Lottie Fry and Glamourdale continued their return to prime type with victory within the World Cup qualifier in Amsterdam introduced by Vriendenloterij, scoring a powerful 89.31%.
Olympic particular person silver and European bronze medallist Isabell Werth completed second with Wendy de Fontaine and Becky Moody accomplished the rostrum with Jagerbomb.
The end result mirrored the grand prix podium from yesterday, when Lottie and Isabell have been separated by lower than a share level, setting the scene for a intently fought deciding freestyle.
Drawn first of the ultimate group, Lottie and Glamourdale set the benchmark with their now acquainted flying-themed freestyle. The pair delivered a fluent, mistake-free check, incomes eights throughout the board for the early piaffe and passage and a string of 10s for the canter work.
The rating proved a formidable goal for these nonetheless to come back, and was Lottie’s highest freestyle mark since her World Cup win in ’s-Hertogenbosch final March.
Watch Lottie Fry and Glamourdale’s profitable freestyle on the World Cup qualifier in Amsterdam within the video beneath
“I’m often not nervous earlier than competitions, however at present I did really feel some nerves after my check, figuring out Isabell and Becky have been nonetheless to trip,” Lottie stated. “However a powerful area like this solely offers me further motivation. It actually makes you increase your sport.
“I belief Glamourdale fully, and if the group will get loud for the mixture earlier than us, he has no downside strolling into an area like this.”
On the 15-year-old stallion’s return to type – underlined by successive grand prix scores of 80% or larger for the primary time since 2022 – Lottie added: “We’re actually discovering the best steadiness now between all that energy and sufficient rest.”
Becky and Jagerbomb adopted with their upbeat Beatles freestyle, reverting to the music after a short foray into Christmas tunes at London Worldwide. The advanced floorplan permits little let-up, however Jagerbomb’s mistake-free check earned 85.31%.
Isabell Werth and Wendy de Fontaine on the 2026 World Cup qualifier in Amsterdam. Credit score: FEI/Leanjo de Koster
Final to go was Isabell, who made a late determination to carry Wendy de Fontaine as a substitute of DSP Quantaz. The pair opened with high-scoring piaffe-passage work, however a pricey error within the two-time modifications proved decisive, knocking their rating again to 87.58%.
“After Frankfurt and Basel, I felt that Wendy and I nonetheless had a number of issues to fine-tune, so I made a decision to trip her right here,” defined Isabell. “We’ve realized loads within the final two exhibits, and I can actually really feel her gaining extra energy and muscle. The canter work was already higher at present than final time, however we’re not fairly there but.”
Though Lottie took the win, Isabell collected the total 20 World Cup factors in Amsterdam, as Lottie is routinely certified for the ultimate because the defending champion.
Persevering with her return to top-level competitors, Charlotte Dujardin and Alive And Kicking slipped from fifth within the grand prix (73.04%) to sixth within the freestyle (79.96%), however the inexperienced 12-year-old mare impressed together with her polished piaffe work, regardless of a few inexperienced errors.
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