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 | 1023 | Sammie Coffin | CORNET OF FOLLYFOOT |
| 6 | 940.5 | Harriet Biddick | DIAMOND BLUE II |
| 7 | 878 | 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 | 731.5 | Laura Renwick | MARSEILLE |
| 12 | 650 | Joseph Trunkfield | CASHALLCO |
| 13 | 636 | Laura Renwick | NFS TOP GUN |
| 14 | 617 | Peter Moloney | NIELSON |
| 15 | 590 | Christopher Franks | KANNABALOU |
| 16 | 585.5 | Gemma Stevens | WARRIOR SPECIAL |
| 17 | 572.5 | Joseph Fernyhough | CALCOURT COUNTDOWN |
| 18 | 567.5 | Steven Franks | QUINCY X |
| 19 | 564 | Alexander Bragg | HEGGLELANE HOUSTON |
| 20 | 557 | Keith Doyle | ARGY BARGY |
| 21 | 542 | Jessica Hewlett | SE MOSSANDRO VAN PERBEEMD |
| 22 | 529 | Sally Goding | RED HEAD |
| 23 | 512.5 | Ryan Page | BP SKYBOUND |
| 24 | 510.5 | Carron Nicol | RRH OUT OF THE BLUE |
| 25 | 510 | Holly Smith | NIKE VAN HET SINGRAVEN |
| 26 | 505 | Sally Goding | SPRING WILLOW |
| 27 | 482.5 | Madison Heath | BP MILLIONAIRE |
| 28 | 473 | John-Paul Sheffield | MYDONATUS K |
| 29 | 469.5 | Timothy Gredley | MEDOC DE TOXANDRIA |
| 30 | 462 | Jack Whitaker | SKYFALL OS |
| 31 | 458.5 | Fergal Holohan | KARIMA II |
| 32 | 458 | Sammie Coffin | BIG STAR OF FOLLYFOOT Z |
| 33 | 454.5 | John Whitaker MBE | EQUINE AMERICA UNICK DU FRANCPORT |
| 34 | 453.5 | Mark Bunting | KIAMINKA |
| 35= | 451 | Paul Crago | COMPTON MILLS |
| 35= | 451 | Thomas Pritchard | PRINCESS SW |
| 37 | 445 | John Whitaker MBE | CORNETS OLONA |
| 38 | 437.5 | Richard Howley | CAPRICE D'ELLE |
| 39 | 436.5 | Derek Mccoppin | CAPITAL LEVUBU |
| 40 | 434 | Caba Ignacio | SECRET SUNSET |
| 41 | 420 | Rebecca Marsh | STEVIE G |
| 42 | 414.5 | William Rekert | FIFTY SHADES OF GREY |
| 43 | 411 | Keith Shore | FABULEUX DE RIVERLAND |
| 44 | 406.5 | Steven Franks | KAREZZO H |
| 45 | 401.5 | Katie Speller | Z7 PINK PANTHER |
| 46 | 400.5 | Graham Babes | MONKS I AM CASALL |
| 47= | 399 | Adam Ellery | KAI CHIC |
| 47= | 399 | Rose Moss | AMINA O L |
| 49 | 395.5 | Mark Edwards | FLYING TINKER II |
| 50 | 395 | Ella Dalton | ULTIMO N Z |
| 51 | 390 | Jessica Hewlett | ILMAR HBC |
| 52 | 387.5 | George Whitaker | PEANUT |
| 53 | 385 | Holly Smith | FRUSELLI |
| 54 | 383 | Sian Edwards | MAGNUM FORCE |
| 55 | 381 | Timothy Gredley | ROMELUS DE MUZE |
| 56 | 376.5 | John Whitaker MBE | HAMSTRAMGRAM |
| 57 | 372 | Emily Ward | CORLYTENDER |
| 58 | 370.5 | Nicole Pavitt | CASQUE D'OR |
| 59 | 360 | Morgan Shirley | PANDITO VAN'T MERELSNEST Z |
| 60 | 358 | Yazmin Davis | ZANBOWA Z |
| 61 | 350 | Morgan Shirley | KLARIS RIDE ON |
| 62 | 347.5 | Joseph Trunkfield | MAYMAR LOMA |
| 63 | 342 | Hayley Lorrainne Webster | CACHENTO |
| 64= | 341.5 | Anna Power | CALGARY PH Z |
| 64= | 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 | 304.5 | Timothy Gredley | VUITTON OF PICOBELLO Z |
| 81 | 303 | Michael Whitaker | HARLEY STAR |
| 82= | 302 | David Simpson | KOLMAN VDP |
