Gold Horse/Rider Combination League Autumn / Winter 2016
The Gold league is a national league which reflects results for horse/rider combinations that have five registered results or double clears at 1.35m or one registered result* at 1.40m or above in National and International Shows hosted within England, Scotland and Wales.
*A result is defined as a double clear or a placing with prize money.
The league periods are as follows:
- 1st April - 30th September
- 1st October - 31st March
A League Points Table and class specific information can be found within your National Members Handbook which is also online here.
2025 Horse Of The Year Show
The two highest placed riders, whom are eligible for British Team selection, on the Gold league list in the period of 1st April - 31st July in the current calendar year will be invited to compete at HOYS via an International Invite. Should the rider already have qualified, the invitation will be extended down the line. The invitations to HOYS will be extended as follows:
12 x Highest placed British riders on the FEI Ranking List
2 x Highest placed British riders on the Gold League
4 x International invitations for Horse of the Year Show will give competitors, who are eligible for British Team
Selection, four possible ways of securing them. By either and in the following order of allocation:
a) Being the International Stairway League Winner (or highest placed eligible rider) on the League who has
also competed in the Final.
b) By winning (or being the highest placed eligible rider) in the International Stairway League Final. The winner
of the Final will also be crowned British Showjumping National Champion for a 12 month period.
c) By winning (or being the highest placed eligible rider) on the National Championship Show League . This
League table will be Rider based and will consist of three competition legs including and culminating with the
International Stairway League Final.
d) By being the leading U25 rider within the Top 10 on the National Championship Show League League.
| 1st October 2016 - 31st March 2017 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Points | Rider name | Horse name |
| 1 | 545 | Mennell Watson | WHISPER IN THE WIND |
| 2 | 525 | Phillip Miller | SUSSEX CARETINO |
| 3 | 518 | Anthony Condon | BALZAC |
| 4 | 436.5 | William Funnell | BILLY MCCAIN |
| 5 | 397.5 | Billy Twomey | ARDCOLUM DUKE |
| 6 | 390.5 | Holly Smith | QUALITY OLD JOKER |
| 7 | 381 | John Whitaker MBE | ORNELLAIA |
| 8= | 348 | James Smith | BOLTON GATE BEN |
| 8= | 348 | Robert Bevis | COURTNEY 6 |
| 10 | 337.5 | Michael Whitaker | JB'S HOT STUFF |
| 11 | 334 | Helen Tredwell | LARKSONG |
| 12 | 306 | Phillip Miller | DA VINCI V |
| 13 | 302 | Pippa Crosby | HOPE SPRINGS |
| 14 | 290 | Annabel Jane Shields | WET WET WET |
