Glamourdale & Lottie Fry - photo credit: Timo Martis
With a field of 18 combinations and with some real strong contenders it was an exciting competition even before it started today.
The unpredictable
As the draw had placed Danish combination Blue Hors Don Olymbrio with Nanna Merrald into the first group of starters and as start no 3 it looked a bit difficult to be able to make any significant imprint for today´s class.
But Danish Nanna and now 17 yr old Don O delivered a strong performance without any technical issues and where the canter tour was their highlight today. Super timing and not least a great management makes it possible to continue at this top level.
Unbalanced entering halt, well balanced trot tour, good halt with rein back, bit tense piaffe tours lack bit more clear forward search, good walk tour, strong canter tour with good series and nice balanced pirouettes, super final halt. Score 74,370%.
So ending into both judging break at the top of the scoreboard and actually finishing right behind the two British riders Lottie Fry and Becky Moody was not predictable for today´s World Cup Grand Prix for Danish Nanna Merrald and Blue Hors Don Olymbrio.
The strong Brits
As 3rd last to go was Glamourdale and Lottie. The big arenas like Amsterdam just suits them perfectly. Concentration pure from both rider and horse when entering. The way Lottie is able to ask from first step with full response is just impressive. The power and balance from Glamourdale combined with the timing from Lottie makes the perfect picture, still with little things to improve. The outline and steady contact is really spot on. Today a single piaffe step for the 2nd piaffe tour with backwards trend which Lottie immediately catch and ask Glamourdale to move forward, for the one times with two times parallel hind at the end and tiny tensions for the begin of passage at the final centerline. 79.500% (BP made at Europeans in Riesenbeck 09/23 with 81,258%).
Jagerbomb and Becky Moody produce their Personal Best score today with an errorfree and high quality performance where the overall picture is harmony. Jagerbomb is not spectacular but super correct with the best contact and the harmony between hand and seat from Becky gives an easy and effortless way of producing the Grand Prix test. 77,087%.
Here you find the detailed scores.