| 82= | 302 | Thomas Pritchard | CALCOURT HERO |
| 84 | 297.5 | Alexander Mclean | KILCOLTRIM DIAMOND |
| 85 | 295 | James Ian Michael Whitaker | JUST CALL ME HENRY |
| 86 | 288 | Iwan Oliver Carpenter | STARIDO I |
| 87 | 285 | Jack Whitaker | VALMY DE LA LANDE |
| 88= | 284 | Caba Ignacio | FLYING STAR X |
| 88= | 284 | Emma Alice Crawford | DUKES OF HAZZARD |
| 90 | 276 | Laura Renwick | NFS TALUGA |
| 91 | 273.5 | Jessica Hewlett | HALF OF MY HEART |
| 92 | 272.5 | Joseph Trunkfield | STARBUX |
| 93 | 272 | Gemma Ellison | GOLD SURVIVOR |
| 94 | 270.5 | James Smith | JUNO ROSE 23 |
| 95 | 270 | Lucy Palmer Struthers | HISTORY |
| 96 | 269 | Billy Twomey | CORRINDUBH BROTHER IN ARMS |
| 97 | 262 | Florence Polland | NORTHBOUND |
| 98 | 260 | Billy Twomey | ACE OF HEARTS Z |
| 99 | 259 | Trevor Breen | HIGHLAND PRESIDENT |
| 100= | 257 | Dale Burnham | NEVIS FIELD |
| 100= | 257 | Robert Whitaker | NUMBER ONE VAN DE KALE VALLEI |
| 102= | 252 | Alfie Bradstock | CASH CASH DE LONGCHAMPS Z |
| 102= | 252 | Trevor Breen | KONRAD OBOLENSKY |
| 104 | 250 | Ben Walker | CREEVY PACINO CRUISE |
| 105 | 247 | Trevor Breen | DREWMAIN MUSACHINO |
| 106 | 246 | Harry Bateman | CHACOON STAR |
| 107 | 245.5 | Emma Louise Stoker | PRISKADA |
| 108= | 242.5 | Gregory Elliott Hill | JACKBLACK VI |
| 108= | 242.5 | Pippa Goddard | PDV CONSTANZA |
| 110 | 242 | Joseph Trunkfield | DARJEELING DESIR |
| 111 | 240 | Ella Dalton | HURRICANE VDL |
| 112 | 239 | Tom Mcewen | KILCANNON MISCHEIF |
| 113 | 238 | Thomas Ian Plaster | SPRINGFIELD DIAMANTA |
| 114 | 237 | Alexandra Somerville Cotton | AMAZING-K VAN'T KATTENHEYE Z |
| 115 | 235 | Joe Davies | MEESCA |
| 116 | 234 | Oisin Dillon | BALLYBEG LOUI |
| 117= | 233.5 | Callie Chant | LARETTE |
| 117= | 233.5 | Shane Breen | CSF THOMASCOURT ZENA |
| 119 | 233 | Derek Mccoppin | NOZEM III |
| 120 | 230.5 | Sophie Campbell | RSH MONBEG MARSHALL |
| 121 | 230 | Alexander Mclean | ORVILLE VD WATERMOLEN |
| 122 | 228.5 | Miles O'Donnell | JACKPOT DS |
| 123 | 227 | William Fletcher | QIAN VAN HEISTE |
| 124= | 225 | Benjamin Maher MBE | POINT BREAK III |
| 124= | 225 | Sienna Charles | CHAWTON |
| 126 | 224.5 | Jake Saywell | KABAYA LADY |
| 127= | 221 | Charlotte Ash | AIR SANDULAY |
| 127= | 221 | Faye Adams | RENKUM BUSTER |
| 129 | 220.5 | Olivia Sponer | BINGO DU CHATEAU |
| 130 | 220 | Isabella May Armstrong | GOLD STAR IV |
| 131 | 219.5 | George Whitaker | CARRASCO Z |
| 132= | 217.5 | Jodie Hall Mcateer | LA GUPARDIE |
| 132= | 217.5 | Poppy Stronge | JERSEY S |
| 134 | 216 | Holly Smith | UNE COPINE VAN OVERIS Z |
| 135 | 215 | Fraser Hayden Reed | SES JUMEIRAH |
| 136 | 214.5 | Robert Whitaker | STRIKE A POSE II |
| 137 | 214 | Christopher Franks | IRVING VG |
| 138= | 213.5 | Harriette Rushton | CHACSTAR Z |
| 138= | 213.5 | Laura Ritchie Bland | LEGACY QC |
| 140 | 211 | Emma Manton | VANILLA FUSION |
| 141 | 208.5 | Olivia Sponer | LA ISLA BONITA VDP |