| 15 | 288 | William Funnell | BILLY ANGELO |
| 16= | 270 | Benjamin Maher MBE | DON VITO II |
| 16= | 270 | Guy Williams | TITUS II |
| 18 | 264 | Alfie Bradstock | TIGER BRIGHT |
| 19 | 255 | Billy Twomey | DIAGHILEV |
| 20= | 252 | Helen Tredwell | SEBASTIAN VII |
| 20= | 252 | Paul Barker | HAPPY BOY |
| 22 | 251.5 | Dale Burnham | DORIENA |
| 23 | 248 | Julie Andrews | AYRTON IV |
| 24 | 241.5 | Laura Renwick | DOMINANT H |
| 25 | 235 | Miles O'Donnell | BORSATO |
| 26 | 220 | Chelsea Mae Skelton | CARAMBA |
| 27= | 219 | Kerry Harris | WELLINGTON M |
| 27= | 219 | Louise Lovegrove | PEITER VI |
| 29 | 213 | Louise Lovegrove | CORDALIS 7 |
| 30 | 212 | Laura Renwick | CON CHILLI |
| 31 | 211 | Emily Hilton | MILLY ON AIR |
| 32 | 202.5 | Anna Power | CHESTERFIELD Z |
| 33= | 195 | Anna Power | BLAZER B |
| 33= | 195 | Guy Williams | DEPARDIEU VANT KIEZELHOF |
| 35= | 190 | Jack Whitaker | VALENTIN R |
| 35= | 190 | Michaela Russell | ALEGRO Z |
| 37= | 189 | Ben Walker | ROULETTE H |
| 37= | 189 | Tim Stockdale | TORNADO DE MONTS |
| 39 | 187.5 | Laura Renwick | TOP DOLLAR VI |
| 40 | 186 | Guy Williams | CASPER DE MUZE |
| 41= | 181 | James Ian Michael Whitaker | MERSLEY CHAKOTAY |
| 41= | 181 | Jordan Gann | LAKELAND DANCER |
| 43 | 180 | Tim Stockdale | MISS FRITZ |
| 44 | 178.5 | Nicholas Paul Benterman | CANYON VOLO |
| 45 | 178 | James Smith | BALIBU |
| 46 | 177 | Louise Lovegrove | FEIGTLING |
| 47 | 174 | Joseph Clayton | MILLIONINMIND |
| 48 | 173 | Phillip Miller | UNBELIEVABLE LADY |
| 49 | 162 | Alfie Bradstock | HELLO DISCKOBOY D.N. |
| 50 | 155 | Louise Whitaker | LEEN O L |
| 51 | 153 | Nigel Coupe | JUBILEE III |
| 52 | 152 | Rose Moss | CARLOS F |
| 53= | 150 | John Whitaker MBE | LEEN O L |
| 53= | 150 | Robert Smith | ILTON |
| 55 | 148 | Jamie Wingrove | BART VI |
| 56 | 144 | Rebecca Ravilious | MARINA Z |
| 57= | 140 | Emily Ward | REMI CAVALLERI |
| 57= | 140 | Millie Allen | BALOU STAR |
| 59 | 137 | Nicole Holmen | COCHELLA |
| 60 | 133 | Alex Thompson | CATHALINA V |
| 61 | 132 | James Ian Michael Whitaker | GLENAVADRA BRILLIANT |
| 62= | 130 | Mennell Watson | OUTCAST |
| 62= | 130 | Sara Arkell | FEARLESS VNT ZORGVLIET |
| 64 | 129 | Alfie Bradstock | EVERT |
| 65 | 127 | John Crippen | BLING BLING IV |
| 66 | 126 | Charlene Bastone | NEWBRIDGES CHABLIS SW |
| 67= | 124.5 | Joe Whitaker | LAVARNO |
| 67= | 124.5 | Robert Smith | BAVI |
| 69= | 122 | Emily Ward | DOOBALLY |
| 69= | 122 | Jake Saywell | CANTHO Z |
| 71= | 120 | Anna Power | CRACK VAN OVERIS Z |
| 71= | 120 | Anthony Condon | CHINOOK II |
| 71= | 120 | Shane Breen | GUIDAM VAN HET ACHTERHOEK |
| 71= | 120 | Shane Breen | TANGO D'ECRY |
| 75 | 118 | Phillip Miller | ROULETTE H |
| 76 | 116 | Sophie Fawcett | WINNING GOOD |
| 77 | 115.5 | Louise Simpson | FIONA V/H LEMMENSHOF |
