"A dream come true!"

The national 1.30m and 1.35m competitions made for exciting competition tonight. With the knife between her teeth, the fight for Restaurant 't Zusje Prize went to Gina van Dam in the 1.35m. As the first starter in the jump-off, she gave everyone the slip.

"It was exciting though, normally it's nice if I can watch a few riders in the jump-off. But I was confident and went for it," said a very happy Gina van Dam. "It's an honour to be able to ride here, a dream come true, and then also win. That's huge, really cool!" Her partner in crime is Whaloucusalme K Z (by Taloubet Z). "This was only our third 1.35m together and it's super cool that I get the chance to ride this horse." In the jump-off, Gina van Dam faced competition from five other combinations, but no one could improve on her time of 37.60 seconds.

The Restaurant 't Zusje Prize in the 1.30m went to Niek van Wylick and his Halla (by Casall). In the nine-strong jump-off, they delivered a double clear round in the time of 37.11 seconds.