The first day of competition as part of the CHI Classics of Basel ended with the great victory of Martin Fuchs and L&L Upgrade in the major event of the day, a 150 cm at scale A. Starting last, the Zurich resident and his 12-year-old gelding Last et Baloubet du Rouet got everyone in agreement and were ahead of Hans-Dieter Dreher and Vestmalle des Cotis. Roger-Yves Bost completed the leading trio with his mare Vilpion Ballerinaalso a product of Baloubet. Anthony Bourquard, Thibaut Keller, Eva Gautschi and Alain Jufer were faultless in this event in the colors of the Grand Hôtel les Trois Rois. Without his fault with Looping LunaSteve Guerdat would have taken 2e place behind his compatriot. Revenge tomorrow in the GP?
Before that, Janika Sprunger placed Tullogher Lady Liberty au 3e rank of the opening 145 won by the Brazilian Marlon Modolo Zanotelli and Talina du Vivier Z facing… a hundred other couples. Bryan Balsiger ranked good 6e on Castiel. In the -25 label, Deborah Burgherr (Isis from Haie) and Gaëtan Joliat (Chelsea Z) completed the leading trio of a 140 won by Frenchman Lucas Fournier.
In dressage, Isabell Werth imposed her Superb 2 in the CDI 3* Grand Prix. Delia Eggenberger was 4e with Santa Maria (69%) ahead of her compatriots Andrina Suter (Del Curto/68,456%) et Charlotte Lenherr (Dettori/67.848%). This Friday, it’s time for the CDI 5* GP and the Longines Grand Prix. EO
