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23:01 GMT, Saturday, 29 August 2009 00:01 UK

Dutch claim dressage clean sweep

EUROPEAN SHOWJUMPING & DRESSAGE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Venue: Windsor Castle Date: 25-30 August
Coverage: Live on BBC Two, the red button and the BBC Sport website (UK only) Full coverage details


Edward Gal

Dutch riders swept the board in the grand prix freestyle dressage at the European Championships as Edward Gal re-wrote the record books to win.

Riding Moorlands Totilas, he scored 90.75% to break the world freestyle record of 89.40% he set on the same horse at Hickstead last month.

Individual gold medal winner Adelinde Cornelissen was second, with Anky van Grunsven completing a Dutch treble.

In addition to Gal and Cornelissen's wins the Dutch also won the team gold.

Great Britain's Laura Bechtolsheimer was just outside the medals in fourth place on Mistral Hojris.

Emma Hindle came eighth on Lancet, and Carl Hester, riding Liebling II, was 10th.

The championships at Windsor end on Sunday with the individual showjumping final.

Ben Maher on Robin Hood W is a strong medal hope for the home team, currently lying second.




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