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Olympic champion and two superstar Brits top the podium for Britain’s richest ever showjumping prize: ‘I saw Scott Brash’s round and knew I had to go all-in'
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Horse & Hound
Christian Kukuk and Checker 57 have already made a mark on history as the reigning Olympic champions and they added to their legacy when they became the first combination to take back-to-back victories in the Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT) grand prix of London on Sunday 9 August.
Longines Global Champions Tour London: Britain's richest ever showjumping prizeThis year’s edition of the Longines Global Champions Tour London was the richest grand prix ever staged in Britain, with the prize fund doubled to €1million, €250k of which was reserved for the winner.
Just two of these were for Britain — Scott Brash with his European silver medallist Hello Folie and Harry Charles with Ballypatrick Tiberius, who was jumping his first five-star grand prix.
“I wasn’t nervous putting him in this today because, although it’s his first five-star grand prix, what I’ve seen from him at home, I knew he would jump it.
You can read the full report from the Longines Global Champions Tour of London in next week’s Horse & Hound magazine, in the shops Thursday 13 August.