Chloe Field and Tess De Jalesnes won the $15,000 Turkish Airlines 1.40m Jumper Time First Jump-Off class on the final day of the Palm Beach Open, part of the Palm Beach Masters Series, held on the picturesque grounds of Deeridge Farm in Wellington, FL.

Field and Tess Du Jalness, a chestnut mare by Baloubet Du Rouet and owned by Hidden Brook Farm, were last to go in the jump-off, where riders were given the option of staying in the ring to immediately jump-off or waiting until the end of the first round. Field opted to wait, with a very good result, a clear round in the winning time of 39.173 seconds.

Olympic and World Cup veteran Mario Deslauriers aboard his Jamaica Van Paemel had opted to stay in the ring and complete the second round. They jumped penalty free in a time of 39.196 to lead the class until the very last when Field bested his tie by 2/100 of a second to take the win.

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