IRISH dressage rider Anna Merveldt and Giovanna Mazza-owned gelding Esporim recorded an impressive fifth place finish in the five-star Grand Prix Special at Munich in Germany with a score of 69.234%.

Victory went to Germany’s Marcus Hermes and ZING Abegglen FH who scored 73.872%, just ahead of Nicolas Wagner (LUX) with Quater Back Junior who finished as runners-up on 73.681%.

Merveldt recently scored two top 10 finishes with Esporim on the pair’s first international outing together at Ornago in Italy.

Source: Horse Sport Ireland press release