Belgian rider Gregory Wathelet has won the 8th round of the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping 2011/2012 series in Mechelen, Belgium riding Copin van de Broy.
Wathelet won ahead of second placegetter French rider Kevin Staut riding Silvana HDC, Rik Hemeryck from Belgium riding Quarco de Kerambars who finished third and German Hans-Dieter Dreher riding Magnus Romeo who finished in fourth place.
With only four more qualifiers remaining before the finals at ‘s-Hertogenbosch (NED) the standings after Round 8 at Mechelen (BEL) are as follows
1. Rolf-Goran Bengtsson SWE – 71
2. Denis Lynch IRL – 54
3. Kevin Staut FRA – 53
4. Steve Guerdat SUI – 51
5. Nick Skelton GBR – 48
6. Scott Brash GBR – 43
7. Patrice Deleveau FRA – 42
8. Emilie Martinsen DEN – 41
9. Pius Schwizer SUI – 40
10. Harrie Smolders NED – 34
11. Dermott Lennon IRL – 30
11. Ludger Beerbaum GER – 30
13. Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum GER – 28
14. Marco Kutscher GER – 27
15. Luciana Diniz POR – 26
15. Maikel van der Vleuten NED – 26
17. Janika Sprunger SUI – 23
17. Malin Baryard-Johnsson SWE – 23
19. Manuel Anon Suarez ESP – 22
19. Michel Robert FRA – 22
19. Philipp Weishaupt GER – 22
Gregory Wathelet on Copin van de Broy receiving a Rolex watch from Philippe De Baets, Managing Director of Rolex Benelux. Photo: FEI / Dirk Caremans