Steve Guerdat & Lucky Fauntleroy are Foot Perfect in the Geolastic Small Grand Prix CSI 4*

By Jumper News on 2024-02-18

Vejer de La Frontera, Spain – February 17, 2024 – Steve Guerdat (SUI) is no stranger to the top of the podium nor the Sunshine Tour, he is currently ranked number three in the world and on Saturday showed his class in the Small Tour, €29,400 Geolastic Small Grand Prix CSI 4* with the nine year old, Lucky Fauntleroy, who is by (Lord Fauntleroy x Comme Il Faut).

Third to go in the 16 horse jump off, he laid down the gauntlet when he rode a textbook round, with a superb turn into the penultimate jump, that many would try to emulate. Steve stopped the clock in 36.28 seconds and the rest of the field were left to chase this superb performance.

Two Dutch riders really stepped up to the mark, the first was Henk Van de Pol (NED) with No Fathers Girl, who was a smidgen behind Steve, finishing in a time of 36.97 seconds and taking a well deserved second place. In third place, it was Kars Bonhof (NED) with Ivoor TN, with a great round and still just under a second slower than the winner.

The final placings went to German rider, Kendra Claricia Brinkop (GER) with Ma Belle and Spanish, Mariano Martínez Bastida (ESP) with Quark de Preuilly Z. The Small GP was kindly sponsored by Geolastic, the leading Spanish firm in construction and maintenance of equestrian surfaces. Guillermo González Eguinoa, the CEO of Geolastic gave out the prizes.

Final Results – €29,400 Geolastic Small Grand Prix CSI 4*

1) Steve Guerdat (SUI) & Lucky Fauntleroy – 0 / 0 – 36.28

2) Henk Van de Pol (NED) & No Fathers Girl – 0 / 0 – 36.97

3) Kars Bonhof (NED) & Ivoor TN – 0 / 0 – 37.21

Full results

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Source: Press Release from the Andalucía Sunshine Tour