| 78= | 115 | Graham Babes | BOUCHERON |
| 78= | 115 | Jamie Wingrove | GRUPELLO Z |
| 78= | 115 | Jay Halim | ABRISCO |
| 81= | 114 | Jessica Hewitt | ZARONDA II |
| 81= | 114 | Jessica Mendoza | HORST VAN DE MISPELAERE |
| 83= | 112.5 | Geir Gulliksen | DAVID GUETTA |
| 83= | 112.5 | Michael Whitaker | VALENTIN R |
| 83= | 112.5 | Scott Brash MBE | HELLO MLADY |
| 86 | 109.5 | James Smith | TYSON UNO |
| 87= | 108 | Laura Pritchard | HORSE VICTORYS FAYOT |
| 87= | 108 | Robert Bevis | PEBBLES IV |
| 89 | 107.5 | Jodie Hall Mcateer | COLETTE HBC |
| 90 | 107 | Morgan David Carpenter | TINKAS TYSON |
| 91 | 106 | Heather Larson | IMAGINE DE MUZE |
| 92 | 105 | Robert Smith | CIMANO E |
| 93 | 103.5 | Nicole Pavitt | AREEB O.L |
| 94= | 103 | Donald John Whitaker | BILLY Z |
| 94= | 103 | Richard Arthur Barton | DONATA |
| 96 | 101 | Holly Smith | LAMMY BEACH |
| 97= | 99 | Julie Andrews | WILANDO B |
| 97= | 99 | Yazmin Davis | ZILVERSTER II |
| 99= | 98 | Derek Mccoppin | ZAIRE |
| 99= | 98 | Rachel Victoria Gallop | RENOIR DU ROCK |
| 101 | 97.5 | Shane Breen | ACOUSTIK SOLO DU BALOUBET |
| 102= | 96 | David Murdoch | SENOR D |
| 102= | 96 | Kelly Connor | BAILANDE VAN DE KAPEL |
| 104 | 95 | Jack Whitaker | STAKKATO DE FEE |
| 105= | 94 | Emma Slater | CRACK VAN OVERIS Z |
| 105= | 94 | Paul Bevan | DEANGELO II |
| 107 | 93 | George Whitaker | DARIUS X |
| 108= | 90 | Michael Whitaker | ELIE VAN DE KOLMEN |
| 108= | 90 | Oliver Fletcher | HELLO DISCKOBOY D.N. |
| 108= | 90 | Peter Moloney | POLINSKA DES ISLES(R) |
| 108= | 90 | Sally Hopkinson | TEMPLE MARPLE |
| 112 | 89 | Matthew Sampson | BELUCCI |
| 113 | 88 | Christopher Smith | BONO L |
| 114 | 87 | Jessica Mendoza | WAN ARCHITECT |
| 115 | 85.5 | Benjamin Maher MBE | DIVA II |
| 116= | 83 | Lance Whitehouse | CARTINO III |
| 116= | 83 | Nigel Coupe | DRAGON |
| 118 | 82 | Tabitha Dean | BLOWN AWAY |
| 119= | 81 | Joseph Stockdale | GUNNER II |
| 119= | 81 | Keith Shore | MYSTIC HURRICANE |
| 119= | 81 | Lance Whitehouse | VIK II |
| 122= | 77 | Ben Walker | VICTORY VI |
| 122= | 77 | Claire Louise Shepherd | EL DIABLO GRANDE |
| 122= | 77 | Paul Barker | SANDORS LEGACY II |
| 125= | 75 | Jack Whitaker | STREET HASSLE |
| 125= | 75 | Robert Bevis | ETUDE |
| 125= | 75 | Scott Brash MBE | HELLO GUV NOR |
| 128 | 73.5 | Billy Twomey | PEWIT NONO |
| 129 | 73 | Stephen Crosby | TGF RUBIN |
| 130= | 72 | Joseph Clayton | CALLY V |
| 130= | 72 | Laura Kraut | CONSTABLE II |
| 130= | 72 | Robert Bevis | CAICOS |
| 133 | 71 | Chelsea Mae Skelton | MILLFIELD BALONEY |
| 134 | 70.5 | Laura Renwick | VAN DE VIVALDI |
| 135 | 70 | Graham Gillespie | CELINE |
| 136 | 68 | Tracy Priest | CARUSO D'ERES Z |
| 137 | 66 | Holly Miller | HHS DRAMARKO |
| 138 | 65.5 | Emma Slater | ART D USANCE |
| 139= | 65 | Christina Kenyon | CALYPSOS RAMPANT MILLION |
