Gold Horse/Rider Combination League Spring / Summer 2026
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.
2026 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 April 2026 - 30th September 2026 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Points | Rider name | Horse name |
| 1 | 1516.5 | Mark Edwards | DILLINGER NE |
| 2 | 1422.5 | Ryan Page | BP KO JAX |
| 3 | 1185 | Thomas Pritchard | EXTROVERT |
| 4 | 1164.5 | Mark Edwards | TINKERS TOUCH |
| 5 | 1113 | Sammie Coffin | CORNET OF FOLLYFOOT |
| 6 | 948.5 | Harriet Biddick | DIAMOND BLUE II |
| 7 | 935 | William Funnell | BILLY TU TU |
| 8 | 818 | David Harland | MURCHACKO QUATRO |
| 9 | 814 | Sammie Coffin | JOHNNY A |
| 10 | 748.5 | Sammie Coffin | CHACCOMO BLUE |
| 11 | 741.5 | Laura Renwick | MARSEILLE |
| 12 | 736 | Laura Renwick | NFS TOP GUN |
| 13 | 650 | Joseph Trunkfield | CASHALLCO |
| 14 | 620 | Christopher Franks | KANNABALOU |
| 15 | 617 | Peter Moloney | NIELSON |
| 16 | 585.5 | Gemma Stevens | WARRIOR SPECIAL |
| 17 | 582 | Keith Doyle | ARGY BARGY |
| 18 | 572.5 | Joseph Fernyhough | CALCOURT COUNTDOWN |
| 19 | 567.5 | Steven Franks | QUINCY X |
| 20 | 564 | Alexander Bragg | HEGGLELANE HOUSTON |
| 21 | 546 | Sally Goding | SPRING WILLOW |
| 22 | 544.5 | Timothy Gredley | MEDOC DE TOXANDRIA |
| 23 | 542 | Jessica Hewlett | SE MOSSANDRO VAN PERBEEMD |
| 24 | 530.5 | Carron Nicol | RRH OUT OF THE BLUE |
| 25 | 529 | Sally Goding | RED HEAD |
| 26 | 512.5 | Ryan Page | BP SKYBOUND |
| 27= | 510 | Holly Smith | NIKE VAN HET SINGRAVEN |
| 27= | 510 | John-Paul Sheffield | MYDONATUS K |
| 29 | 499 | Caba Ignacio | SECRET SUNSET |
| 30 | 494.5 | Madison Heath | BP MILLIONAIRE |
| 31 | 462 | Jack Whitaker | SKYFALL OS |
| 32 | 458.5 | Fergal Holohan | KARIMA II |
| 33 | 458 | Sammie Coffin | BIG STAR OF FOLLYFOOT Z |
| 34 | 454.5 | John Whitaker MBE | EQUINE AMERICA UNICK DU FRANCPORT |
| 35 | 453.5 | Mark Bunting | KIAMINKA |
| 36= | 451 | Paul Crago | COMPTON MILLS |
| 36= | 451 | Thomas Pritchard | PRINCESS SW |
| 38 | 445 | John Whitaker MBE | CORNETS OLONA |
| 39 | 443.5 | Steven Franks | KAREZZO H |
| 40 | 437.5 | Richard Howley | CAPRICE D'ELLE |
| 41 | 436.5 | Derek Mccoppin | CAPITAL LEVUBU |
| 42 | 420 | Rebecca Marsh | STEVIE G |
| 43 | 414.5 | William Rekert | FIFTY SHADES OF GREY |
| 44 | 411 | Keith Shore | FABULEUX DE RIVERLAND |
| 45 | 409.5 | John Whitaker MBE | HAMSTRAMGRAM |
| 46 | 401.5 | Katie Speller | Z7 PINK PANTHER |
| 47 | 400.5 | Graham Babes | MONKS I AM CASALL |
