LONGINES LUHMÜHLEN 15-18 June
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Longines Luhmühlen. Germany
LAURA COLLETT and London 52 led from the front to win their third five-star title in superb style and head a British one-two-three.
The pair arrived in Germany as favourites - a label they rose to by delivering a masterclass in all three phases to win on their dressage score of 20.3. They finished ahead of Kitty King and Vendredi Biats, who put the gremlins of recent five-stars to bed by coming second on 27.2, and world champion Yasmin Ingham with Rehy DJ who were third on 27.9.
“He's my horse of a lifetime and I will never sit on another like him,” said Laura, who owns the 14-year-old gelding with Keith Scott and Karen Bartlett. “He's got such a reputation that I don't want to let him down; he deserves to be a multiple fivestar winning horse so I'm glad I've allowed him to be that.”
“Pressure is a privilege,” Laura said earlier this week, admitting with a chuckle
