Marcus Ehning placed third in the Global Champions Tour final at Al Shaqab, Doha. For this top level event he used the sixteen year old AES approved stallion Plot Blue (Mr. Blue). They produced a double clear performance. In the jump-off the rail of the first fence came down. The other two Scott Brash and Ludger Beerbaum produced a clear round. Brash won the final and the standings. Plot Blue of Marcus Ehning jumps already eight years at the top level of show jumping, first with Werner Muff, later on with Ehning.