Kevin Staut wins the Prize MS Direct Group

France's Kevin Staut has won the Prize MS Direct Group, a high-class 5* competition at the Longines CSIO St. Gallen. Run over two rounds under Table A against the clock over obstacles up to 150 cm high, the class counted towards the Longines World Ranking and served as a qualifier for the Longines Grand Prix of Switzerland.

Aboard Exquis RB, Staut completed his second round clear in the fastest time of 40.36 seconds. He finished ahead of Canada's Erynn Ballard with Fave d'Authuit, second in 42.03 seconds, and Great Britain's Ben Maher with Maddox vh Haringvliet Z, third in 42.11 seconds. The best of the Swiss was Janika Sprunger, sixth with Aganix's Rose of Light in 47.52 seconds.

Results:

1. Kevin Staut (FRA) – Exquis RB – 0 faults / 40.36 s
2. Erynn Ballard (CAN) – Fave d'Authuit – 0 faults / 42.03 s
3. Ben Maher (GBR) – Maddox vh Haringvliet Z – 0 faults / 42.11 s
4. Niels Bruynseels (BEL) – Credibilis van het Lindenhof Z – 0 faults / 43.66 s
5. Paris Sellon (USA) – Chad Blue PS – 0 faults / 44.57 s
6. Janika Sprunger (SUI) – Aganix's Rose of Light – 0 faults / 47.52 s