It’s the final week of the 2015 eventing season and our statistical series draws to a close with facts from Aldon and Norton Disney

Dates: 19 – 25 October, 34th week of the 2015 season

The basics

Number of British Eventing (BE) fixtures: two (Aldon (2), Norton Disney (2))

Number of BE sections run this week: 35

Number of FEI sections run in Britain this week: 4

Event with most sections: Norton Disney – 20

Number of BE sections run so far this year: 2499

Number of combined BE and FEI sections run so far this year: 2577

Number of BE fixtures run so far this year: 164

Best dressage scores

Aldon: 19.3, for Kate Jupp and Jumblue, who won the BE100open section O on this score

Norton Disney: 15.5, scored by Rachel Sargeant and Tambourine Man II, who won BE100 regional final despite one showjumping time-fault

Speedy gonzales

2: number of pairs inside the 5min 51sec optimum time over the intermediate course at Aldon. They were the top two in the open intermediate – Laura Normand riding Vardigo (first) and Aoife Clark on Wasting Light (second)

And also…

15: number of starters to complete BE100 section Q at Aldon

3: number of wins Dani Evans claimed at Aldon. She won novice section D riding Ex Red, BE100 section I on Lokis Trumpet and CICYH* section K riding Vlove D Or Ly

100: percentage of starters to complete BE100 section C and BE100open section K at Norton Disney

0: number of British events remaining… time to start training for 2016

Further afield

4: position of the highest-placed Brit at Pau CCI4*. 19-year-old Emily King and Brookleigh finished on a score of 42.3 in their first four-star

38.5: Astier Nicolas and Piaf De B’Neville’s winning score at Pau CCI4*

3: weeks until British pair Alice Dunsdon and Fernhill Present compete in the CCI4* at Adelaide. Read Alice’s blogs here

Full reports from Pau and Aldon in H&H this week, out Thursday, 29 October 2015

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It’s the 33rd week of the season and our statistical series continues with facts from Oasby and Broadway

Dates: 12-18 October, 33rd week of the 2015 season

The basics

Number of British Eventing (BE) fixtures: two (Oasby (2), Broadway (2))

Number of BE sections run this week: 33

Number of FEI sections run in Britain this week: 0

Event with most sections: Oasby – 20

Number of BE sections run so far this year: 2464

Number of combined BE and FEI sections run so far this year: 2538

Number of BE fixtures run so far this year: 162

Best dressage scores

Oasby: 21.5, scored by Stephanie Sacks and Kingsland Prince Of Tide, who won BE100 section I, despite 2.8 time-faults across country

Broadway: 22.3, for Ella Hitchman and Miracle Contender NJ who won open novice section M, despite four showjumping faults

Speedy gonzales

5: number of pairs inside the 4min 22sec optimum time over the novice course at Broadway. They were Dickon Reader (Follow The Buzz), Katie Rucker (Rossdaragh Top Quality), Zara Brewer (Willpower), Rafael Losano (Glock Pullman) and Ella Hitchman (Double Deuce Retto)

And also…

1: number of events cancelled this week. Larkhill, which is also a military training base, was cancelled due to live firing practice

4: number of horses Catherine Burrell (AUS) competed at Broadway. They were Emmerton (ninth in BE90 section A), Khaya (fifth in BE90 section B), Fleck (fourth in BE100 section E), Cassidor (12^th in BE100open section I)

10: number of starters to complete open intermediate section H at Oasby

100: percentage of starters to complete BE90 section Q and R at Oasby

5: number of horses Alex Postolowsky competed at Oasby. They were Silver Lily (second in novice section A), All Or Nothing II (third in novice section B), Arwen II (first in novice section C), Akolien (12^th in intermediate section F) and Newport Arch (first in BE100 section K)

6: number of horses Bill Levett competed at Oasby. They were Midsummer Focus (ninth in novice section A), Porsch Pride (fourth in intermediate section G), Natasha VII (first in open intermediate section H), Matinee Idol II (third in BE100 open section L), Parkmore Repechage (second in BE100 open section N), Dances With Wolves (fourth in BE100 open section N)

