The 17-year-old gelding was in a class of his own, scoring 86.880 to finish well ahead of the field in the FEI Dressage World Cup.

German riders swept the top five placings to the delight of the home crowd in the FEI Grand Prix Freestyle at the Stuttgart German Masters.

Germany’s Isabell Werth steered Bella Rose to victory in the third leg of the FEI Dressage World Cup 2018/2019 Western European League in Stuttgart.