Lottie Fry and Glamourdale secured the absolute best enhance to their very own and Britain’s Olympic hopes as they received the Aachen CDI4* grand prix and grand prix particular, each on over 80%.
The double world champions had solely competed as soon as since they received workforce gold and particular person silver eventually September’s Europeans – in Aachen in Could, after they received the three-star grand prix and particular. They returned on high type, scoring 80.98% within the grand prix and 80.1% within the particular, with Isabell Werth on DSP Quantaz in second on 75.54, and 75%.
All of the judges within the grand prix positioned the world champions first, and 4 gave them a 9 for total impression – however a delighted Lottie mentioned there might be extra to return.
“We needed to see the place we stand,” she mentioned. “There’s nonetheless room for enchancment, however we’re heading in the right direction as regards to Paris and now we all know the place we are able to fine-tune a number of facets.”
Within the particular, Lottie and the 13-year-old son of Lord Leatherdale gave a jaw-dropping efficiency, attaining their rating regardless of a slight lack of steadiness in the best canter pirouette that resulted in a 6.3 rating; their first 10 got here for the half-pass to their proper, adopted by their well-known and fabulous prolonged canter, which earned them 4 10s and a 9.
“To be sincere, that was the most effective emotions that he has ever given me in a check,” mentioned Lottie. “I used to be so happy with my pirouette to the left that I by some means forgot to experience the remainder of the centre line. So it was my very own fault. However in the remainder of the check he was so centered on me, had a lot go, and we had a lot enjoyable in there. That was the perfect feeling I might have wished for earlier than Paris.”
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