Lara Griffith & Rubin Al Asad Win Le Mans CDI3* Special, Marlies van Baalen on Ratzinger Takes Freestyle

Lara Griffith and Rubin Al Asad. File photo © 2015 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

LE MANS, France, Oct. 24, 2015–Great Britain’s Lara Griffith and Rubin Al Asad won the CDI3* Grand Prix Special Saturday with the second straight personal best score while the Netherlands’ Marlies van Baalen on Ratzinger took the Freestyle

Lara and the 13-year-old Hanoverian gelding scored 73.667 per cent that beat their previous highest Special result of 71.529 per cent set during last winter’s Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Florida where the pair made their international Grand Prix debut.

Ireland’s Roland Tong on Ambience placed second on 67.980 per cent for their highest placing since beginning their Grand Prix competition partnership this summer.

Miguel Ralão Duarte of Portugal on Xenofonte d’Atela was third on 67.902 per cent.

Marlies van Baalen of the Netherlands on the 11-year-old Ratzinger won the Grand Prix Freestyle on a score of 74.125 per cent, only the second CDI Grand Prix Freestyle for the pair.

Laura Tomlinson, Great Britain’s 2012 Olympic team gold medal rider, placed second on Unique with a score of 72.600 per cent in their first completed Grand Prix Freestyle.

Portugal’s Filipe Canelas on Der Clou was third on 71.650 per cent.

Results:

Grand Prix Freestyle

Juge E: Clive HALSALL GBR Juge H: Francis VERBEEK VAN ROOY NED Juge C: Jean-Michel ROUDIER FRA Juge M: Eva Maria VINT WARMINGTON EST Juge B: Jean Pierre TULOUP FRA

	Nat	Cl.		Hors	Rider	Total	Points	Juge E	Juge H	Juge C	Juge M	Juge B	€
	NED	1		RATZINGER H/RHEIN/Other/2004/Ricardos X Ruby Noir 3 Rubirando) /Coby van Baalen & Johann Hinnemann/	Marlies VAN BAALEN	74,125%	1482,50	73,750% (1)	77,125% (1)	73,250% (2)	73,000% (1)	73,500% (1)	1320
	GBR	2		UNIQUE F/HOLST/Bay/2004/ X ) /Dr & Mrs W Bechtolsheimer/	Laura TOMLINSON	72,600%	1452,00	73,500% (2)	73,000% (2)	71,250% (4)	72,625% (2)	72,625% (2)	1000
	POR	3		DER CLOU M/HANN/Bay/1999/De Niro X Merzzaauber MATCHO AA) /Maria Julia Nascimento Costa Blauth/Nitsch Dr. Rainer	Filipe CANELAS	71,650%	1433,00	71,500% (3)	71,250% (4)	75,000% (1)	71,875% (3)	68,625% (5)	720
	FRA	4		AMORAK H/KWPN/Bay/2005/SPECIAL D X SERENA INSPEKTEUR) /MADAME STEPHANIE BRIEUSSEL/R. NOUT, GELDERMALSEN (NED)	Stephanie BRIEUSSEL	70,400%	1408,00	70,000% (4)	72,000% (3)	71,500% (3)	69,250% (4)	69,250% (4)	560
	BEL	5		TAMINO H/LUSIT/Grey/2000/Gazoso X Haifa Pagode) /Justin Verboomen/Vandervliet	Justin VERBOOMEN	68,525%	1370,50	68,625% (5)	68,000% (5)	68,625% (5)	66,500% (5)	70,875% (3)	400
	FRA	6		ULAN (NL) H/KWPN/Bay/2001/GRIBALDI X EVITA DORUTO) /Madame Florence LETOUZEY/J.L.J. SCHIJVENAARS, ROOSENDAAL (NED)	Sarah CASANOVA	66,125%	1322,50	68,250% (6)	66,750% (6)	66,125% (6)	64,375% (7)	65,125% (6)
	BRA	7		DEJAVU H/OLDBG/Chestnut/2003/DE NIRO X FELDBUNTE PAINTER’S ROW XX) /RENATA RABELLO COSTA/	Renata RABELLO COSTA	63,575%	1271,50	64,375% (7)	65,375% (7)	60,250% (8)	66,000% (6)	61,875% (8)
	GBR	8		PRIVALDI H/KWPN/Bay/1997/Gribaldi X Rolanda Doruto) /Mrs K Maxted/E.P.J. TEURLINX, HELVOIRT (NED)	Kay MAXTED	62,850%	1257,00	63,750% (8)	62,500% (8)	60,500% (7)	64,125% (8)	63,375% (7)

Grand Prix Special

Juge E: Lionel DU TRANOY FRA Juge H: Annick DAUBAN FRA Juge C: Lars ANDERSSON SWE Juge M: Gotthilf RIEXINGER GER Juge B: Diaz Francisco GUERRA ESP

