With 82.568%, Carl Hester and Uthopia (Metall x Odelia sport(dr) by Inspekteur) may well have done enough to secure Gold for Britain.
An expressive and error-free test for the KWPN stallion (Approved AES) with only the walk showing a little weakness scoring 6 and 6.5 in an otherwise 8 and 9 dominated score card. The judges were unanimous that the extended trot deserved a 10.
Earlier on this morning, Isabell Werth and El Santo (Ehrentusch x Rythme stPr by Rhythmus) posted a score of 75.213%, with the piaffe letting her badly down, scoring some 4′s and 5′s for these movements.
Werth currently occupies 3rd spot behind Team GB’s Carl Hester and Charlotte Dujardin on the impressive Valegro (Negro x Maifleur keur by Gershwin)
With just the last two riders to go for Germany and Team GB, it will be a head to head battle between Laura and Mistral Hojris and the mightly Totilas and Alexander Rath.