Arezzo, Italy – April 02, 2022 – The Irish flag stood tall above the rest on Sunday after Jenny Rankin (IRL) claimed top honors in the €26,750 Grand Prix Qualifier CSI 3* on Saturday during the second of weeks of the Toscana Tour at the Arezzo Equestrian Centre.

Rankin and the 2005 bay Belgian Warmblood mare (Bon Ami x Randel Z) were supreme against eighty-eight other combinations in the 1.45m speed challengy by completing the course flawlessly in 70.80 seconds.

 Despite being over a second slower than the eventual winners, Thibault Philippaerts (BEL) and Aqaba de Leau (Arko III x Burggraaf) were able to hold on to second place backed by a penalty-free performance in 72.06 seconds.

Bart Lips (NED) and Davinci Z (Dutch Capitol Z x Aquilino) registered the third fastest clean run of the contest securing bronze honors in 73.68 seconds.

Final Results – €26,750 Grand Prix Qualifier CSI 3*

1) Jenny Rankin (IRL) & Flower – 0 / 70.80

2) Thibault Philippaerts (BEL) & Aqaba Leau – 0 – 72.06

3) Bart Lips (NED) & Davinci Z – 0 -73.68

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Photo: © Arezzo Equestrian Centre