The victory came aboard Chaplin, “the horse of my heart!” while Harrie Smolders and Jens Fredricson complete the podium.

A day-one thriller of a class saw the Swiss rider win aboard Chaplin; Sandy Lupton's Count Me In was third for Conor Swail (IRL).

The second leg of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ 2021/2022 Western European League was an edge-of-the-seat thriller.