Vejer de La Frontera, Spain – January 20, 2025 – A cracking home win in the €28,200 Grand Prix of Vejer de La Frontera CSI 2* finishes off the first week of the Andalucia Pre-Sunshine Tour here at Montenmedio today from Armando Trapote (ESP) and the 10-year-old chestnut gelding, Karl P (Carrera VDL x Burggraaf NV), owned by Yeguada Valbanera S.L.  

First to go in an eight horse jump off, where in the first round time faults had been a deciding factor, Armando set off with determination and jumped a stunning clear that was impossible to match. Their round put the pressure on from the word go in the jump off and they stopped the clock in just 41.89 second, resulting in a win for Spain in the first Longines Ranking  Grand Prix class here at the 2025 Tour.  

He told us: “It was very nice winning,  Karl, he’s a super nice horse he’s very fast,  very competitive.  He’s always very ambitious to win so you need to control him a bit and try to not to interfere so much.” The course:  “I really like the way Marcos Nüñez (the course designer today)  builds —  in a very nice way, very fair for the horses and I’m very happy with the day.”

Armando told us he felt it was super start to the season here, winning the Grand Prix here: “Next week I will jump another horse in the Grand Prix, Conthargo and then I just want to try to build all the horses up to Grand Prix and try to develop them and make ready for the rest of the season.”

In second place was James Whittaker (GBR), the British rider stopped the clock in 42.26 seconds with Just Call Me Henry, who is also 10 years old and by the legendary stallion Argento, famously competed by John Whitaker.

Third place was conquered by Sasha Barthe (SUI) with Broceliande Du Lac’, another 10-year-old who is by ‘Rock’ n Roll Semilly x Persan II’.

Final Results – €28,200 Grand Prix of Vejer de La Frontera CSI 2*

1) Armando Trapote (ESP) & Karl P – 0 / 0 – 41.89

2) James Whitaker (GBR) & Just Call Me Henry – 0 / 0 – 42.26

3) Sasha Barthe (SUI) & Broceliande du Lac – 0 / 0 – 42.73

Source: Press Release (edited) from the Andalucía Sunshine Tour

Photos: © Sunshine Tour / Mackenzie Clark

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