Bon Bravour, Andretti and Zhivago were the winning horses at the fourth and final qualifier in the 2010-2011 KWPN/KNHS Stallion Competition. The fourth leg was held in Deurne, The Netherlands, on 12 January 2011.
At L-level Belgian Tom Franckx-Goen won with Bon Bravour, tallying his total to three victories out of four qualifiers. The Painted Black x Chronos offspring scored 8,5 walk, 8 for trot and 9 for conformation. With a total of 79 points, Franckx referred Judith Ribbels on Breezer (by Johnson x Sultan) to a second place (78 points). Emmelie Scholtens and Briljant (by Uphill) ranked third with 76,5 points.
Theo Hanzon and Andretti (by Special D x Sandro Hit) excelled at M-level. The combination scored high with excellent canter work and finished on 86,5 points. Emmelie Scholtens and the temperamental Apache (by UB40 x Krack C) placed second with 82,5 points, while Scholtens "only" ranked third with the 2010 World Young Horse Champion Astrix (by Obelisk x Olivi) with 79,5 points.
Hanzon took home a second trophy by acing the Z-level test with the dark bay Zhivago (by Krack C x Jazz). He scored 83,5 and stayed well ahead of Laurens van Lieren on Wonderboy (by Ramon x Nimmerdor), who got 77,5 points. Arno Pullens and Zardando (by Tango) received 73,5 points from the judges to finish third.
Source: KWPN
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