Course designers Grégory Bodo and Gérard Lachat once again created a Rolex Grand Prix that lived up to all expectations. The first two riders, Daniel Coyle and Ben Maher, managed to overcome the obstacles, but were penalised one time point. It was not until the tenth rider, Piergiorgio Bucci on Hantano, that the crowd was able to applaud the first clear round. There were then a few faults from the Swiss riders, including Martin Fuchs and L&L Lorde, and Steve Guerdat and Dynamix de Belheme, who were both unlucky with the first obstacle of the double, which proved to be the real challenge this afternoon. How frustrating! However, Shane Sweetnam and his powerful grey, James Kann Cruz –who was already third here in 2022 – promised a jump-off. This was followed by Marc Dilasser and Arioto du Gèvres, and then the only Swiss representative in the jump-off, Jason Smith with his exceptional horse, Picobello van'tRoosakker. For his first participation in a Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping stage, the Scottish-born rider celebrated qualifying for the jump-off as if it were a victory. In total, seven male riders and one female rider qualified for the jump-off of this highly selective Rolex Grand Prix. 

In the jump-off, Shane Sweetnam was the first to achieve a double clear round – and a fairly quick one at that. Next up was Switzerland's Jason Smith, who found his rhythm in the second half of the jump-off but was unable to beat the Irishman's time. Then it was the turn of Kent Farrington and his grey horse, Greya, to take to the arena. The American proved that his world number one ranking is well deserved, particularly thanks to his 11-year-old mare. The pair flew over the obstacles with ease, beating Shane Sweetnam's time by more than one second and three tenths. The next riders tried their luck but were unsuccessful. Thibeau Spits, who was only competing in his second Rolex Grand Slam event after Aachen in 2024, completed the podium with Impress-K Van'T Kettenheye Z.