GERMAN JUMPING AND DRESSAGE DERBY 17-21 May
CSI4/5* German Jumping Derby, Hamburg
CONTINUING their domination of big ring grass grands prix, Germany's Gerrit Nieberg and Ben 431 added the Longines grand prix of Hamburg to their CV with a classy performance.
It had looked for a long time as though we might see a British winner after Ben Maher and Dallas Vegas Batilly set a strong jump-off target, but the Hertfordshire rider had to settle for the runner-up spot for the second week in a row.
A field of 12 came through for the jump-off and from mid-draw, Ben Maher made a