Glock´s Total US and Edward Gal winner of national Prix St. Georg - photo credit: Timo Martis
Subli Cup finals
Already yesterday evening the spectators were ready in the huge RAI arena in Amsterdam.
The five best Dutch 4 year old and 5 year old horses were ready for the Subli-Cup finals, including PAVO Cup winners 2019 Keano RS2 by Governor/Krack C and Johnny Depp by Bordeaux/Jazz.
For the 4 year old (now 5 year old) the Keano RS2 with Marieke van der Putten showed good qualities, like also Jonny Depp (now 6 year old) with Renate van Uytert-van Vliet showed a super test, Johnny Depp is a beautiful stallion with a lovely natural closed frame without being short in the neck, and he is showing three supple well balanced quality gaits.
Van Olst Horses rider Charlotte Fry was also at the final with the 5 year old Jeroen Leatherdale by Lord Leatherdale / Negro, another quality horse with an outstanding canter, unfortunately the huge environment did affect the performance with some tensions and they finished 5th.
A strong national Prix St. Georg class
14 combinations were ready for the national Prix St. Georg, but for most people one combination was of course in the spotlight, 8 year old Totilas / Sir Donnerhall I son Glock´s Total US with Edward Gal in the saddle. And they did not disappoint. A 75% test still with room for improvement.
H2R comments during the test:
Glock´s Total US - open halt dropping behind the hand, good diagonal, small unbalance for shoulder in, nice volte and half pass, good diagonal, well balanced shoulder in, nice volte and super half pass to right, super collected walk, marching and active, good walk pirouettes, some disturbing for extended walk shaking the head more times, well balanced canter half passes, nice balance and sit for both pirouettes, good 4 times, good 3 times, good extended canter change lack bit more jump of the ground.
Some of the other combinations which caught H2R attention:
Endyrava DC (2009 gelding by Lord Leatherdale/Monaca) with Corinda Luttjeboer - lovely power horse showing an easy active test with good qualities.
Finnländerin (2010 mare by Fidertanz/Donnerhall) with Madeleine Witte-Vrees - nice power test without any technical issues, just both halts showing some tensions. Unfortunately most of the test with open mouth. (Purchased last year as future GP hope for Madeleine With-Vrees).
Great Lady TC (2011 mare by Bretton Woods/Osmium) - nice flow test with good suppleness, superb extended walk, minor moments of loosing the collection for the canter tour. (Former WCYH participant in 2016 and 2017).
Toskira (2012 mare by Sir Donnerhall I/Rubinstein I) with Marieke van der Putten - expressive trot tour with nice suppleness, limited walk tour, bit tense canter tour, lost 1st change after 1st pirouette, looks like a tongue problems at the end of the test. (PSI auction 2016)
Foundation RR (2010 KWPN stallion by United/Jazz-same dam as Johnny Depp) with Kirsten Brouwer - very nice overall picture, good walk tour, super nice series, tension final change at 3 times.
The top international judging panel with H: Mariette Sanders-van Gansewinkel C: Susanne Baarup B: Susan Hoevenaars did often not agree about the combinations throughout the class, more times with a difference of 4%.
Full results here.