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‘He’s like a Ferrari’: Ben Maher wins Royal Windsor grand prix as Tokyo beckons *H&H Plus*

Sarah Radford Sarah Radford

    • Explosion W shows fantastic form at this rescheduled show, taking the feature class in the week his Olympic selection is formalised

    WITH four weeks to go before the Games, Ben Maher and Explosion W showed the home crowd at Royal Windsor Horse Show exactly how golden their medal hopes are at the Tokyo Olympics.

    It’s been almost two years since we’ve had the chance to witness the unparalleled athlete that is Explosion W on home soil – on that occasion he triumphed in the Global Champions Tour grand prix in London. Just 20 miles further west, he was untouchable once again in the CSI5* Rolex grand prix.

    “He has a good track record in England, I wish the Olympics were here!” said Ben, who understandably couldn’t sing the praises of this magnificent chestnut enough.

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    Read more analysis of the showjumping and showing classes at Royal Windsor Horse Show in Horse & Hound magazine, on sale Thursday 8 July.

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