	Nat	Pl.		Horse	Rider	Total	Points	Juge E	Juge H	Juge C	Juge M	Juge B	€
	GBR	1		RUBIN AL ASAD H//Bay/2002/ Rubin Royal x Wandergirl ()/Dr W & Mrs U Bechtolsheimer//	Lara GRIFFITH	73,667%	1878,50	73,039% (1)	72,941% (1)	75,882% (1)	73,039% (1)	73,431% (1)	1320
	IRL	2		AMBIENCE H//Bay/2005/ TRENTO B x RADONJA STER (METALL)/MRS S KIRKPATRICK & MR ROLAND TONG/MS S TYLER -EVANS/	Roland TONG	67,980%	1733,50	66,667% (6)	66,765% (4)	70,294% (3)	70,000% (2)	66,176% (6)	1000
	POR	3		XENOFONTE D’ATELA H/LUSIT/Grey/2003/ HOSTIL x GARÇA (CRYPTOGAMICO)/ANA PAULA LEMOS FIGUEIREDO/FRANCISCO BESSA CARVALHO/	Miguel Ralão DUARTE	67,902%	1731,50	67,941% (4)	65,980% (5)	71,569% (2)	66,667% (4)	67,353% (4)	720
	FRA	4		GINSENGUE F/BWP/Chestnut/2006/ WELT HIT II NL (KWPN) x HABILE FONTAINES OE (LIVINGSTONE)/Mme NICOLE FAVEREAU et M. Jean-Marc FAVEREAU//	Nicole FAVEREAU	67,588%	1723,50	68,137% (3)	68,235% (2)	66,569% (8)	66,863% (3)	68,137% (3)	560
	BEL	5		WILCO V H/KWPN/Black/2003/ Rousseau x Cavita V Z (Centauer Z)/Mario Van Orshaegen (10431153)/P. VERDELLEN PAARDEN FOK OPFOK, HORST (NED)/	Mario VAN ORSHAEGEN	67,412%	1719,00	68,235% (2)	67,157% (3)	68,137% (4)	64,510% (9)	69,020% (2)	400
	FRA	6		TALITIE F/KWPN/Other/2000/ GRIBALDI x MOON SOLIJ (HAUPTLORD)/Madame Véronique ROUALET SUBILEAU/M. DE JONG/	Marine SUBILEAU	66,490%	1695,50	67,647% (5)	65,784% (7)	67,059% (7)	65,882% (6)	66,078% (7)
	BRA	7		HADDINGTON KHR H//Black/2005/ HOFRAT x WICKY ()/JOSE VICTOR OLIVA JUNIOR//	João Victor MARCARI OLIVA	65,824%	1678,50	65,196% (9)	63,824% (8)	68,039% (5)	66,373% (5)	65,686% (8)
	RUS	8		AWAKENING F/KWPN/Other/2005/ Sandreo x Remember (Welt Hit II)/MILOSERDOVA, Tatiana/E.J. BAKHUIS, GEESTEREN GLD (NED)/	Tatiana MILOSERDOVA	65,451%	1669,00	66,275% (7)	65,882% (6)	68,039% (5)	63,431% (10)	63,627% (10)
	FIN	9		KOM RAGDOLL F/FWB/Bay/2004/ Playboy 107 x Tolica Swe (Tolstoy 701 Swe)/Nilosaari Niina/Meller Pasi & Nordman Eva/	Niina NILOSAARI	64,216%	1637,50	65,882% (8)	62,843% (10)	63,824% (9)	61,961% (12)	66,569% (5)
	FRA	10		QUARTZ OF JAZZ H/SF/Bay/2004/ LAWRENCE*HN BWP x HONEY JAZZ SF (URLEVEN PIRONNIERE*VENDEE)/Madame Marie-Emilie BRETENOUX//	Marie Emilie BRETENOUX	64,039%	1633,00	64,804% (10)	61,765% (13)	63,235% (10)	64,902% (7)	65,490% (9)
	MAR	11		WHAT A FEELING H/HANN/Bay/2004/ WORLDLY (DE) HANN x ARABELLA HANN (A Jungle Prince)/Monsieur YOANN JILAOUI/Wrede, Matilde/	Ismail JILAOUI	63,902%	1629,50	64,314% (11)	63,431% (9)	63,235% (10)	64,902% (7)	63,627% (10)
	GRE	12		ROOSENS WESTPOINT H/KWPN/Other/2003/ Lancet x Fabiola (FORREST XX)/J.A. Kordatzaki/E.P.M. ADAMS, NISPEN (NED)/	Jiochanna-Androniki KORDATZAKI	62,490%	1593,50	64,314% (11)	62,549% (12)	60,490% (14)	62,745% (11)	62,353% (12)
	IRI	13		BAYFORD HALL DALLAGLIO M/WESTF/Bay/1999/ Laurentianer x Picabo (Potsdam)/Mr D Sherriff//	Litta Soheila SOHI	61,863%	1577,50	62,353% (13)	62,647% (11)	61,373% (13)	61,275% (13)	61,667% (13)
	FRA	14		BINKY M/KWPN/Other/2006/ PAINTED BLACK x NIENI (CAPRIMOND)/Madame Sophie DILLIERE/S.J. RAAT, ZUIDOOSTBEEMSTER (NED)/	Alexandra DILLIERE	61,157%	1559,50	60,882% (14)	61,765% (13)	62,157% (12)	60,588% (14)	60,392% (14)