Scott Brash delivered a masterclass performance to win the CSI5* 1.60m Grand Prix at Tour 2 of the HH The Father Amir’s Prix at Al Shaqab on Saturday. The British rider guided the BWP gelding Hello Jefferson to victory in a tense jump-off and moved to the top of the overall rankings.

Nine horse-and-rider combinations advanced to the deciding jump-off in the feature CSI5* 1.60M Grand Prix. Brash and Hello Jefferson produced a flawless round and stopped the clock at 42.66sec to secure the title and the winner’s cheque of €97,500.

He edged France’s Megane Moissonnier, who guided the 14-year-old stallion Crooner Tame to second place in 42.78sec, earning €65,000. American rider Eve Jobs completed the podium, piloting 15-year-old Canto Bruno to third place in 43.41sec for €48,750.

All five riders in the top group delivered clear rounds in the jump-off, with Thailand’s Janakabhorn Karunayadhaj finishing fourth on Maxwin Kinmar Bespoke and Monaco’s Anastasia Nielsen taking fifth on ESI Rocky.

After his win, Brash praised his experienced horse. He described the 17-year-old gelding as an incredible horse who still feels young and thrives in Doha’s main arena.

Brash’s Grand Prix success capped an already strong day after he had earlier claimed the CSI3* 1.50M Grand Prix. Riding Hello Chadora Lady, he emerged victorious from a seven-horse jump-off, narrowly defeating Belgium’s Abdel Said on Wathnan Calvaro to collect €31,800. Germany’s Janne Friederike Meyer-Zimmermann took third place in that class with Iron Dames High Level.

Britain also celebrated victory in the CSI5* 1.50M Special Two-Phase class, where Harry Charles rode Bandit to the top spot with a faultless round in 35.10sec.

Fellow Briton Millie Allen finished close behind in second on Quick Diamant HR after another double-clear effort in 35.41sec, while Italy’s Roberto Previtali completed the podium on I’M Special Mess PS in 36.16sec.

Brash’s results have propelled him into the overall lead in the combined CSI4* and CSI5* provisional rankings with 89 points at the conclusion of Tour 2. Janakabhorn Karunayadhaj holds second place on 66pts, with Eve Jobs climbing to third on 62. Harry Charles and Anastasia Nielsen share fourth position on 59 each, while Megane Moissonnier sits just behind them on 55.

In the CSI1* standings, Qatari rider Hussain Said Haidan extended his lead to 40pts after topping both Tour 1 and Tour 2. Saad Ahmed Al Saad is second on 34, with Jordan’s Bisher Kayali third on 19.

Meanwhile, home riders enjoyed a particularly strong showing in the CSI1* Grand Prix 1.30M jump-off. Haidan secured victory with a double-clear round on D Saucedo in 35.79sec. Saad Ahmed Al Saad followed in second place, stopping the clock at 37.10 on Fashion des Douits, while Nasser Al Ghazali completed an all-Qatari podium on Dexter with another clear in 37.11.

Qatar also swept the podium in the CSI1* 1.15M accumulator. Ali Omar Al Ansari and Nikita Eindeken Z claimed top spot with a winning score of 65 in 43.13sec. Abdulla Ahmed Al Khulaifi finished second on Quenta van de Corsendonksehoeve, and Abdulla Tamim Al Thani took third place aboard Cassandra 352.

The CSIY-B and CSIY 1.30M jump-off Group VII series qualifier produced another Qatari victory. Ibrahim Yousuf Al Mahmoud delivered a double-clear round in 36.42sec on Vito Blue PS to take first place. Saudi Arabia’s Meshal Al Qahtani finished second on Menke, while Yaqoub Nasser Al Mass secured third for Qatar riding Hammond J.

International riders shared the spoils in the CSI3* divisions. Italy’s Emanuele Gaudiano won the CSI3* 1.40M accumulator, guiding Diarouge Blue PS to a maximum score of 65 in 46.13sec. Türkiye’s Hasan Senturk also finished on 65pts but took second place on Elzas with a slightly slower time of 46.79sec, while Saudi Arabia’s Khalid Al Hadi placed third aboard Capoen in 48.34sec.

France’s Jean Francois Rondoux topped the CSI3* 1.30M faults-and-time class after steering Inter-Larus to a clear round in 69.13sec. Qatari rider Ghanim Nasser Al Qadi claimed second on Mukaynis in 70.71sec, narrowly ahead of Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed Alasaker, who was third on Tinto de Nuit Z in 70.72sec.

In the national CSN 1M special two-phase competition, Iraq’s Mariam Abdulkarim Sabri secured victory on Baina with a double-clear performance in 35.63sec. She was followed by Afraa Abdulrahman Al Sulaiti on Molga in second place, while Salman Faisal Al Marri completed the podium aboard Goteborg Handyman.

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