Prince Albert II and the Princess of Hanover have watched on as French rider In s Joly secured a victory at the Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix du Prince de Monaco. The Longines Global Champions Tour took place from 4thto 6thJuly in Port Hercule, with Prince Albert II and the Princess of Hanover attending the awards ceremony on the evening of 6thJuly. French rider In s Joly delivered a stunning performance to win the Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix du Prince de Monaco. Riding Ambassador Z, Joly outperformed Austrian Max K hner, the current Longines Global Champions Tour leader, in an unexpected victory. Joly, ranked 294thin the world, secured her most significant career win on the 10yearold gelding Ambassador Z, a horse she began riding only at the start of the year. This victory comes after the French rider s performances earlier this year, including a sixthplace finish in Doha with Caliope de L Abbaye. In the jumpoff, she faced K hner, who was significantly ahead of time until a fault on the final obstacle cost him the win. It s completely surreal to compete in such a challenging arena with a horse I ve only known for a short time and against the best riders in the world is incredible, said Joly after securing the win. Max K hner, who recently triumphed in SaintTropez, remains at the top of the overall circuit standings, now holding a 16point lead over Denmark s Andreas Schou and a 46point lead over Spain s Eduardo Alvarez Aznar. In the selective first round at Port Hercule, Joly and K hner were the only riders to complete without faults. French rider Nina Mallevaey, on Dynastie de Beaufour, finished third. Jeanne Sadran, riding Dexter de Kerglenn, claimed the fourth place. Diane Fissore, president of the competition and the F d ration questre de la Principaut de Monaco, said, We were thrilled to see the stands filled and to witness highlevel riders on the course, both in the 5star and 2star events. . In the National competition, we also had many young Monegasque riders, which is very encouraging for the future. Show jumping has earned its place among the major events of the Principality, with the princely family attending each evening, Fissore continued. Monaco Life was there!See more in our Instagram reel below . . . A post shared by Monaco Life  News from Monaco monacolife. . Monaco Life is produced by real multimedia journalists writing original content. See more in our freenewsletter, follow our Podcasts onSpotify, and check us out onThreads,Facebook,Instagram,LinkedInandTik Tok. Photo credits Monaco Life.
French rider Inès Joly secured a surprise victory at the Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix du Prince de Monaco. Riding Ambassador Z, Joly defeated the current leader Max Kühner and ranked third in the world. Despite knowing her horse for a short time, Joly performed exceptionally, highlighting her career. Max Kühner remains the overall leader in the tour standings.