Amsterdam, The Netherlands – January 25, 2020 – Julien Epaillard (FRA) and Toupie de La Roque flew to victory in the €110,000 Anemone Horse Trucks Grand Prix of Amsterdam CSI 5* last Saturday during the Jumping Amsterdam CSI 5*-W.

Epaillard defeated ten competitors with the 13-year-old chestnut Selle Français mare, Toupie de la Roque (Kannan x Nabab de Reve), in the 1.60m jump-off challenge in a time of 29.58 seconds.

Marcus Ehning (GER) had to settle for second place with the 12-year-old bay Westphalian Selle Français stallion, A la Carte NRW (Abke x Lux), after a double clear and a final time of 29.69 seconds.

Holly Smith (GBR) completed the podium with 12-year-old bay Dutch Warmblood gelding,  (Memphis x Chico’s Boy), backed by a clean scorecard while tripping the timers in 31.06 seconds during the decisive phase.

Winner’s Circle – Julien Epaillard

“Today went very well, I am very happy with this victory. Marcus Ehning was very fast in the jump-off. It was not possible for me to turn from obstacle 1 to obstacle 2 in the jump-off. That’s why I rode outside and was faster. My mare is very fast and it went very well today.”

“Toupie has won many major international competitions. In December she was second in the Grand Prix of Jumping Mechelen over 1.50m. In December she also performed well in Paris, where she also took second place in a 1.50m class. She had a break and since 5 months I bring her out on competitions again. Her next competition is Indoor Brabant in Den Bosch,” said Epaillard.”

“I started her as a preparation for Jumping Amsterdam at the CSI Basel in Switzerland. She was in good shape there too.”

“Jumping Amsterdam is a fantastic event. The organization is perfect. It’s a 5*-plus event. The audience was fantastic at the jump-off and the award ceremony.”