Charlotte and Valegro smash world freestyle record
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British dressage glamour daughter Charlotte Dujardin has smashed the Freestyle globe tape alongside Valegro to score 93.975 in a breath-taking winning functioning at the London International Horse Show inwards Olympia.
The number provides the 28-year-old passenger in addition to her mighty steed alongside the total laid of globe records for the sport of Dressage.
Double-gold medalists on habitation turf at the London 2012 Olympic Games, the combination has non been seen inwards populace since adding the European private entitle to their stunning listing of achievements at Herning inwards Kingdom of Denmark this summer. But their legions of fans were well-rewarded for the wait, every bit the dynamic duo marched resolutely to teach inwards non simply a British win inwards front end of their habitation crowd at the much-loved Christmas fixture, but closed to other watershed 2nd inwards the floor of this most remarkable partnership.
World Cup serial sponsor, New York fashion designer Reem Acra, chose the correct nighttime to brand an appearance at i of the qualifiers she has been sponsoring for the concluding iv years. In closed to other pivotal 2nd for the sport, Dujardin pinned the human being who previously held the Freestyle record, Edward Gal, into runner-up spot. It was also at Olympia that the Dutchman in addition to the fabulous dark stallion, Totilas, laid the target at 92.30 dorsum inwards Dec 2009, in addition to this fourth dimension Gal produced a actually rigid exam alongside Glock’s Undercover for a grade of 87.425 to complete almost 7 per centum points clear of impressive immature Dutch cohort Danielle Heijkoop who slotted Kingsley Siro into third.
Britain’s Michael Eilberg in addition to Half Luna Delphi gave it their all to a foot-tapping Latin routine that earned 4th place, piece The Netherlands’ Hans Peter Minderhoud in addition to Glock’s Romanov recovered from an uncharacteristically bad twenty-four hours inwards the Grand Prix to complete 5th ahead of Denmark’s Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein in addition to the veteran Digby inwards sixth.
It was a glittering even out from starting fourth dimension to finish, and, every bit Dujardin said, the halt number was “the best Christmas present!”.
After winning Monday’s Grand Prix inwards which she finished to a greater extent than than iv points clear of Gal in addition to his dark gelding, Dujardin admitted that she had the Freestyle tape inwards her sights.
The golden brace followed Gal in addition to Undercover into the atmospheric cauldron of Olympia’s Grand Hall, in addition to you lot could take away heed a pin drib every bit the triumphal musical score created for their sensational Olympic appearance began to play. Dujardin in addition to Valegro needed to transcend Gal’s target score alongside Undercover whose self-discipline in addition to self-belief seems to survive growing alongside every outing. The 12-year-old demonstrated closed to fabulous move alongside rock-solid piaffe in addition to flowing canter to actually throw downwards the gauntlet to the reigning Olympic private champions, but nil could throw that brace off their stride. “I had the ride of my life!” said Dujardin afterwards. “I idea at the Europeans, he gave me such a groovy feeling … I tried to recreate that without whatever blips, in addition to that’s what I got!” she added.
It was Hans Peter Minderhoud who laid the early on target when tertiary to go. Although Glock’s Romanov looked ready to explode if he got the opportunity, his passenger turned all that publish energy into pure functioning for a grade of 77.675, so making massive amends for the exceptionally pitiful 13th finishing spot inwards the Grand Prix. And he was all the same out inwards front end until Dutch counterpart Heijkoop posted 80.625 for a wonderful exam alongside Kingsley Siro. The 28-year-old passenger who was a fellow member of this summer’s gilded medal winning squad at the European Championships is blessed alongside a placidity spot in addition to a soft mitt which allows her to cash inwards one's chips on her Equus caballus perfectly inwards balance, in addition to the 14-year-old gelding breezed through wonderful extended canter, passage in addition to piaffe to line good ahead of the repose alongside simply iv to a greater extent than to go.
Next were Denmark’s Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein in addition to her groovy servant, the 16-year-old Digby who was retired from squad contest this summertime in addition to who is at in i lawsuit alone making special invitee appearances. But the Donnerhall gelding has clearly lost none of his lust for move every bit he registered a really creditable 76.900.
Fellow-Briton Michael Eilberg ended the even out alongside a lovely exam from the charming greyness mare Half Luna Delphi for his score of 78.700 which would house him fourth, but it was golden daughter Dujardin in addition to her 11-year-old gelding Valegro who would accept all the limelight every bit the 8,000-strong crowd gave them a standing ovation.
