Simon Delestre (FRA) & Chesall Zimequest won the €61,800 Grand Prix of Megève – Edmond de Rothschild CSI 3* yesterday during the Jumping International de Megève CSI 3* in France.

Simon Delestre (FRA) & Chesall Zimequest

The Frenchman and the 13-year-old chestnut Holsteiner gelding (Casall x Concerto 4) topped the 1.55m challenge by leaving all the poles up and crossing the finish line with no penalties in 36.19 seconds during the jump-off.

Raphael Goehrs (FRA) & Victorio des Frotards

It was as close as it gets since Raphael Goehrs (FRA) & Victorio des Frotards (Barbarian x Prince Ig’or) earned silver honors after being only six-hundredths of a second slower than the eventual winners.

Pierre-Alain Mortier (FRA) & Just Do It R

Pierre-Alain Mortier (FRA) & Just Do It R (Action Breaker x Baloubet du Rouet) secured third place by having one time-penalty attributed due to their jump-off time of 44.97 seconds.

Simon Delestre (FRA) & Chesall Zimequest during the awards ceremony