Glamourdale and Lottie Fry winner of World Cup Grand Prix today in Basel - photo: screenshot/Clipmyhorse

With today´s “preliminary round” for the World Cup final, the picture of the 2025 World Cup winner became pretty clear. Lottie and Glamourdale are in a league of their own for this years final, and today they proved it with a score of 77,152% with 2nd placed Isabell Werth and DSP Quantaz with 74,848%.

No technical issues for Lottie and Glamourdale but from the side line the final top harmoni for the piaffe tours were missing a bit as Glamourdale looked a bit stallion like for the aides today. Only one judges rewarded the extended canter with clear 10 while the other 4 judges only saw it for 9! This was defenitely for a BIG 10! They are clearly on a winning strike.

Total Hope OLD and Isabel Freese showed a solid performance exept the entering halt which was everything else but halt, and the walk tour was also missing more control, as Freese mostly now also has this under control. They look like a contender for the podium tomorrow. Unfortunately American judge did not see the issues for the walk today as he gave 8 for extended walk and 7,5 for collected.

Maxima Bella and Sandra Sysojeva keep improving and this also brings them into top placement today, and they will definitely be one of the contenders for a podium spot after the freestyle tomorrow. They have an outstanding freestyle if they are able to performe without technical issues.

Eventhough Werth was at the podium today, something was just not correct. From the judges the placement was 3 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 4.

For those who follow H2R running comments, this was what I actually saw during Quantaz and Werth performance.

Bit open halt, clearly not balanced diagonal, missing more let go for half passes, good halt with rein back, bit unbalanced diagonal, good into passage, bit unbalanced piaffe, ok transitions, unbalanced walk tour, good into passage, good into piaffe, ok piaffe, missing flow out, good into canter, good 2 times, good extended canter, good change, bit ubalanced zigzag, ok 1 times, good pirouettes, good into trot, not balanced diagonal, good passage, good into piaffe, good piaffe, good passage, nice halt.

Gotilas de Feuillard and Corentin Pottier showed a harmonius performance without any technical issues. Easy, effortless, steady light well balanced contact, Personal Best performance with 74,283%.

Before today´s Grand Prix H2R made a prediction for the final with Glamourdale, Quantaz and Forever Young. This prediction will instead be Glamourdale, Total Hope and Maxima Bella. Let´s see tomorrow - start list: https://www.longinestiming.com/equestrian/2025/the-fei-world-cup-finals-basel-basel/startlist_D12.html

Today´s results: https://www.longinestiming.com/equestrian/2025/the-fei-world-cup-finals-basel-basel/resultlist_D07.html