WORLD champions Henrik von Eckermann showed his pure class once again to win last weekend’s fourth leg of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Western European League in Verona, Italy.

He was riding the same horse that carried him to the Olympic team gold 12 months ago and double gold in Herning earlier this year, the 12-year-old King Edward who was also the guest of honour at von Eckermann’s marriage to Swiss show jumper Janika Sprunger last month.