Jaume Punti Dachs and the 14 –year-old mare Ajayeb (Tidjani x Gharam by Dynamite III) were first across the line in 7 h 5 mn and 13 s, averaging 22,58 km/h, followed a second later by Dutch Marijke Visser and Laiza de Jalima (Ismael d’Aubanel x Pirula by Piruet). It was a finish that included a sprint that you usually see on a racecourse.
Jean-Philippe Frances and the Anglo Arabian Secret de Mon Cœur (Ismael d’Aubanel x Kobald de St Laurent by Calin de Mels), 2013 Young horse World Champion, was not far behind, finishing 8 mn et 17 seconds later.
Alex Luque Moral and Calandria PH took fourth place, followed by Maria Alvarez Ponton on Selif de la Nie (Nabath HN x Moukala bint Fata by Fat), bringing gold once more to Spain, this time a team medal.
The silver team medal was won by France thanks to the ninth place obtained by Nina Lissarrague and Keeshan d’Aillas (Persicko HN x Diona by Oulili Quintana) and the 11th place of Enora Boulenger and Guarfao de Bozouls (Fouazi x Guardiola de Bozouls by Rim).
The bronze medal went to Holland thanks to the individual gold medal of Marijke Visser and the 17th places of Carmen Römer and Siglavy Bagdady Zeusz (Siglavy Bagdady XV-5 x Gazai XIII-2 by Balaton) and Melisa Huijsman and Kain (Sheikan Star x Hamasa Fasiha by Farag).
Individual results:
Gold: Jaume Punti Dachs/Ajayeb ESP
Silver: Marijke Visser/Laiz de Jalima NED
Bronze: Jean-Philippe Frances/Secret de Mon Cœur FR
Team results:
Gold: Spain: Jaume Punti Dachs/Ajayeb, Alex Luque Moral/Calandria PH, Maria Alvarez Ponton/Selif de la Nie, (Javier Cervera Sanchez-Arnedo/Strawblade*)
Silver: France: Jean-Philippe Frances/Secret de Mon Cœur, Nina Lissarague/Keeshan d’Aillas, Enora Boulenger/Guarfao de Bozouls
Bronze: Holland: Marijke Visser/Laiza de Jalima, Carmen Römer/Siglavy Bagdady Zeusz, Melissa Huijsman/Kain, (Iris van der Horst/Benthe, Jarmila Lakeman/Okkie*)
* Only the first three of each team count towards the team rating.
