodrigo Pessoa | phase 2 | ||||||
| 7. | 81 | Copabella Vegas | Hargreaves, Julia | AUS |  |
150.00 EUR | 0 penalties 30.06 sec |
| pieba 8y.G /Copabella Visage (Imp)/El Moxie (USA)/103LP70/ Lesley Hargreaves & K. | phase 2 | ||||||
| 8. | 10 | Nlf Billy On Show | Bruheim, Eirin | NOR |  |
125.00 EUR | 0 penalties 30.41 sec |
| grey 12y.G /Cevin Z/Andiamo/AES/GBR42058/ Nordic Lights Farm,Llc | phase 2 | ||||||
| 9. | 107 | Avion | Greve, Willem | NED | |
100.00 EUR | 0 penalties 31.04 sec |
| grey 9y.G /Cornet Obolensky/Pilot/WESTF/103RJ77/ Hemmelhorst Sporthorses | phase 2 | ||||||
| 10. | 61 | Don VHP Z | Smolders, Harrie | NED | |
100.00 EUR | 0 penalties 31.50 sec |
| 10y.S /Diamant de Semilly/Voltaire/ZANG/102SO78/ Copernicus Stables,Llc | phase 2 | ||||||
| 11. | 78 | Extra van Essene | Módolo Zanotelli, Marlon | BRA | |
50.00 EUR | 0 penalties 31.82 sec |
| 10y.G /Diamant de Semilly/Gotthardsen/BWP/102XU85/ Levallois Sylvie | phase 2 | ||||||
| 12. | 114 | Conconcreto Sancha LS | Bluman, Daniel | COL |  |
50.00 EUR | 0 penalties 31.92 sec |
| bay 11y.M /Chin Chin/Polydor/SLS/MEX40449/ Daniel,Ilan,& Steven Bluman | phase 2 | ||||||