Press release from Longines Global Champions Tour, edited by World of Showjumping
The Longines Global Champions Tour of Ramatuelle, St. Tropez delivered another unforgettable showdown on Friday afternoon.
In a finish separated by just 0.13 seconds, Ireland’s Ciaran Nallon and Megalon K (Etoulon x Quasimodo Z) stormed to victory with a blistering double clear in 34.77 seconds in the CSI5* 1.50m PremiuMares jump-off class after a breathtaking battle between 16 world-class horse-and-rider combinations.
Germany’s Katrin Eckermann and Iron Dames Cascajall NRW (Casallco x Comme Il Faut) pushed Nallon all the way to eventually finish second in 34.90 seconds, while French hopes were carried onto the podium by Cédric Angot and Gandor du Fief (Upsilon x Corland), who secured third place with a superb clear round in 37.04 seconds.
“If I hadn’t been watching Katrin’s round I don’t think I’d have taken the risk,” Ciaran Nallon of Beerbaum Stables exclaimed whilst preparing for the prize giving. “I’m super proud of our mare, she tried her heart out and with the whistles from hospitality I knew I was in with a chance as I galloped to the last. Taking the win yesterday, and again today… I think under the south of France sun might just be our lucky charm.”