THE first FEI week of the 2023 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) season ended with the CHF37,000 CaptiveOne Advisors 1.50m Classic in the international Ring last Sunday with Lebanon’s Jad Dana aboard After Eight emerging as winners.

Nick Granat (USA) designed a tricky 12-obstacle course with a time allowed of 72 seconds. Fifty-nine riders vied for a clear round to take them into the jump-off. Only 10 pairs managed to make it to the second round. In the end, it was Dana, (27), and his super mare, After Eight, a 2010 Swedish Warmblood (Diarado x Cardento), owned by Springhill Farm with the quickest time of 37.70 seconds. Right behind Dana (28) came Cork international rider Shane Sweetnam and Out Of The Blue SCF in 39.58 seconds for owner Spy Coast Farm.