Lottie Fry and Glamourdale gained again their 2022 title once they topped the London Horse Present dressage freestyle outcomes this night.
Britain’s world champions and Paris Olympic double bronze medallists scored 86.645% to complete greater than 3% away from their nearest rivals within the FEI Dressage World Cup freestyle, offered by Bret Willson Dressage Worldwide Ltd and supported by Horse & Hound. It was a triumphant comeback after a shock third-place end within the grand prix yesterday for Lottie and the black stallion, who belongs to his rider and Van Olst horses.
Lottie stated she didn’t really feel she had some extent to show after the grand prix, elaborating: “I watched my grand prix again 100 occasions and till the misunderstanding within the pirouettes, I used to be actually like, ‘How can it’s higher?’ So I actually went in there right this moment excited as a result of he’s on prime type. There have been some little blips, which we practised within the warm-up. He’s so cool, he’s such a professor when he goes in there and when he hears the group he grows. I don’t assume there’s any horse on the planet with that a lot presence and that a lot ‘have a look at me’. He’s actually one thing particular.”
The rider had a number of pirouettes to barter in her flooring plan right this moment after her glitches in that motion yesterday.
“I’ve six in there and earlier than, I used to be pondering, ‘Is that a good suggestion?’ However he nailed them and after the final one, I let loose a little bit breath, nevertheless it was additionally prefer it didn’t really feel like he was going to let me down – he by no means lets me down. So it was simply an excellent feeling.”
Lottie carried out pretty early within the second half of the category so had an extended wait earlier than her win was confirmed.
She defined: “It’s a little bit reduction while you win – you’re already very pleased. There’s nothing extra you are able to do. So profitable is simply the additional icing on the cake while you already know that he’s completed his finest and when he was feeling like he was feeling, I couldn’t ask for extra.”
Lottie added that Glamourdale had a break after Paris, chilling out and breeding, earlier than constructing again as much as London.
She stated: “We actually took the stress off and he simply feels a lot stronger. He’s actually bulked out. He was very recent. However you realize what? I don’t thoughts. I find it irresistible. The truth that he’s that pleased to be in there and that excited, it’s solely a plus for me, even when it causes tiny errors right here and there. For me, that’s what it’s what all about, that he’s loving it.
“I assume now it’s not about reaching, nevertheless it’s nearly having fun with it with him. We each completely find it irresistible and competing him is one in every of my favorite issues to do in life. When he’s having fun with it like that, I simply really feel like we’ve a lot extra to provide, and he’s improved a lot already since Paris. This was only a pleased finish of the 12 months, and for me, a sense that I’m not going to neglect for a very long time.”
London Horse Present dressage freestyle outcomes: first-timers on type
Isabel Freese repeated her second place from yesterday’s grand prix for Norway when she completed with 83.27% on the Totilas son Complete Hope OLD, owned by Oivind Bache, Lone Boegh-Henriksen and Paul Schockemöhle.
Isabel, a London first-timer, had eight weeks out of the saddle after Paris for deliberate surgical procedure to switch a disc in her neck.
She stated: “I do know my horse very properly and I belief him and he’s been in good condition. My groom took lovely care of him once I was out and I feel it was good for each of us having the break. It’s the proper finish of the 12 months.”
Isabel Freese driving Complete Hope OLD into second within the freestyle at London 2024. Credit score: Peter Nixon
The Netherlands’ Dinja van Liere, one other London debutante, improved on sixth yesterday with third tonight on Jan Pieter Dalsem’s Hartsuijker.
“At the moment, I used to be very proud of my horse,” she stated. “He actually felt nice. He had a little bit little bit of stress within the warm-up due to all of the noises that have been round, however when he got here within the enviornment, he really relaxed and he felt so protected and really easy. It was simply a straightforward experience and I may sit back a little bit bit.”
Becky Moody, yesterday’s winner for Nice Britain, suffered disappointment when it wasn’t her night time tonight and he or she completed fourth along with her home-bred Paris Olympic staff bronze medallist Jagerbomb, who she co-owns with Jo Cooper.
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