With a victory in the open stallion class 1.45m Saturday night, Utamaro d’Ecaussinnes (Diamant de Semilly) set the standard for AES at Jumping Mechelen. The top horse of Joe Clee won after a jump-off with eleven. The same Joe Clee placed second in the opening class of the CSI5* competition aboard Vedet de Muze (Cartani), just like Utamaro a stallion approved by the AES. In the divisions for young stallions at the Nekkerhal, Olivier Philippaerts won on his first official competition on Gentleman (Guidam), also AES licensed. Anthony Wellens grabbed second place on Hidalgo (Vigo d’Arsouilles).

It becomes more and more clear that Joe Clee has found a new super star in his own barn. With the AES graded stallion Vedet de Muze ( Cartani ), he won the GP of De Warre in Neeroeteren. He was the only double clear out of 60 starting competitors. Doron Kuipers was in second on Zucces, and the Turkish Efe Siyahi (Beau du Rouet) came in third.