Jason Foley and Mister Qerly Z win Stockholm's CSIU25 GP

In Stockholm over the past few days, most attention was naturally focused on the ^9th stage of the Longines Global Champions Tour, but in addition, the Swedish capital also hosted another CSIU25 competition.

The CSIU25 Grand Prix over a height of 1.50m was the closing round on Sunday afternoon, in which Irish rider Jason Foley and the 8-year-old chestnut gelding Mister Qerly Z, a son of Mosito van het Hellehof and For Pleasure who was bred in Germany by CDM GmbH and who is also a grandson of the famous GP mare Narcotique de Muze II, were victorious. Foley and Mister Qerly Z already achieved a ^6th place in the 1.45m opening class on Friday and came out rock-solid during the CSIU25 Grand Prix! In fact, they were the only combination that managed to stay clear in the basic round and thus wrote this GP impressively onto their record of achievements!

Another combination that had a strong weekend in this CSIU25 competition was Belgian rider Sacha Beghuin and his 12-year-old stallion Elcup van Beek II Z, the son of Elvis Ter Putte and Armitage from the breeding farm of Guido Herrijgers. Beghuin and Elcup van Beek II immediately started their competition on Friday with an excellent^2nd place in the 1.45m opening class. In both the^1st and^2nd phases they produced a flawless performance and with a time of 32.82 seconds they only had to beat their compatriot Thibault Philippaerts.

So on Friday they had to settle for the first place of honour, but on Saturday Beghuin and Elcup van Beek II Z were able to take the top prize! In the 1.50m class against the clock, the duo rushed to the finishing line in 65.99 seconds, putting them almost 2 full seconds ahead of the competition. Finally, as icing on the cake, Beghuin and Elcup van Beek II Z also managed to secure a top ranking in the Grand Prix on Sunday. They saw a fault in the first round, but because only Jason Foley and Mister Qerly Z went clear, this performance still earned them a great ^3rd place.