Top equestrians and their horses are already in town for a showdown during the Longines Global Champions Tour of London CSI 5* at Royal Chelsea Hospital in England.
The most traditional name in the noble sport will once again be represented as three of the Whitaker family members are set to compete there. The event will also feature two national surperheroes, the best of Ben Maher (GBR) and the boldness of Scott Brash (GBR) in a matchup of the current LGCT Champion of Champions going up against last year’s grand prix winner.
The list of riders for the CSI 5* classes is the following:
AUSTRALIA
1) Edwina Tops-Alexander
AUSTRIA
2) Max Kühner
BELGIUM
3) Nicola Philippaerts
4) Cindy van der Straten
5) Constant Van Paesschen
6) François Mathy Jr
7) Jos Verlooy
8) Karel Cox
9) Niels Bruynseels
10) Pieter Devos
11) Wilm Vermeir
CANADA
12) Eric Lamaze
DENMARK
13) Emil Hallundbaek
FRANCE
14) Julien Epaillard
15) Olivier Robert
16) Roger-Yves Bost
17) Simon Delestre
GERMANY
18) Christian Ahlmann
19) Christian Kukuk
20) Marco Kutscher
21) Marcus Ehning
GREAT BRITAIN
21) Alexandra Thornton
22) Ben Maher
23) Emily Moffitt
24) Guy Williams
25) Harry Charles
26) Michael Whitaker
27) Robert Whitaker
28) Scott Brash
29) William Funnell
30) William Whitaker
IRELAND
31) Bertram Allen
32) Darragh Kenny
33) Denis Lynch
34) Mark McAuley
35) Shane Breen
36) Shane Sweetnam
ISRAEL
37) Teddy Vlock
ITALY
38) Alberto Zorzi
JORDAN
39) Ibrahim Hani Bisharat
NETHERLANDS
40) Harrie Smolders
41) Jur Vrieling
42) Kim Emmen
QATAR
43) Sheikh Ali Bin Khalid Al Thani
SPAIN
44) Eduardo Álvarez Aznar
SRI LANKA
45) Mathilda Karlsson
SWEDEN
46) Evelina Tovek
47) Malin Baryard-Johnsson
SWITZERLAND
48) Jane Richard Philips
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
49) Georgina Bloomberg
50) Jennifer Gates
51) Jessica Springsteen
52) Laura Kraut
53) Lauren Hough
Source: Press release from LGCT – Longines Global Champions Tour
Photos: © LGCT / Stefano Grasso
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