Afterwards, Dujardin expressed her appreciation to friend, trainer in addition to mentor Carl Hester who finished 11th of the fifteen starters this evening alongside Fine Time. “Thanks to Carl, in addition to for all those days of screaming at me! And thank you lot to everyone that has made this happen. I couldn’t gain it without them,” she said, adding, “and thank you lot to Carl in addition to Roly (co-owner of Valegro) who allow me to ride such a groovy horse!”
Talking most her winning score, Dujardin said, “I wasn’t certain how high it was going to be, but when I finished that left pirouette that went incorrect at the Europeans, so I could breathe. What a ride!”
Dujardin was riding to her ‘Great Escape’ music for the concluding time. “I actually wanted to come upwards hither in addition to run into if I could pause the tape to this music in addition to at Olympia. It has been such an incredible journeying alongside Valegro – I cause got achieved so much to a greater extent than than I ever imagined.
“I can’t believe it – I am over the Luna in addition to simply ecstatic,” she said.
Each of the 5 judges’ private scores was over the erstwhile tape – French estimate Isabelle Judet awarded an astonishing 96.625% – in addition to the capacity crowd of 8000, the largest ever on dressage nighttime at Olympia, was on their feet applauding the bold in addition to powerful functioning fifty-fifty earlier the score flashed upwards on the board.
Hester meanwhile reflected on the evolution of his student in addition to the extraordinary Valegro, in addition to on their record-breaking win. “I was clever plenty to give the ride to the correct mortal rather than trying to gain it myself. It was a privilege to see. It’s of import for us older riders to run into the sport develop. Roly (Luard) bought him (Valegro) for me, in addition to I had to order let’s attempt in addition to develop a partnership alongside Charlotte. It is really exciting to run into novel people come upwards in, in addition to inspirational to immature riders to run into how rapidly someone alongside talent in addition to alongside a really special Equus caballus tin shipping away teach in addition to win gilded medals in addition to pause globe records. We all beloved that story. I’m very, very, really proud of her,” said the 66-time British national dressage champion.
Before the hectic prize-giving ceremony at that spot was a poignant 2nd for Dujardin’s London 2012 silvery medal winning team-mate Laura Tomlinson who officially retired her groovy Equus caballus Mistral Hojris, to a greater extent than popularly known every bit Alf. Tomlinson, 28, in addition to Alf, 18, were instrumental inwards Britain’s steady ascent inwards the globe of international dressage inwards recent years. They won 10 entitle medals inwards their career together.
“I desire to celebrate all he’s given me in addition to the sport. Alf is leaving British Dressage inwards really condom hands,” Tomlinson said. “I am deplorable that Alf won’t survive purpose of my futurity journeying but glad that he is leaving British dressage inwards condom hands.” said Laura who won 10 entitle medals alongside the 18-year-old chestnut.
She said the functioning yesteryear Dujardin in addition to Valegro left her “speechless”, in addition to she wasn’t the alone i to survive staggered yesteryear brace who at in i lawsuit agree the total hat-trick of records – for Grand Prix, Grand Prix Special in addition to Grand Prix Freestyle – tightly inwards their grasp.
Gal wasn’t also surprised that his Freestyle record, laid inwards the really same arena iv years ago, has at in i lawsuit been broken. “Valegro is an amazing Equus caballus in addition to Charlotte is a really skillful rider, I similar them both. I e'er knew that closed to twenty-four hours it volition happen,” he said.
Olympia debutante Lara Griffith also had a nighttime to recollect gaining 9th house on Andretti H, formerly ridden yesteryear her mentor Laura Tomlinson.
The next World Cup dressage leg is inwards Amsterdam, Kingdom of the Netherlands on Jan 25.
Result:
1, Valegro (Charlotte Dujardin) GBR 93.975;
2, Glock’s Undercover (Edward Gal) NED 87.425;
3, Kingsley Siro (Danielle Heijkoop) NED 80.625;
4, Half Luna Delphi (Michael Eilberg) GBR 78.700;
5, Glock’s Romanov (Hans Peter Minderhoud) NED 77.675;
6, Digby (Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein) DEN 76.900;
7, Noble Dream Concept Sol (Marc Boblet) FRA 76.350;
8, Axis TSF (Terhi Stegars) FIN 75.750;
9, Andretti H (Lara Griffith) GBR 74.450;
10, Wie-Atlantico de ymas (Anders Dahl) DEN 73.175;
11, Fine Time (Carl Hester) GBR 73.050;
12, Sandro Boy (Lyndal Oatley) AUS 71.700;
13, Jaybee Alabaster (Hayley Beresford) AUS 71.650;
14, Vradin (Simon Missiaen) BEL 70.775;
15, Topolino (Emile Faurie) GBR 67.975.
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