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The final of the International Amateur Competition, with a total price winning money of 25’000 Swiss Francs, was won by a Scot, followed by three Swiss.

25 years old Jason Smith took the lead with his Hanoverian mare Gleen Love in the jump-off with seven obstacles. The Swiss Salome Lüdi, Bryan Balsiger and Thomas Buholzer finished on the places of honour. Smith had a perfect round and as last rider in the jump-off he was nearly a second faster than Salome Lüdi, who had the lead before. The Scot is working as a trainer since half a year in the sport stables of Tina Pol in Steinhausen. Before that, he got experience during three years as a trainer for Pius Schwizer in Oensingen and for Andrea Sigrist Murphy and Kevin Murphy in Root, in the canton Lucerne.

Tina Pol bought the fast horse four years ago and was pleased with the success of our part-time employee. Jason, who speaks the German language very good, makes a harmonizing team with his colleague, the Slovakian rider Bronislav Chudyba. For the favourite rider Iris Gautschi, the final was disappointing. In the first days in Basel she had two double victories. In the final the 24 years old rider from the canton Zürich had 16 points for her mistakes in the initial course with Naiade d'Auvers.

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Source: CSI Basel