Doha, Qatar – March 02, 2024 – Gerfried Puck (AUT) was powred to victory by Idiaal Special H.J. in the €105,500 Grand Prix of Doha CSI 3* last Saturday during the first leg of the 2024 Longines Global Champions Tour CSI 5* & CSI 3* at the stunning Al Shaqab in the Qatari capital.

The 1.50m jump-off challenge was contested by 33 combinations and 10 of them managed to leave all the poles up and complete the first round within the time allowed of 71 seconds, thus advancing to the tiebreaker. In the end, it was the Austrian and the 11-year-old Royal Dutch Sport Horse – Dutch Warmblood (Falaise de Muze x Carinjo) who prevailed by registering their second flawless peformance in 35.25 seconds.

It was a highly contested class with great riders from many countries and the number-one ranked rider in the world came the closest to the eventual winners. Henrik von Eckerman (SWE) and Fufu Z matched the clean scorecard of the winning duo, finishing second due to their final time of 35.89 seconds.

Antoine Ermann (FRA) and Extraterrestre’jac rounded out the top three backed by a foot-perfect jump-off round in 36.33 seconds.

Final Results – €105,500 Grand Prix of Doha CSI 3*

1) Gerfried Puck (AUT) & Idiaal Special H.J. – 0 / 0 – 35.25

2) Henrik von Eckerman (SWE) & Fufu Z – 0 / 0 – 35.89

3) Antoine Ermann (FRA) & Extraterrestre’jac – 0 / 0 – 36.33

Source: Longines Global Champions Tour

Photos: © LGCT / Stefano Grasso

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