28 July '25
Silver for Contagio Z son Coby 8 in the CSI3* Grand Prix of Dinard
/
Studbook
© Sportfot
While people in Britain were able to enjoy The All England Jumping Course in Hickstead last weekend, a five-star competition also took place in France with Jumping International de Dinard, known for its pink look. However, in addition to the five-star competition, Dinard's grass arena also saw jumping at three-star level and the CSI3* Grand Prix featured a leading role for a progeny of one of our Zangersheide stallions.
The CSI3* Grand Prix over a height of 1.50m was the opener of the final day on Sunday morning and brought a total of fifty combinations to the start. Of those fifty combinations, nineteen managed to complete the basic round by course designer Jean-François Morand and his team and thus qualify for the jump-off. One of those barragists was German rider Philipp Weishaupt and his 15-year-old gelding Coby 8, a son of our grey stallion Contagio Z and Escudo I who was bred in Germany by Jürgen Geffken and with whom Weishaupt also managed to finish 9th during the opening day on Thursday. Weishaupt and Coby 8 also managed to run flawlessly in the jump-off and with a finishing time of 43.59 seconds they secured a brilliant2nd place.
Within that three-star competition at Dinard, however, there was also a blue/yellow victory to note and that was provided by French rider Alix Ragot and the 10-year-old mare Serafina Dbh Z, a daughter Stakkato Gold and Ramiro Z bred by De Bruyn. Ragot and Serafina Dbh Z made a first appearance on Friday when they finished 6th in the 1.40m class, but held their own in the 1.45m class on Saturday. The duo stayed clear in the first round and were among the 14 combinations that managed to advance to the jump-off. In it, they rushed to the finish in 39.69 seconds, beating the competition by thirteen hundredths of a second.
Another notable name in Dinard was that of the 18-year-old stallion Dior Ter Klomp Z, a breeding product of Monique Hendrickx who combined the blood of Diamant de Semilly with that of Corofino I. Dior Ter Klomp Z has been a combination with Frenchwoman Alice Vancrayelynche for several years and together they managed to jump into the prizes twice last weekend. During the opening day on Thursday, they immediately started their competition with a great2nd place in the 1.40m class, while on Saturday they confirmed this good form with a 10th place in the 1.45m class.
Furthermore, Vancrayelynghe's compatriot Julien Gonin also managed to place twice with the 10-year-old stallion Eight Wonder XXX Z, a son of Emerald van 't Ruytershof and Tornedo FCS bred by Francesca Rossetto - Elevage Des 4 Events. Gonin and Eigh Wonder XXX Z were immediately good for 8th place in the 1.45m class on Thursday, while a day later they secured another 6th place in the 1.50m class.
Finally, in the 1.40m class on Thursday, we saw a second Z-horse in the top 10 of the standings thanks to French rider Hugo Breul and the 9-year-old stallion Kiekeboe Picobello Z, a son of Kannan and Indoctro from the Ruant family breeding farm of Picobello Horses. Breul and Kiekeboe Picobello Z did not make a mistake in this class against the clock, which also earned them 6th place in the standings.