It was fast and furious in the Airbus Group Masters 1.50m class at the Longines Global Champions Tour of Chantilly last week. A mammoth 22 riders reached the jump-off and it resulted in a high-octane racing finish — not surprising when there was a €15,000 top prize at stake.
Cameron Hanley and Antello Z won it for Ireland with a great dive across the line, but he wasn’t the only one to go all out down the finishing straight. We bring you some of the best photo finishes in pictures.
Don’t miss the full report from the Longines Global Champions Tour of Chantilly in this week’s issue of Horse & Hound magazine (31 July 2014)
Photos courtesy of Stefano Grasso/LGCT
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