The show jumping world rankings have been updated

Scott Brash is number one again

Show Jumping 04.02.2026

from Dominique Wehrmann

The eleven-year-old Hello Mango by Untouchable won a 5* Grand Prix for the first time at the Doha Equestrian Tour. Photo: Lukasz Kowalski

When the new year is less than six weeks old, but you have already won five Grand Prix - the world show jumping rankings have a new number one.

Beautiful show jumping has a name: Scott Brash. The Scottish-born rider is now back at the top of the world rankings. No wonder, after winning five Grand Prix in the first few weeks of the year alone. This is the third time that Brash has topped the world show jumping rankings. He currently has four horses for the really big tasks: Olympic team champion Hello Jefferson, European Championship double silver medalist Hello Folie, Hello Chadora Lady, with whom he won the Top Ten Final in Geneva in December, and Hello Mango, who already competed in Nations Cups last year and has now claimed her first victory in a five-star Grand Prix in Doha.

Teamwork

Brash says he is “incredibly proud” to be number one in the world again. In fact, it’s not just down to him: “Above all, it’s down to my exceptional team – the people who work tirelessly every day and look after our horses with so much love and dedication. They make sure that the horses are as healthy and happy as possible. They allow us to focus on our work and keep everything running smoothly.”

In his view, becoming number one in the world is never the result of a few recent successes. “It’s something you work towards quietly and patiently over the years. In dealing with horses, success comes from the time you give them, the trust you build up and the knowledge that it’s a long road. That’s why it’s so special to be here with such exceptional horses who are all in top form.”

In this context, he also thanks his owners, Lord and Lady Harris and Lord and Lady Kirkham, who are behind all the horses with Brash’s first name “Hello”. He concludes: “My focus now is very simple: to keep the horses as fit, healthy and happy as possible. Everything else follows from that.”

The new top ten

The new number two behind the Brit is the previous number one: Kent Farrington (USA). A long-time teammate of Brash is now third – Ben Maher. He moved up one place.

Christian Kukuk, who was previously third, is now fifth. Between him and Maher, Belgium’s European team champion and individual bronze medalist Gilles Thomas moved up. European champion Richard Vogel came sixth.

Amsterdam winner Julien Epaillard moved up three places. He improved from tenth place to seventh.

France’s Nina Mallevaey is not only the only woman in the top ten, but at the age of 25 she is also the youngest woman to achieve this. She took part for the first time last month and was able to maintain her eighth place.

Daniel Coyle (Ireland) is now ninth (previously eleventh). McLain Ward (USA) is in tenth place.