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Ahlmann makes it two-in-a-row at Longines leg in Madrid
Dec 1, 2015
Just seven days after coming out on top on home turf in Stuttgart, Germany’s Christian Ahlmann made it a back-to-back double with victory in the sixth leg of the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping 2015/2016 Western European League in Madrid, Spain this afternoon. Last weekend he partnered Codex One, but this time around it was his old friend, the 15-year-old stallion Taloubet Z, who carried him to success, and the 40-year-old rider couldn’t help but feel emotional in the aftermath.
Only five horse-and-rider combinations made it through to the jump-off against the clock today, and runners-up were the pair who won the Madrid leg of the series 12 months ago, Colombia’s Carlos Lopez and Prince de la Mare. Belgium’s Pieter Devos lined up third with Dream of India Greenfield while Sweden’s Henrik von Eckermann finished fourth with Cantinero ahead of Germany’s Marco Kutscher and Chaccorina in fifth spot.
1 TALOUBET K GALOUBET A BEL41874 KWPN Christian AHLMANN GER 0/0/40.98 50.490 €
2 PRINCE DE LA MARE BEGUIN DE MOENS 103DT20 SF Carlos LOPEZ COL 0/0/41.37 30.600 €
3 DREAM OF INDIA GREENFIELD GEM OF INDIA 102RU31 BWP Pieter DEVOS BEL 0/4 22.950 €
6 BINTANG II TANGELO VAN DE ZUUTHOEVE 103LL90 KWPN Laura RENWICK GBR 4 6.885 €
12 DOMINO THUNDER VAN DE ZUUTHOEVE 103AR37 BWP Audrey COULTER USA 4 1.530 €
16 LOUGHVIEW LOU-LOU LIMMERICK IRL40798 ISH Dermott LENNON IRL 4 0 €