Show jumping legends Whitaker and Ehning thrilled the crowds in dramatic GCL Hamburg

Show jumping's most iconic duo of John Whitaker and Marcus Ehning rode to the top for Valkenswaard United in a drama-filled GCL of Hamburg. Holding off enormous pressure to sail to the team’s first win of the season and beat Madrid In Motion’s Jack Whitaker and Mark McAuley by over 3 seconds.

All three teams on the podium finished with just a single rail down over the two days of jumping as Cannes Stars duo Johnny Pals and Jens Baackmann collected their second third-place podium of the 2022 season in a nail-biting showdown, keeping the packed grandstand on the edge of their seats.

John Whitaker laughed: "I was just trying to think positive and jump clear. Marcus had a really unlucky fault but you have to keep fighting and my horse is on form and I rode it quite good. It’s good for the team, we needed this boost."

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