Charlotte Dujardin sets new record on opening night at Olympia
Wednesday 17 December 2014 22:22, UK
Charlotte Dujardin broke her own grand prix world record on the opening night of the London International Horse Show at Olympia.
The reigning Olympic, World and European champion produced a masterful performance on Valegro to take the Reem Acra FEI World Cup grand prix class with a score of 87.460 per cent.
Dujardin eclipsed the combination's previous best of 87.129 per cent at the World Cup final in France earlier this year.
The pair took victory with a seven per cent margin from Holland's Edward Gal, riding Glock's Undercover, with another Dutch combination - Danielle Heijkoop and Siro - in third.
They will be hoping for further success in Wednesday's freestyle to music competition, which saw them post new world record figures of 93.975 per cent at Olympia 12 months ago.
Kauto Star was also back in the limelight as the five-times King George VI Chase winner was ridden by British three-day eventer Laura Collett in a dressage demonstration.
The Clive Smith-owned Kauto Star retired from racing in 2012, but has been retrained in dressage by Collett.
