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Charlotte Dujardin pulls out of World Cup Final as Becky Moody carries British hopes

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    • Charlotte Dujardin has withdrawn from the 2026 FEI Dressage World Cup Final in Fort Worth, Texas (8-12 April).

    Charlotte had secured one of two additional starting places at the competition after title defender Lottie Fry declined her automatic spot. Justin Verboomen, Isabell Werth, Larissa Pauluis and Marieke van der Putten had also all turned down their qualification spots.

    Charlotte qualified under FEI rules as the highest-ranked rider on the dressage world ranking list who had competed in at least two qualifiers but had not already qualified through the western European league. She had contested two qualifiers with Alive And Kicking, finishing fifth in London and sixth in Amsterdam.

    Her withdrawal is one of several across the World Cup Finals as a whole; in the showjumping, Germany’s Philipp Schulze Topphoff and Latvia’s Kristaps Neretnieks have also pulled out. Germany’s Raphael Netz will no longer be riding Great Escape Camelot, but instead his reserve ride, Sonja Kristina Krall’s 13-year-old stallion DSP Dieudonne.

    As the definite entries deadline has passed, Charlotte’s place will not be reallocated, and there will be 17 combinations competing.

    The final field in Fort Worth will be headed by Becky Moody, who will be the sole British dressage representative.

    Riding Jagerbomb, she will enter as favourite to take the crown, having posted the highest average qualifying score among those travelling, after a campaign in which they came second in London and Lyon and third in Amsterdam.

    The 2024 champion Patrik Kittel with Touchdown and home favourite Christian Simonson with Indian Rock are among those expected to challenge.

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    Oscar Williams
    Oscar Williams

    H&H dressage and sport horse editor, and sports manager
    Oscar joined Horse & Hound in October 2023 and is the magazine’s dressage editor and sports manager, overseeing coverage of equestrian sport. After studying equine science at Myerscough College, he spent four years working for leading dressage rider Emile Faurie, competing at the 2015 National Dressage Championships and travelling with the yard to CDIs including Aachen and Saumur. He holds a master’s degree in Literature from York St John University (2021).
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