In a class with more than 80 competitors, it was young Niels Bulthuis who claimed the win in the 1.40m class at CSI2* Opglabbeek aboard the experienced Freebird (Lupicor x Paqo Fontaines, breeder A. Alberts from Maartensdijk). The fifteen-year-old Lupicor son, who was born as Zwiep des Fontaines, has been competing in the iinternational sport for years and has achieved success with Albert Voorn and others.