25 June '24
Make My Day Z du Gevres wins the final class in Paris
© Longines Global Champions Tour
Besides the third and final qualifying competition of the Longines League of Nations in Rotterdam, another stage of the Longines Global Champions Tour was on the programme last weekend and more specifically in the French capital Paris. On Sunday, the CSI5* competition there was concluded with the 1.55m UAE President Cup Challenge and in it, it was French rider Marc Dilasser who took the overall win with the 9-year-old mare Make My Day Z du Gevres, a daughter of Mylord Carthago and Ukato bred in the Netherlands by Jan Sips and Martijn Cerpentier. Dilasser and Make My Day Z du Gevres, also good for 5th place on Friday, were one of the five combinations to clear the basic round run by French track builder Grégory Bodo and his team, securing a place in the jump-off. In that jump-off, they were the only combination that managed to deliver another flawless round and so they got to write this final class on their record!
Marc Dilasser: "It is insane to win in front of a French audience and the Longines Global Champions Tour of Paris is simply one of the best shows in France! This was only the first big 5* class for Make My Day Z and I am so proud of her."
The day before, the LGCT Grand Prix was held in the French capital, where US rider Spencer Smith managed to secure a top 5 ranking with the 11-year-old grey gelding Keeneland, a son of Carmena Z and Quattro B, who was born as Cadeau Z to his Dutch breeder Anja Aerts. In a jump-off for which only 4 out of 35 combinations managed to qualify, Smith and Keeneland saw a fault on the way and this performance earned them a 4th place in the standings.
Finally, on the opening day on Friday, French rider Julien Anquetin then managed to jump to a podium place with the 11-year-old grey gelding Z Ice Cube Z, a son of Zacharov TN and Casco bred in the Netherlands by P.J. Amendt. During the first round of the Global Champions League over a height of 1.55m, Anquetin and Z Ice Cube Z managed a clear round, which was ultimately good for 3rd place in the individual standings.