Release date: 26/07/2011 |    

The Snake and Ladders game continues as the ranking yet again changes after Australian Edwina Alexander won the GCT Grand Prix in Chantilly.

Edwina commented on her new position on the GCT Ranking at the press conference directly following the success in the Grand Prix in Chantilly France, "I was quite far behind Ludger. Now, I’m not that far ahead and so much can happen. I am happy to be where I am, and I hope I can stay there. I am just going to take it as it comes."

Ludger did not obtain any points in Chantilly with Edwina taking the full 40 points for the win moving up from previous 6th position relocating the German rider to 2nd place.

Luciana moved up the ladder from 8th position due to her second placing in the Grand Prix of Chantilly where she eaned 37 extra ranking points pushing her to 3rd. This forced Alvaro de Miranda Neto (Doda) and Rolf-Goran Bengtsson down the list.

Doda elected to start AD Norson in the Grand Prix.  With a total of 12 penalties over the two rounds he finished in 16th place and collected 21 points to add to his ranking tally.  He now sits in 4th posiiton on the GCT ranking.

Rolf-Goran competed in Chantilly on Quintero La Silla collecting 12 penalties in the first round and did not go through to the second round or collect any points at this leg of the tour.

1. Edwina Alexander    AUS                          195

2. Ludger Beebaum     GER                           186.50

3. Luciana Diniz          POR                          186

4. Alvaro de Mirand Neto    BRA                   144

5. Rolf-Goran Bengtsson    SWE                   142

6. Denis Lynch           IRL                             141

7. Christian Ahlmann    GER                         135

8. Billy Twomey          IRL                             124

=9. Pius Schwizer    SUI                              120

=9. Marco Kutscher  GER                             120

Many of the top FEI ranked riders will be making their way to the home turf of the GCT founder, Jan Tops.

The season has three more legs of the tour to run and of the top 10 ranked riders it is anyones game as to 'who will take what' share of the million euro bonus offered to the top 18 riders at the end of the series.

Photo Credit: Stefano Grasso/GCT