Britain’s Kitty King took the six-year-old title with Alex Wakeley’s Cristal Fontaine, while Piggy French was second with Tom March’s Emerald Jonny. The USA’s Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp and Cooley Moonshine finished third.
Ingrid Klimke headed the seven-year-old Championship with the mare Asha P, while British contender Tom Jackson was runner-up with Milly Simmie, Patricia Davenport and Sarah Webb’s Capels Hollow Drift.
The cross-country courses, designed by Pierre Michelet, for the two classes are renowned for being works of art, and this year was no exception. Here, we take a look at some of the most eye-catching fences combinations tackled…
Fence 2 in both classes: Le jardin de la ville du Lion d’Angers
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Fence 4 (seven-year-olds): Les escargots [meaning snails] de l’Isle Briand
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Le violon du Credit Mutuel, which was jumped in both classes
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Fence 10 (six-year-olds) and fence 12 (seven-year-olds): La ferme extraordinaire de l’Anjou
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Decoration at the above fence
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Fence 16 (six-year-olds) and 18 (seven-year-olds): Le félin Devoucoux
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Not in the course: an immaculate schooling fence
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Fence 19 (six-year-olds) and 22 (seven-year-olds): L’échiquier de l’Atoll
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Fence 17 (six-year-olds) and 19/20 (seven-year-olds): La mine Equithème
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An incredible sculptured obstacle at fence six
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The owl hole, which was not jumped through this year
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A maize-themed open ditch early in the course
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Fence one makes an impression…
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…As does the final fence: Le coeur Mécénat chirugie cardia
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Read the full report from Le Lion d’Angers in this week’s Horse & Hound magazine, out on Thursday 25 October
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Former web features editor, point-to-point editor and digital racing editor
Gemma is an experienced journalist, who was a member of H&H staff from 2014 to September 2025. She is passionate about all equestrian sports, including racing and point-to-pointing. She has enjoyed riding out for top trainers Nicky Henderson and Charlie Appleby and took part in a charity Flat race at Epsom in August 2018. Gemma’s has reported from numerous five-star events around Britain and Europe, as well as European championships.