| 142 | 207.5 | William Fletcher | QUINTINE VAN D'ABDIJHOEVE |
| 143 | 207 | Holly Smith | SING Z |
| 144= | 205.5 | Christopher Smith | MESSARADO BLUE |
| 144= | 205.5 | Philip Spivey | NBE JENNY DON'T BE HASTY |
| 146 | 205 | Thomas Pritchard | LINWHITE |
| 147 | 204 | Gemma Stevens | ENVOY MERELSNEST Z |
| 148= | 201 | Angela Thompson | CA VA FAZALLCO |
| 148= | 201 | Charlotte Ash | IRMA RIENDE |
| 150 | 199.5 | Madison Heath | IVORY |
| 151= | 199 | Izac Ketteridge | NEWTON A |
| 151= | 199 | Jake Andrew Elliott | MERVELLIEUX |
| 153 | 198 | Matthew Sampson | LATTE MACCHIATO |
| 154= | 195.5 | Abbe Burchmore-Eames | CADENZA W |
| 154= | 195.5 | Rhys Jones | HOP |
| 156 | 195 | Ronnie Lee Jones | JANEIRO |
| 157= | 193 | Christopher Smith | ASHDALE ALLSTAR |
| 157= | 193 | Holly Smith | WELLVIEW LUXIGRAAF |
| 159= | 192 | Danielle Farnsworth | HUNTER APPLE |
| 159= | 192 | Holly Smith | OROVITO |
| 161= | 190 | Abbe Burchmore-Eames | HAMBERLINS PERIDOT |
| 161= | 190 | Jude Burgess | GALWAYBAY ESMERELDA |
| 163= | 186 | Ben Dalton | NINTENDO TW |
| 163= | 186 | Joe Whitaker | SEAVIEW EVOLUTION |
| 165 | 185.5 | Trevor Breen | KANNOON BLUE |
| 166= | 185 | Joe Whitaker | HULAHUPE JR |
| 166= | 185 | Simon Buckley | LISSYEGAN LUISE ROYALE |
| 168 | 184.5 | Tabitha Kyle | LOUGHTON DIAMOND |
| 169= | 183.5 | Jay Halim | MIDNIGHT |
| 169= | 183.5 | Joseph Stockdale | FMBS THERAPY SYSTEMS SATISFACTION |
| 171 | 181.5 | Amy Inglis | INVICTUS DE POUEY |
| 172= | 180.5 | Grace Shuddall Hughes | FIREFLY XII |
| 172= | 180.5 | Harriet Biddick | NOLANA DU BALOUBET |
| 174= | 180 | Harry Charles | BANDIT VII |
| 174= | 180 | William Whitaker | FLAMBOYANT III |
| 176= | 177 | Alexander Mclean | GINO F |
| 176= | 177 | Cate Kerr | BALLYPATRICK ZAMBRA |
| 176= | 177 | Joseph Fernyhough | CALCOURT TRILBY |
| 176= | 177 | Sophie Ellen Austin | MARLON II |
| 180 | 175.5 | Holly Dunning | HARTHILL MEXICO |
| 181 | 174 | Harry Wainwright | PINHEIRO BEECH |
| 182= | 173 | Richard Howley | HORNET DES GRANGE |
| 182= | 173 | William Fletcher | KANNAN'S STAR L.H |
| 184= | 172.5 | Cate Kerr | PETITFOUR VD WARESLAGE |
| 184= | 172.5 | Trevor Breen | DREWMAIN MEIRA |
| 186 | 172 | Madison Jamison | AT FIRST D'AUTHUIT |
| 187 | 171.5 | Jackson Reed Stephenson | OBELIA VD BISSCHOP |
| 188 | 171 | Nicole Pavitt | RHODOS VAN DE KIEKENBOER |
| 189 | 170 | Harrison Hatteea | LET'S FLY |
| 190 | 169.5 | Philip Spivey | BILLY DISCO |
| 191 | 169 | Paul Sims | JANKORADO GB |
| 192 | 168 | Elizabeth Forrester | KENSINGTON |
| 193= | 167 | Aimee Bell | MALIBU BELLA MFS |
| 193= | 167 | Nellie Lock | DIAMANTINE Z |
| 195 | 166.5 | Ben Edwards | CATINO ASK |
| 196= | 165 | Scott Brash MBE | HELLO FOLIE |
| 196= | 165 | William Rekert | DOUGIE DREA |
| 198= | 163 | Emma Louise Stoker | OLIVERA Z |
| 198= | 163 | Joseph Stockdale | NUCARLA |
| 200 | 161.5 | Richard Howley | EMORALDI - TERMA Z |
