Cathrine Dufour stars in Gothenburg World Cup Dressage

Ahead of the Longines Fei World Cup showjumping Grand Prix in Gothemburg, the Dressage Freestyle event took place on Friday and registered a sensational epilogue. Cathrine Dufour and Cassidy triumphed, setting a new high score in beating world No. 3 Isabell Werth, second atop of Westfahlen Emilio (Ehrenpreis). Swedish Olympian Patrik Kittel on Delaunay OLD (Dr. Doolittle) ended third on 83.615 per cent, also a personal best. 
The Danish Olympic combination scored 88.200 per cent for the victory thanks to a flawless freestyle which was welcomed with a roar of acclamation at the Area, while Isabell and Emilio made a mistake in the two-tempi changes and were awarded a score of 85.380 per cent for second place.
Full results: http://www.longinestiming.com/#!/equestrian/2018/1453/html/en/longinestiming/resultlist_D2.html
Thanks to the 20 points earned in Gothemburg, the 26-year-old Catherine jumped to the 12th spot in the Overall World Cup ranking. Sweden’s Kittel is still on top with 74 points followed by Germany’s Dorothee Schneider with 72.
Third is Jessica von Bredow-Werndl (GER) with 59 points. Here is the situation behind her:
4th Daniel Bachmann-Andersen DEN 54
4th Tinne Vilhelmsson-Silfvèn SWE 54
6th Belinda Weinbauer AUT 53
6th Emile Faurie GBR 53
8th Fabienne Lutkemeier GER 50
8th Madelein Witte-Vrees NED 50
10th Morgan Barbançon – Mestre ESP 43
12th Cathrin Dufour DEN 40 
Full rankings: http://results.hippodata.de/2018/1453/docs/fei_world_cup_dressage_wel_af…
At this stage the young Dufour would likely not be invited to Paris, but there is one qualifier left to hope to go through, during the Dutch Master indoor in ‘s-Hertongebosch Netherlands in two weeks.
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Photo:  FEI World Cup™ Dressage Gšteborg
Winners Catherine Dufour (DEN) – Atterupgaards Cassidy
Photo FEI/Arnd Bronkhorst