{"id":49004,"date":"2026-05-03T19:12:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T17:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/?p=49004"},"modified":"2026-05-03T19:33:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T17:33:18","slug":"philippaerts-lgct-shanghai-2026-victoire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/en\/news\/2026\/05\/03\/philippaerts-lgct-shanghai-2026-victoire\/","title":{"rendered":"Philippaerts flips the script in Shanghai: first in, last man standing"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Partir en premier dans un barrage \u00e0 19 ? En th\u00e9orie, c\u2019est se tirer une balle dans le pied. En pratique, Nicola Philippaerts<\/strong> en a fait une d\u00e9monstration inverse. Dans un Grand Prix LGCT de Shanghai sous haute tension, le Belge a retourn\u00e9 la table avec Katanga van het Dingeshof<\/strong>. Une victoire entre maitrise et audace, au c\u0153ur d\u2019un sc\u00e9nario brutal o\u00f9 seuls trois rescap\u00e9s ont tenu debout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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First to go, last to laugh<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Tous les belges ont r\u00e9ussi \u00e0 tirer leur \u00e9pingle du jeu en premi\u00e8re manche de ce Grand Prix de Shanghai. Enfin, tous sauf un: Gilles Thomas <\/strong>(4 pts avec Luna van het Dennehof). Comme si les dieux du saut d’obstacles avaient d\u00e9cid\u00e9 que Thomas avait d\u00e9j\u00e0 \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e0 la f\u00eate plus qu’\u00e0 son tour avec ses deux victoires \u00e0 Shanghai ce week-end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a 19-strong jump-off, only Germany had more firepower than Belgium. Seven riders to four. And Philippaerts? He didn\u2019t just set the tone, he blew everyone away from the outset. On his trusted Katanga van het Dingeshof (Cardento x Tornedo FCS), he laid down a no-nonsense round: tight lines, relentless gallop, no hesitation. Not reckless. Just pure efficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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R\u00e9sultat : 45\u2019\u201931, double sans-faute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A real target. The kind that forces the rest to chase.\nAnd behind him? Eighteen riders lining up to take their shot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Very quickly, though, the cracks began to show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Only three survivors<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Out of nineteen, just three would keep all the poles up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marcus Ehning<\/strong> s\u2019accroche. Avec Coolio 42 (Casalito x Quidam de Revel, l\u2019Allemand d\u00e9roule proprement. Fluide. Exp\u00e9riment\u00e9. Mais son 47\u2019\u201914 le laisse \u00e0 distance. Deuxi\u00e8me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Then Antoine Ermann<\/strong> confirme. Le Fran\u00e7ais, en pleine ascension, garde la t\u00eate froide avec Jiamo VDS. 48\u2019\u201908. Troisi\u00e8me. Et surtout, un podium qui p\u00e8se face \u00e0 une telle concurrence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three clears. Not one more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Brash too fast, Maher carried away<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Nobody was spared. This jump-off was carnage.\nRail after rail hit the sand, and with each one, Philippaerts\u2019 position looked stronger. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scott Brash<\/strong> pense avoir fait le plus dur. 43\u2019\u201982 au chrono. Le plus rapide. Mais une barre sur la spa transform\u00e9e en double. Bardaf. Quatri\u00e8me place, comme un go\u00fbt de d\u00e9j\u00e0-vu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Same story for a stacked list of heavyweights:
Simon Delestre<\/strong> (faute au n\u00b04), Christian Ahlmann<\/strong>, Hans-Dieter Dreher<\/strong> ou encore Sophie Hinners<\/strong>\u2026 tous pi\u00e9g\u00e9s par un barrage qui ne pardonne rien.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nine four-faulters. A proper wipeout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On voit alors un s\u00e9rieux client partir sur un gros rythme. Victor Bettendorf<\/strong> par pour aller chercher le chrono du voisin du nord. Mais lui aussi part \u00e0 la faute finalement. Et plut\u00f4t deux fois qu’une.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pas plus de r\u00e9ussite pour Ben Maher<\/strong> avec sa nouvelle acquisition, l’ex monture de Marco Kutscher: Catelly. D\u00e9robade \u00e0 l’entr\u00e9e du double…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No one would get near Philippaerts\u2019 time. And suddenly, the unlikely scenario became reality: he wins, from the front, in a 19-rider jump-off.\nNot exactly the script everyone expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Si la prestation du cavalier belge \u00e0 convaincu, \u00e7a n’aura pas \u00e9t\u00e9 le cas pour tout le monde concernant celle du chef de piste, Peter Grant<\/strong>.
19 clears out of 40 in round one.\nA (very) long jump-off.\nTechnical. Borderline over-demanding.\nLet\u2019s just say there\u2019s room for debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Katanga: heading for Aachen?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Beyond the headline, there\u2019s a clear trend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Katanga van het Dingeshof, now sixteen, is on a serious run: Double clear in the Nations Cup in Ocala\nClear round in the Global Champions League\nAnd now a Grand Prix win in Shanghai<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hard not to see her joining Impress K in the plans of Peter Weinberg<\/strong> ahead of the World Championships in Aachen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Title race wide open<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Apr\u00e8s trois \u00e9tapes, le classement g\u00e9n\u00e9ral reste sous tension :<\/p>\n\n\n\n