Frederic Wandres won the Grand Prix of the Cdio 5* from Compiègne with his Olympic Bluetooth. Rewarded with an average of 75.696%, all the more significant in view of the requirement of the judges, the couple allowed Germany to win in the Nations Cup of which this test was the support. The Germanic preceded the surprising Portuguese as well as the Netherlands team. For France, the day was more difficult, Pauline Basquin having recorded the best three -color score of the day with 69.413% and the team having finished sixth.
Today, in Compiègne, there were Frederic Wandres and the others. Sacred Olympic team champion last summer in Paris with the same Bluetooth, the native of Kehl, a city located just on the Franco-German border, recorded more than three percentage points in advance on the competition. Engaged in competition for the first time since the CDI-W of Basel, in January, his son of Bordeaux appeared much more in shape than during the Swiss event. Seeming to have progressed in his way of carrying himself, the bai of fifteen allowed his rider to present a serene and without false note. Not disturbed the least in the world by the loss of involuntary reins of his rider in the entrance cessation, Bluetooth notably collected good grades for his rhythm piaffers and marked by a good lowering of the hips, despite a slight asymmetry in the gesture of his hinders. The German duo came out of the track with an average of 75.696%, all the more significant since the judges were very demanding throughout the day.
From Hagen’s CDI 3*, started ten days ago, many observers note a change of direction in judgment, officials striving to be more strict with criteria such as the quality of contact and connection, and to sanction all technical shortcomings more severely. This Saturday, in Compiègne, they did not hesitate to eliminate two horses for repeated defenses, and have not allocated an average of more than 70% – meaning that the work presented is satisfactory – at three couples. Among them, Frederic Wandres and Bluetooth obviously, but also Matthias Alexander Rath and Destacado, valued at 71.239%. Not released in international competition between May 2024 and March 2025, in particular due to a small injury from the Alezan, the duo also seemed to have progressed, especially in the work gathered, even if the piaffers of the stallion do not yet seem completely successful. Ouper of the German team at the end of the morning, Raphael Netz had alternated the good and the bad for his first appearance in CDIO 5*. Having bet on Dieudonne, who had never participated in an international outdoor competition, the twenty-six-year-old rider had to deal with a defense of his son of Dante Weltino in the backlight, sanctioned as it should be by the judges, and the passed not also cost very dear to the duo. Being able to count on other strengths, both left the track with 68.587%, while the 66.435% of Carina Scholz and Blue outside Veneziano were erased. It was with a total of 215.522 points that the Germans finally won for the first time in Compiègne.
-Not necessarily expected on the podium at first glance, the Portuguese team has risen very beautifully, totaling 209,152 points. Associated with the powerful hit plus, the only not completely iberic horse in the Auriverde collective, and with Lirio MVL, Maria Caetano and João Miguel Torrao ranked four and fifth individually with their scores of 69.978% and 69.848%. As for Rita Ralao Duarte, it was evaluated at 69.326%, synonyms of eighth place with Irao. Gray is a FIS of Oxalis da Meia Lua, who had taken part in the Hong-Kong Olympics in 2008 with Miguel Ralão Duarte, Rita’s father. Led by the good performance of Marlies Van Baalen and Habibi DVB, which shone by their rate and ranked second individually with 72.522%, the Netherlands completed the podium of the Nations Cup. Thanks to the performances of Jonna Schelstraete and Marie-José Calis, associated with Ironman (69.391%) and Limited Edition (65.87%), the Bataves totaled 207,783 points.
For France, the day was more difficult. Third last year, the Blues had this time had to be satisfied with sixth place in the absence in particular of Corentin Pottier, fourth in the last final of the World Cup, which no longer wishes to compete in the France team, as he entrusted to issue 165 of Grand Prix. Logically, the best performance of the collective was the work of Pauline Basquin, but the squire of the black frame only collected 69.413% with its Sermius de Rima*Ifce. In addition to a fault in the foot changes in time, usual for them, both also delivered a bad transition from the step by the way. “The start of recovery was very good, then Sermia contracted in the gathered step”analyzed Pauline Basquin. “The rest was a little complicated, especially in the piaffers where he goes up his head, which complicates the outings. He also took me quite strong in the foot changes to time, the pirouette on the right and at the exit of the last piaffer, which cost me points. I don’t really know how to explain these faults.” With their scores of 67.587% and 65.348%, following covers without major faults but punctuated by some instabilities, Alexandre Ayache and Bernard Bosseaux brought the Total Tricolor to 202.348 points Holmevangs Jolene and Rilkadora. The 64.37% of Caroline Godin and Querida de Hus did not count.
Individual results
Team results
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