| 48= | 399 | Adam Ellery | KAI CHIC |
| 48= | 399 | Rose Moss | AMINA O L |
| 50 | 398.5 | Anna Power | CALGARY PH Z |
| 51 | 395.5 | Mark Edwards | FLYING TINKER II |
| 52 | 395 | Ella Dalton | ULTIMO N Z |
| 53 | 390 | Jessica Hewlett | ILMAR HBC |
| 54 | 387.5 | George Whitaker | PEANUT |
| 55 | 385 | Holly Smith | FRUSELLI |
| 56 | 383 | Sian Edwards | MAGNUM FORCE |
| 57 | 381 | Timothy Gredley | ROMELUS DE MUZE |
| 58 | 372 | Emily Ward | CORLYTENDER |
| 59 | 370.5 | Nicole Pavitt | CASQUE D'OR |
| 60 | 368 | Morgan Shirley | KLARIS RIDE ON |
| 61 | 360 | Morgan Shirley | PANDITO VAN'T MERELSNEST Z |
| 62 | 358 | Yazmin Davis | ZANBOWA Z |
| 63 | 347.5 | Joseph Trunkfield | MAYMAR LOMA |
| 64 | 342 | Hayley Lorrainne Webster | CACHENTO |
| 65 | 341.5 | Jack Whitaker | NIMARAN |
| 66 | 340 | Adrian Whiteway | CHACCO VOLO |
| 67 | 334 | Alice Dunsdon | CHAVIRA |
| 68 | 332 | Adam Ellery | MC GREGOR TN |
| 69= | 331.5 | Harry Bateman | CASABLANCA WW |
| 69= | 331.5 | Oliver Tuff | SACINO |
| 71 | 326 | Fergal Holohan | CES CELTIC SON |
| 72 | 317.5 | Anna Jellis | C STAR WW |
| 73 | 314.5 | Michael Whitaker | ANNYALLA SILVERADO |
| 74 | 314 | Hollie Gerken | JOPLIN I |
| 75= | 313 | Iwan Oliver Carpenter | MERLLYNS CHACCO B |
| 75= | 313 | William Fletcher | SHELTON DD |
| 77 | 310.5 | Sammie Coffin | COSACARA MIA F |
| 78= | 309 | Adrian Whiteway | B P BAXTER |
| 78= | 309 | Gemma Stevens | PANDITO VAN'T MERELSNEST Z |
| 80 | 307 | Joseph Trunkfield | DARJEELING DESIR |
| 81 | 304.5 | Timothy Gredley | VUITTON OF PICOBELLO Z |
| 82 | 303 | Michael Whitaker | HARLEY STAR |
| 83= | 302 | David Simpson | KOLMAN VDP |
| 83= | 302 | Thomas Pritchard | CALCOURT HERO |
| 85 | 297.5 | Alexander Mclean | KILCOLTRIM DIAMOND |
| 86 | 295 | James Ian Michael Whitaker | JUST CALL ME HENRY |
| 87 | 288 | Iwan Oliver Carpenter | STARIDO I |
| 88 | 285 | Jack Whitaker | VALMY DE LA LANDE |
| 89= | 284 | Caba Ignacio | FLYING STAR X |
| 89= | 284 | Emma Alice Crawford | DUKES OF HAZZARD |
| 91 | 283.5 | Poppy Stronge | JERSEY S |
| 92 | 281.5 | Jessica Hewlett | HALF OF MY HEART |
| 93 | 278.5 | Emma Louise Stoker | PRISKADA |
| 94 | 276 | Laura Renwick | NFS TALUGA |
| 95 | 272.5 | Joseph Trunkfield | STARBUX |
| 96 | 272 | Gemma Ellison | GOLD SURVIVOR |
| 97 | 270.5 | James Smith | JUNO ROSE 23 |
| 98 | 270 | Lucy Palmer Struthers | HISTORY |
| 99 | 269 | Billy Twomey | CORRINDUBH BROTHER IN ARMS |
| 100 | 262 | Florence Polland | NORTHBOUND |
