Competing against 33 other riders, the 44-year-old from Molbergen in northern Germany clocked the fastest clear round in 57.74 seconds. In doing so, he relegated the Swiss Christoph Könemann (0/59.30) on the ten-year-old Holstein gelding Zensation into second place. Third was Jasmin Seppälä-Geerink and her Dutch-bred mare Newsflash (0/59.50). A total of 21 starters negotiated the 400-metre course containing 11 obstacles and 13 jumps – it was designed by Christa Jung (Germany) – without incurring any faults.
