Fry and Glamourdale Fly to 2026 CDI-W Amsterdam World Cup Win

-- FEI press release, edited by Eurodressage - Photos © Digishots

A packed RAI exhibition center provided the perfect stadium for a feast of top-level sport as the seventh leg of the World Cup season unfolded in Amsterdam on Saturday noon 24 January 2026.  In a nail-biting freestyle class Charlotte Fry (GBR) and Glamourdale once again emerged victorious, just like in 2025, with a score of 89.305%.

From the moment they turned at A for their final centre line, the British combination had the crowd clapping along in unison, sealing a repeat victory at this World Cup qualifier. Chasing Fry all the way to the end was Isabell Werth (GER) with Wendy, who posted a strong 87.580% for second place. Fry’s compatriot Becky Moody (GBR) completed the podium with her home-bred Jagerbomb on 85.310%, moving up to third place in the World Cup Western European League standing.

Interesting Scoring in the Grand Prix

Dressage action in Amsterdam began on Friday morning 23 January with the Grand Prix. The judges' panel for the weekend included Mariette Sanders-van Gansewinkel, Maria Colliander (FIN), Magnus Ringmark (SWE), Susanne Baarup (DEN), Francis Verbeek-van Rooy (NED) and they had some interesting scoring in store at the start of the new show year.

Fry and Glamourdale (by Lord Leatherdale x Negro) won the Grand Prix, cracking the magical 80% barrier with 80.000% but the judges were certainly not in unison as 76.522% was the low score (Colliander) and a whopping 83.043% the high score (Verbeek). That's a 6.5% difference. 

Also for second placed Isabell Werth and Wendy (by Sezuan x Soprano) there were major discrepancies. The pair finished second on 79.131% but Colliander saw only 74.783% in that test while Baarup had her first on 81.957%. That's a 7.1% spread.

With the third placed pair, Moody and Jagerbomd (by Dante Weltino x Jazz) they were more in unison, just like with the majority of the other combination, although Moritz Treffinger's ride on the 17-year old Fiderdance (by Fidertanz x Don Schufro) earned scores between 66.630% and 70.109% and Emmelie Scholtens' Kyton (by Ferguson x Ferro) also had a disrupted scoring balance (64.457% to 71.087%)?

Déjà vu on the Amsterdam podium

Back to the freestyle.... The top three in Amsterdam looked strikingly similar to last year’s result, when Fry also claimed victory, Moody finished second and Werth, then riding DSP Quantaz, took third. Host nation The Netherlands was strongly represented with no fewer than five combinations, all female athletes who were also part of the Dutch European Championship team in Crozet (FRA). Dinja van Liere (NED) and Thamar Zweistra (NED) both secured top-10 finishes,

The best home result came from Marieke van der Putten (NED) with Zantana (by Zonik x Sir Donnerhall). Drawn eleventh to go, Van der Putten produced a new personal best of 80.185% with the sensitive mare. A costly mistake in the one-tempi changes in the Freestyle saw the pair drop to fifth, after finishing fourth in Friday’s Grand Prix.

Aiming for the Top

Winner of the World Cup qualifier in Mechelen, Larissa Pauluis (BEL), is putting her 16-year old KWPN gelding Flambeau (by Ampere x Zeoliet) on quite a show schedule this winter. She began her World Cup campaign at the end of October in Luon, followed by Stuttgart two weeks later. Then she went to the Top 12 in Frankfurt, won Mechelen exactly one week later and three weeks after that competed him in Amsterdam. They could not quite match that winning Mechelen mark today despite a boldly ridden freestyle without major mistakes. The pair received 78.890%, placing seventh.

Great Britain fielded not only Fry and Moody, but also Charlotte Dujardin, who competed the Austrian owned 12-year-old mare Alive and Kicking (by All at Once x Furst Piccolo). They finished sixth with 79.955%, narrowly missing the 80% mark.

Fourth place went to Patrik Kittel (SWE) with Touchdown (by Quaterback x Sack). After a Grand Prix on Friday that fell just short of their usual level, Kittel was forced into an early start in the Freestyle, but there he was the first to bring the Amsterdam crowd to its feet. The Swede delivered a performance that earned 81.880%, a score many combinations after him failed to surpass.

A Flying Freestyle Sets the Benchmark

The much-anticipated battle of the stars truly began in the final group, opened by Fry and Glamourdale. Performing their "Flight" themed Freestyle, the pair appeared to glide through the arena with ease. Eights filled the score sheet, while the canter work earned a flurry of tens, with the extended canter and flying changes drawing audible gasps from the stands. As the audience clapped rhythmically through the final centre line, Fry’s 89.305% set the bar high, with Moody and Werth still to come.

“I’m usually not nervous before competitions, but today I did feel some nerves after my test, knowing Isabell and Becky were still to ride,” said Fry. “A strong field like this only gives me extra motivation. It really makes you raise your game. 

"I trust ‘Glammie’ completely, and if the crowd gets loud for the combination before us, he has no problem walking into an arena like this. He actually loves it – he loves to show off. We’re really finding the right balance now between all that power and enough relaxation," said Fry.

Moody Wins Harmony & Fairness Award

Becky Moody and her home-bred Jagerbomb followed with a joyful Freestyle to upbeat Beatles music, featuring a highly complex floorplan with exercises coming thick and fast. Their score of 85.310% secured third place.

“Bomb is an amazing horse. You learn something from every horse you ride in your career, and that has helped me to produce Jagerbomb to this level. He makes it easy for me,” said Moody.

In addition to her podium finish, Moody also claimed the Harmony & Fairness Award, a €10,000 audience-voted prize for the most harmonious combination. “It’s very special to win this award. For me, it’s all about Jagerbomb – he makes it possible for me to ride like this.”

After Amsterdam, Moody now sits third in the FEI Dressage World Cup™ ranking and confirmed she would like to target the Final in Fort Worth, Texas (USA), should she qualify.

Werth Takes 20 Points

Last to go was Isabell Werth, who made a late decision to bring Bolette Wandt and Madeleine Winter-Schulze's 12-year old Wendy instead of  DSP Quantaz, who hasn't competed since the World Cup Final in April 2025. Werth has taken Wendy out to three major CDI competitions in less than five weeks time: Frankfurt, Basel and now Amsterdam.  A costly error in the two-tempi changes in the canter section proved decisive. Her score of 87.580% brought her close to Fry.

Although she finished second, Werth collected the full 20 World Cup points in Amsterdam, as Fry is automatically qualified for the Final as title defender.

“After Frankfurt and Basel, I felt that Wendy and I still had a few things to fine-tune, so I decided to ride her here,” explained Werth. “We’ve learned a lot in the last two shows, and I can really feel her gaining more strength and muscle. The canter work was already better today than last time, but we’re not quite there yet.”

After the World Cup qualifier in Amsterdam, Raphael Netz (GER) remains firmly in the lead of the standings. The next leg takes place in Neumünster (GER) on 14–15 February – so don’t miss a hoofbeat.

Related Links
Scores: 2026 CDI-W Amsterdam
Eurodressage Coverage of the 2025-2026 World Cup show circuit