| 101 | 260 | Billy Twomey | ACE OF HEARTS Z |
| 102 | 259 | Trevor Breen | HIGHLAND PRESIDENT |
| 103= | 257 | Dale Burnham | NEVIS FIELD |
| 103= | 257 | Robert Whitaker | NUMBER ONE VAN DE KALE VALLEI |
| 105= | 252 | Alfie Bradstock | CASH CASH DE LONGCHAMPS Z |
| 105= | 252 | Trevor Breen | KONRAD OBOLENSKY |
| 107 | 250 | Ben Walker | CREEVY PACINO CRUISE |
| 108 | 247 | Trevor Breen | DREWMAIN MUSACHINO |
| 109 | 246 | Harry Bateman | CHACOON STAR |
| 110= | 242.5 | Gregory Elliott Hill | JACKBLACK VI |
| 110= | 242.5 | Pippa Goddard | PDV CONSTANZA |
| 112 | 240 | Ella Dalton | HURRICANE VDL |
| 113 | 239 | Tom Mcewen | KILCANNON MISCHEIF |
| 114 | 238 | Thomas Ian Plaster | SPRINGFIELD DIAMANTA |
| 115 | 237 | Alexandra Somerville Cotton | AMAZING-K VAN'T KATTENHEYE Z |
| 116 | 235 | Joe Davies | MEESCA |
| 117 | 234 | Oisin Dillon | BALLYBEG LOUI |
| 118= | 233.5 | Callie Chant | LARETTE |
| 118= | 233.5 | Shane Breen | CSF THOMASCOURT ZENA |
| 120 | 233 | Derek Mccoppin | NOZEM III |
| 121 | 232.5 | Jake Saywell | KABAYA LADY |
| 122 | 230.5 | Sophie Campbell | RSH MONBEG MARSHALL |
| 123 | 230 | Alexander Mclean | ORVILLE VD WATERMOLEN |
| 124 | 229 | Isabella May Armstrong | GOLD STAR IV |
| 125 | 228.5 | Miles O'Donnell | JACKPOT DS |
| 126 | 227 | William Fletcher | QIAN VAN HEISTE |
| 127= | 225 | Benjamin Maher MBE | POINT BREAK III |
| 127= | 225 | Shane Breen | BE ALCANTARA |
| 127= | 225 | Sienna Charles | CHAWTON |
| 130 | 223 | Fraser Hayden Reed | SES JUMEIRAH |
| 131= | 221 | Charlotte Ash | AIR SANDULAY |
| 131= | 221 | Faye Adams | RENKUM BUSTER |
| 133= | 220.5 | Jackson Reed Stephenson | OBELIA VD BISSCHOP |
| 133= | 220.5 | Olivia Sponer | BINGO DU CHATEAU |
| 135= | 219.5 | George Whitaker | CARRASCO Z |
| 135= | 219.5 | Harriette Rushton | CHACSTAR Z |
| 137 | 217.5 | Jodie Hall Mcateer | LA GUPARDIE |
| 138 | 217 | Elizabeth Forrester | KENSINGTON |
| 139 | 216 | Holly Smith | UNE COPINE VAN OVERIS Z |
| 140 | 214.5 | Robert Whitaker | STRIKE A POSE II |
| 141 | 214 | Christopher Franks | IRVING VG |
| 142 | 213.5 | Laura Ritchie Bland | LEGACY QC |
| 143 | 211 | Emma Manton | VANILLA FUSION |
| 144 | 208.5 | Olivia Sponer | LA ISLA BONITA VDP |
| 145 | 207.5 | William Fletcher | QUINTINE VAN D'ABDIJHOEVE |
| 146= | 207 | Francesca Young | MONTHELIE O |
| 146= | 207 | Holly Smith | SING Z |
| 148= | 205.5 | Christopher Smith | MESSARADO BLUE |
| 148= | 205.5 | Philip Spivey | NBE JENNY DON'T BE HASTY |
