IRELAND’s Dane Rawlins’ 14th-place finish in the FEI World Cup Dressage Grand Prix class at London Olympia CDI-W on Monday meant that he booked his place for the FEI World Cup Dressage Freestyle at Olympia 24 hours later. Riding Espoire, he recorded a score of 66.00%. Rawlins is only the second Irish rider to qualify for the Olympia FEI World Cup Dressage Grand Prix Kür (Freestyle to Music).

In 2014, Kildare’s Judy Reynolds (Vancouver K) was the first Irish rider to qualify for the Olympia Western European League FEI World Cup Dressage Grand Prix Kür (Freestyle to Music) qualifier.

The FEI World Cup Grand Prix was won by Britain’s Charlotte Dujardin scoring 81.553% with Mount St John Freestyle. Her trainer Carl Hester placed second with Hawkins Delicato on a 75.789% total. Charlotte Fry made it an all-British podium scoring 75.368% with Everdale for third.