For Yuri Mansur, the Gemeente 's-Hertogenbosch Prize took on a special significance. The Brazilian top rider secured his very first victory at The Dutch Masters with the ten-year-old Glinka de la Treille, fulfilling a long-held wish.

With a fast and convincing round, Mansur stayed ahead of the competition in this international class. After several strong results in Den Bosch, only that one victory was missing from his record. Until now.

"Glinka de la Treille felt truly amazing today," Mansur said contentedly. "She's still relatively inexperienced, but showed today that she's ready for the bigger classes. That gives me a lot of confidence for the Audi Prize tomorrow."

Dutch Brazilian
For Mansur, The Dutch Masters also feels like a home competition. "I live not far from here and I always enjoy coming. I've already achieved many good results here, but that victory was still missing. That makes this extra special. And judging by the reactions from the crowd, they now see me here as a bit of a Dutch-Brazilian," he laughs.

American rider Lilie Keenan rode Emerlon to second place, while Thibeau Spits with Gin Flip de Muze Z completed the podium for Belgium.

Behind them followed a strong Dutch contingent with Hessel Hoekstra and Stargos VDL in fourth place and Bas Moerings with Kivinia in fifth.

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