| 139= | 65 | Douglas Duffin | CHENTO D |
| 139= | 65 | Greg Taylor | AMOA |
| 139= | 65 | Helen Tredwell | CONSTANT II |
| 139= | 65 | Louise Simpson | HELLO VIVENDI |
| 139= | 65 | Mark Edwards | QUIDDE DU BUISSON Z |
| 139= | 65 | Michael Fursedonn | DARCODE |
| 139= | 65 | Peter Moloney | GHANA III |
| 139= | 65 | Ronnie Lee Jones | REALT NA CARRAIG |
| 139= | 65 | Simon Crippen | ROSGAN SO DIVINE |
| 139= | 65 | Zoe Smith | QUE SERA III |
| 150 | 64 | Paul Barker | LUX FABULOUS |
| 151= | 62 | Aimee Bell | CAMERON POE |
| 151= | 62 | Amy Inglis | WISHES |
| 151= | 62 | Annabel Jane Shields | CARNONEYBRIDGE CHALLENGER |
| 151= | 62 | Ben Dalton | EFS TOP CONTENDER |
| 151= | 62 | Billy Twomey | EINDHOVEN G H |
| 156= | 61 | Louise Whitaker | RUBY VIII |
| 156= | 61 | Phillip Miller | BASIC |
| 156= | 61 | Tracey Newman | CHALLENGE |
| 159 | 60 | Joss Williams | CULMORE PROSPECT |
| 160 | 58 | Liam Fitzgerald | COWBOY |
| 161= | 57 | Ben Walker | DA VINCI V |
| 161= | 57 | Gemma Ellison | ELROND |
| 161= | 57 | Gemma Ellison | RAMBLER VDL |
| 161= | 57 | John Whitaker MBE | ECHO OF LIGHT(R) |
| 161= | 57 | Joseph Fernyhough | COUNTESS II |
| 161= | 57 | Olivia Gent | RUMERS CASCARI |
| 161= | 57 | Peter Moloney | CALIMERO VAN'T ROTH(R) |
| 161= | 57 | Richard Howley | CHINOOK III |
| 161= | 57 | Rikki Gradley | CASSANDRA Z II |
| 161= | 57 | Sally Goding | ALTAIRA |
| 171 | 56.5 | Michael Whitaker | EQUINE AMERICA VALMY DE LA LANDE |
| 172 | 56 | Holly Smith | CAROLUS K |
| 173 | 54 | Trevor Breen | BOMBAY II |
| 174 | 53 | Sophie Kim Slater | QUITE LIKE IT |
| 175 | 50 | Sally Goding | FERNHILL QUALITY STREET |
| 176 | 49.5 | Scott Brash MBE | TOWNHEAD ANNIE |
| 177= | 49 | Aimee Jones | NEVER LAST |
| 177= | 49 | James Winter | COSMO BOY |
| 177= | 49 | Joseph Clayton | CASANOVA VAN OVERIS Z |
| 177= | 49 | Rose Moss | WESTON |
| 181 | 48 | Jonathan Dixon | GANTICO |
| 182 | 46 | Louise Whitaker | UDGET DU ROZEL |
| 183= | 45 | Anthony Condon | FIONA V/H LEMMENSHOF |
| 183= | 45 | Joseph Clayton | CON MAN JX |
| 183= | 45 | Joseph Clayton | DAEDALUS VAN T AND L |
| 186 | 42 | Tim Stockdale | LADY BIRD |
| 187= | 41 | Emma- Jo Slater | KIMBA FLAMENCO |
| 187= | 41 | Jake Saywell | HAVINIA VAN DE ROSHOEVE |
| 187= | 41 | Laura Stephenson | CATHERSTON CONNOR |
| 187= | 41 | Nigel Coupe | GOLVERS HILL |
| 187= | 41 | Peter Moloney | DATLANTIQUE ROYALE(R) |
| 192= | 40 | Drew Birtwistle | PADDY VI |
| 192= | 40 | Melissa Garry | HOTESSE |
| 192= | 40 | Michael Whitaker | JB'S HOT PROPERTY |
| 195 | 38 | Paul Kennedy | CARTOWN DANGER MOUSE |
| 196= | 37 | Bryan Smith | DUNGIMMON SUNRISE |
| 196= | 37 | Sven Hadley | SUMAS TALABOUT |
| 198= | 33 | Alex Gill | BILLY FRAULEIN |
| 198= | 33 | Alfie Bradstock | CAICOS |
| 198= | 33 | Martin Arnott | QUEEN ELISABETH |
