It was an overwhelming victory for Gudrun Patteet in the Longines Grand Prix of the CSI5 * A Coruña. Her speed on Sea Coast Pebbles Z in the jumpoff left the other participants no choice but to risk it all, but no one could better the 40.65 seconds achieved by the Belgian, who went back up to the top of the podium of Casas Novas after winning the Longines Trophy in the summer edition 4* in 2016. In the victory gallop she was accompanied by her compatriot Dominique Hendrickx, second, and Menéndez Mieres, third.
Twelve pairs made it to the jump off without penalty at the end of the first round of the 38 participants. Among them were three Spanish riders: Gerardo Menéndez Mieres on Costello DC, Julio Arias on Reggae du Tillard, and Eduardo Álvarez Aznar on Seringat. The group also included Robert Olivier on Eros who, after winning the Massimo Dutti Trophy yesterday, fought it out for the leading award again. A knockdown in the last obstacle prevented the Frenchman from taking a place on the podium, with 41.39 seconds on the clock, pushing him into the fourth position.
The Belgian Hendrickx was the first to tackle the track on Kannabis van de Bucxtale, and he did it without fault and stopping the clock at 43.07. It was not until Patteet, the fourth participant, when there was another clear round, and Menendez Mieres immediately afterwards battled it out for the top place with a good performance, but not fast enough to defeat the winning time.