Top five placings for Pandora Boy Z and Clinto T Z in the CSI4* GP of El Jadida

In Morocco, the three-week Morocco Royal Tour concluded last weekend with a four-star competition in El Jadida. Although there were no blue/yellow podiums in the CSI4* Grand Prix this time, we did once again see two Zangersheide horses in the top five of the standings.

The best performance in this came from 11-year-old grey gelding Pandora Boy Z, ridden by young Brazilian rider Luiz Felipe Neto de Azevedo. Pandora Boy Z is an offspring of Presley Boy combined with Latano I and was bred in Belgium by Luc Heye. Felipe Neto de Azevedo and Pandora Boy Z managed to join the eight combinations that managed to clear the technical basic round by course builder Uliano Vezzani and his team, securing their place in the jump-off. In the decisive round, the duo also set a great time in 42.05 seconds, but a single jumping fault ultimately kept them in ^4th place.

Also in the top five we saw Belgian rider Celine Schoonbroodt de Azevedo and also the mother of Luiz Felipe Neto de Azevedo. She rode the 13-year-old grey gelding Clinto T Z, a son of Clintissimo Z and Indoctro from the breeding farm of Rudi Tans. With a time of 42.76 seconds and one bar in the jump-off, this duo eventually finished in a handsome ^5th place.

Furthermore, Belgian rider Thomas de Wit had a successful weekend, managing to jump into the picture with two of his home-bred Z-horses. In the 1.50m class on Sunday, he managed to reach the podium with the 9-year-old stallion Ecuador Dw Z, a son of El Torreo de Muze and Quasimodo van de Molendreef. De Wit and Ecuador Dw Z were one of five combinations in the jump-off and secured an excellent ^3rd place with a time of 35.26 seconds.

De Wit also jumped into the prizes three times with the 9-year-old grey mare Ice Twin Girl Dw Z, a daughter of I'M Special de Muze out of Wandor van de Mispelaere. After already finishing ^14th and ^7th in the 1.40m classes on Thursday and Friday, De Wit and Ice Twin Girl Dw Z experienced their highlight on Saturday with a strong ^4th place in the 1.45m class.