Marcus Ehning wins Rio winning round

Marcus Ehning and Sabrina 327.
By Lulu Kyriacou

Germany's Marcus Ehning claimed the second day's top prize of €31,250 by winning the Prix Bradesco top score with Sabrina 327

The best 20% from the first round, in which the field included national as well as international riders, went through to the jump-off held later in the evening. However, Ellen Whitaker, one of the 14 through to the jump-off was taken ill and had to withdraw. 

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Phillip Weishaupt set the early standard of 49.95 seconds with Souvenir 29, and Ireland's Billy Twomey (Tinka's Serenade) was first to get past the German combination by two tenths of a second.

France's Roger-Yves Bost followed with Nifrane de Kreisker, taking a stride out to the last, he took almost one second from Billy's time. But even this still wasn't good enough to take the class. 

Marcus Ehning was last to jump with his Sandro Boy daughter Sabrina and after a daring turn to the second last, he came home nearly a third of a second quicker than the Frenchman. 

"My mare is fast, but I was also lucky to be last to go so I could see a few jump first," said Marcus, who headed a line-up in which the top four were mares. "I didn't get the best stride into five but she took care of it and I could not be happier with her. She is very sensitive and, like all women, never easy, but I think I have found the way with her now!.”

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