Further afield

43.1: Michael Jung and Fischerincantas’ winning score in the six-year-old championship at Le Lion d’Angers, France

45.2: Laura Collett and Mr Bass’ winning score in the seven-year-old championship at Le Lion d’Angers, France

9th: running of the CCI4* at Pau, France, this week. So far there have been two British wins (both for William Fox-Pitt), four German victories, one French win and one for New Zealand

Full reports from Le Lion and Oasby in Horse & Hound magazine this week, out on Thursday 22 October 2015

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It’s the 32nd week of the season and our statistical series rolls on with facts from Little Downham, Weston Park, Calmsden and more

Dates: 3 – 11 October, 32nd week of the 2015 season

The basics

Number of British Eventing (BE) fixtures: seven (Little Downham (3), Weston Park International, Weston Park (2), Askham Bryan (2), Calmsden (2), Port Eliot, Littleton)

Number of BE sections run this week: 81

Number of FEI sections run in Britain this week: four

Event with most sections: Little Downham – 22

Number of BE sections run so far this year: 2431

Number of combined BE and FEI sections run so far this year: 2505

Number of BE fixtures run so far this year: 160

Best dressage scores

Little Downham: 10, scored by Casey Parker and Eeyore DS, who finished second in BE90 section A with 12 showjumping faults. This score joins Lucinda Crawford and Vattrick’s honour of being the best dressage score so far this season

Weston Park: 20.5, scored by Samantha Cadwallader and The Doc, who won BE90 section J on their dressage score

Askham Bryan: 19.5, for Laura Hayward and Rockmills, who won BE90 section B on this score

Calmsden: 13.8, scored by Jason Hobbs and Woodfalls Brook, who won BE90 section L on their dressage score

Port Eliot: 21, scored by Bella Balian and Merlino, who won BE90 section B on this score

Littleton: 18.8, for Katy Jones and Valentinos King, who won BE100 section H despite 0.4 time-faults across country

Speedy gonzales

1: number of pairs inside the 6min 15sec optimum time over the advanced course at Little Downham. They were Izzy Taylor and Be Touchable who finished first in the advanced section

And also…

1: number of events cancelled this week – Pulborough

2: number of wins for the Ingham’s at Littleton. Catherine Ingham riding Filedmouse II won BE90 regional final section D and Hannah Ingham on Fairy Wand won BE90 section M

55: number of starters to complete BE100 under 18 section E at Weston Park

2: number of Australian riders who made up the top two placings in novice Section Q at Little Downham. They were Emma Dougall riding Fernhill Ferro Clover (first) and Kevin McNab on Creevagh Bobby Joe (second)

10: the number of starters to complete open novice section N at Askham Bryan

2: number of wins for Canadian riders at Calmsden. Michael Winter on Shannondale Arlo won BE100 section J and Rebecca Howard riding Shannondale Julia won BE100open section K

58: percentage of starters to finish BE90 section B at Port Eliot

Further afield

4: number of double clear showjumping rounds, out of 85 starters, at Boekelo in the Netherlands

1: new event added to the eventing calendar in Reddick, Florida. The competition will take place over the 2016 Thanksgiving weekend at the 950-acre Ocala Jockey Club property and will boast CIC3*, CIC2* and CCI* classes

8: starters in the CCI3* class at Karpatia, Romania. The eventual winner was Belgium’s Karin Donckers riding Grandioz

Full reports from Weston Park, Boekelo and Little Downham in H&H this week, out Thursday, 15 October 2015

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Dates: 1 – 5 October, 30th week of the 2015 season

The basics

Number of British Eventing (BE) fixtures: six (Osberton, British Eventing Young Horse Championships, Dauntsey Park (2), Bishop Burton (2), Eden Valley (2), Bovington (2))