| 150 | 205 | Thomas Pritchard | LINWHITE |
| 151 | 204 | Gemma Stevens | ENVOY MERELSNEST Z |
| 152= | 201 | Angela Thompson | CA VA FAZALLCO |
| 152= | 201 | Charlotte Ash | IRMA RIENDE |
| 154 | 199.5 | Madison Heath | IVORY |
| 155= | 199 | Izac Ketteridge | NEWTON A |
| 155= | 199 | Jake Andrew Elliott | MERVELLIEUX |
| 157= | 198 | Holly Smith | OROVITO |
| 157= | 198 | Madison Heath | GUERLAIN DE HUS |
| 157= | 198 | Matthew Sampson | LATTE MACCHIATO |
| 160= | 195.5 | Abbe Burchmore-Eames | CADENZA W |
| 160= | 195.5 | Rhys Jones | HOP |
| 162 | 195 | Ronnie Lee Jones | JANEIRO |
| 163 | 194 | Joe Whitaker | SEAVIEW EVOLUTION |
| 164= | 193 | Christopher Smith | ASHDALE ALLSTAR |
| 164= | 193 | Holly Smith | WELLVIEW LUXIGRAAF |
| 166 | 192 | Danielle Farnsworth | HUNTER APPLE |
| 167= | 190 | Abbe Burchmore-Eames | HAMBERLINS PERIDOT |
| 167= | 190 | Jude Burgess | GALWAYBAY ESMERELDA |
| 169 | 189.5 | William Whitaker | CRISTALLOS DOUBLE TAKE |
| 170 | 186 | Ben Dalton | NINTENDO TW |
| 171 | 185.5 | Trevor Breen | KANNOON BLUE |
| 172= | 185 | Joe Whitaker | HULAHUPE JR |
| 172= | 185 | Simon Buckley | LISSYEGAN LUISE ROYALE |
| 174 | 184.5 | Tabitha Kyle | LOUGHTON DIAMOND |
| 175= | 183.5 | Jay Halim | MIDNIGHT |
| 175= | 183.5 | Joseph Stockdale | FMBS THERAPY SYSTEMS SATISFACTION |
| 177 | 181.5 | Amy Inglis | INVICTUS DE POUEY |
| 178 | 181 | Lucy Townley | BILLY BE BOSS |
| 179= | 180.5 | Grace Shuddall Hughes | FIREFLY XII |
| 179= | 180.5 | Harriet Biddick | NOLANA DU BALOUBET |
| 181= | 180 | Harry Charles | BANDIT VII |
| 181= | 180 | William Whitaker | FLAMBOYANT III |
| 183= | 177 | Alexander Mclean | GINO F |
| 183= | 177 | Cate Kerr | BALLYPATRICK ZAMBRA |
| 183= | 177 | Joseph Fernyhough | CALCOURT TRILBY |
| 183= | 177 | Sophie Ellen Austin | MARLON II |
| 187 | 175.5 | Holly Dunning | HARTHILL MEXICO |
| 188 | 174 | Harry Wainwright | PINHEIRO BEECH |
| 189= | 173 | Richard Howley | HORNET DES GRANGE |
| 189= | 173 | William Fletcher | KANNAN'S STAR L.H |
| 191= | 172.5 | Cate Kerr | PETITFOUR VD WARESLAGE |
| 191= | 172.5 | Trevor Breen | DREWMAIN MEIRA |
| 193 | 172 | Madison Jamison | AT FIRST D'AUTHUIT |
| 194 | 171 | Nicole Pavitt | RHODOS VAN DE KIEKENBOER |
| 195 | 170 | Harrison Hatteea | LET'S FLY |
| 196= | 169.5 | Nigel Coupe | AIR QUEEN II |
| 196= | 169.5 | Philip Spivey | BILLY DISCO |
| 198 | 169 | Paul Sims | JANKORADO GB |
| 199= | 167 | Aimee Bell | MALIBU BELLA MFS |
| 199= | 167 | Nellie Lock | DIAMANTINE Z |
