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Germans establish authority ahead of Dressage team medals finale

Team Germany continued to build up a head of steam when moving to the top of

the Dressage Grand Prix leaderboard at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games today. Two

great rides, from Dorothee Schneider with Showtime and the living legend that

is Isabell Werth with Bella Rose, secured pole position at the end of the

competition which decided the eight best nations that will go through to

Tuesday's medal-decider, the Grand Prix Special in which all teams start from

scratch.

Joining the defending champions will be Great Britain, who finished second

today followed by Denmark, USA, Netherlands, Sweden, Portugal and Spain.

Meanwhile the 18 individuals that have made the cut to Wednesday's Individual

medal decider are also confirmed. The two best from each of the six qualifying

groups - Charlotte Fry and Charlotte Dujardin (GBR), Therese Nilshagen and

Juliette Ramel (SWE), Cathrine Dufour and Carina Cassoe Kruth (DEN), Edward Gal

(NED), Jessica von Bredow-Werndl, Dorothee Schneider and Isabell Werth (GER),

Sabine Schut-Kery and Adrienne Lyle (USA) are through. Also qualified are the

six next-best individuals, Nanna Skodborg Merrald (DEN), Beatriz Ferrer-Salat

(ESP), Hans Peter Minderhoud (NED), Carl Hester (GBR), Rodrigo Torees (POR) and

Steffen Peters (USA).

Top two spots

Denmark's Cassoe Kruth and America's Lyle claimed the top two spots in Group D

when the action resumed this evening, and then Germany's Schneider headed up

Group E after a lovely test.

Solidity

Compatriot Werth headed up the final group of 10 horse-and-athlete combinations

and, last to go tonight, underpinned the solidity of the German challenge. With

her beloved Bella Rose who scored 82.500 she pinned Great Britain's Charlotte

Dujardin and the charming little chestnut gelding Gio into second place in that

group. However both of these ladies look to have a lot more in store for the

coming days. You could feel that rivalry between herself and the evergreen

queen, Werth, filling the air once again tonight.

Rivalry

Werth clearly enjoys the renewed rivalry with her British counterpart because

it feeds her competitive edge. She described the 17-year-old Bella Rose as "my

dream horse and when she's in top shape she is the best.

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