London 2012 Team Gold Medallist Wins at the Royal Highland Show
Friday 21 June 2013
The fourth class of the International Stairway series took place today Friday 21st June at the Royal Highland Show.
In a field of 16 competitors, just two combinations managed first round clears to secure their place in the jump off for their share of the £7,500 prize pot. In a competition which draws the five highest placed competitors through from the first round all clears it meant that three additional horses and riders were invited through based on least faults and fastest time.
It was Olympic Gold medal winner Scott Brash MBE though that thrilled the crowds by taking first with Lady Pauline Harris’s 14 year-old black gelding Hello Intertoy Z by jumping the only double clear of the competition in a time of 48.05 seconds.
Second place went to Robert Bevis partnering his own 12 year-old grey gelding Courtney 6 finished having finished on 1 time penalty. Keith Shore riding his own 10 year-old bay gelding Mystic Hurricane finished on the four faults relegating them into 3rd place.
International Stairway series – Royal Highland
1st Scott Brash MBE & Hello Intertoy Z 0/0 48.05 seconds
2nd Robert Bevis & Courtney 6 1/0 43.65 seconds
3rd Keith Shore & Mystic Hurricane 4/0 42.25 seconds
4th Nigel Coupe & Golvers Hill 4/0 42.73 seconds
5th Victoria Young & Barici 0/8 45.61 seconds
The International Stairway series is aimed at identifying and assessing both potential and existing British Team competitors, taking in eight of the largest County Shows in the country. Funded jointly by the British Showjumping Business Partnership and the County Show venues hosting the classes, the series has a purse of £60,000 prize fund. In addition to the prize fund available there is also the bonus of £45,000 worth of Rider Ranking Points to the eight highest placed competitors on the overall league table that sits behind the series.
Shows hosting the International Stairway Series for 2013 are:
Devon County 16th -18th May
Suffolk County 29th – 30th May
South of England 6th 8th June
Royal Highland 20th – 23rd June
Royal Norfolk 26th - 27th June
Great Yorkshire Show 9th – 11th July
New Forest & Hants 30th June – 1st July
Pembrokeshire 13th – 15th August
Royal Berkshire 21st – 22nd September
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