Number of BE sections run this week: 55

Number of FEI sections run in Britain this week: four

Event with most sections: Dauntsey Park – 23

Number of BE sections run so far this year: 2350

Number of combined BE and FEI sections run so far this year: 2420

Number of BE fixtures run so far this year: 153

Best dressage scores

Osberton: 24.1, scored by Vicky Tuffs and Its Cooley, who won the five-year-old section on this score

Dauntsey Park: 19.3, for Tim Price and Kincooley Cruising, who won open novice section F despite 1.6 time-faults across country

Bishop Burton: 22.3, scored by Harriette Howard and Starholme Amberleigh, who won BE100 open section O, despite two cross-country time-faults

Eden Valley: 16.3, for Robyn Gray and Dreamcatcher VII, who won BE90 section F on this score

Bovington: 20.3, for Hayley Singleton and Woodlands Unbelievable, who won BE80(T) on this score

Speedy gonzales

4: number of pairs inside the 5min 54sec optimum time over the intermediate course at Dauntsey Park. They were Christopher Burton (Monarchs Exclusive), Dan Jocelyn (Beaucatcher), Julia Norman (Leamhchoill Drifter) and Astier Nicolas (Quickly Du Buguet)

And also…

1: number of events cancelled this week – Berkshire College of Agriculture

100: percentage of starters to complete BE100 regional final section K at Dauntsey

13: number of starters to complete open novice section F at Bishop Burton

100: percentage of starters to finish BE90 section D at Eden Valley

9: number of starters to finish BE100open section A at Bovington

100: percentage of starters to complete BE80(T) section G at Bovington

90: percentage of the top 10 in the CCI2* at Osberton who were British

3: number of international riders to finish within the top three in open intermediate section C at Dauntsey. In first place was Christopher Burton riding Monarchs Exclusive (AUS), in second was Dan Jocelyn on Beaucatcher (NZL) and finishing third was Astier Nicolas and Piaf De Bneville (FRA)

8: number of sections at Eden Valley

26.3: Oliver Townend and Cillnabradden Evo’s winning dressage score in the CCI2* at Oserberton. This score takes the honour of being the best FEI dressage score so far this season

Further afield

6: number of riders to tackle the CIC3* cross-country course at Morven Park in Virginia, USA, despite poor weather conditions

57.5: US rider Lauren Billys’ winning score at Woodside CIC3*

L2/L3: the transverse process lumbar spine fractures suffered by Cody Sturgess during his fall from Imperial Melody on the CIC3* cross-country course at Plantation Field

20000: amount in dollars confirmed as prize money for the indoor eventing challenge at The Royal Horse Show in Toronto next month

Full reports from Osberton and Dauntsey in H&H this week, out Thursday, 8 October 2015

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It’s the 29th week of the season and our statistical series continues with facts from Moreton Morrell, South of England, Bricky and more

Dates: 20 – 27 September, 29th week of the 2015 season

The basics

Number of British Eventing (BE) fixtures: seven (Pontispool (2), Moreton Morrell (2), Kelsall Hill (2), South of England, Aske (2), Bricky, Brooksby Melton College (2))

Number of BE sections run this week: 126

Number of FEI sections run in Britain this week: three

Event with most sections: Kelsall Hill – 33

Number of BE sections run so far this year: 2295

Number of combined BE and FEI sections run so far this year: 2361

Number of BE fixtures run so far this year: 147

Best dressage scores

Pontispool: 14, scored by Alexander Bragg and Bloomfield Tiger Two, who won BE100 section H on this scoreMoreton Morrell: 16.8, for Ritchie Heaney and Dhi Jet Set. They won BE100 section F despite 5.2 time-faults across countryKelsall Hill: 17, for Alex Hua Tian and William XVII, who finished third in novice section N with 10 cross-country time-faultsSouth of England: 22.5, scored by Laura Collett and Dacapo, who won novice section L with an additional 3.2 cross-country time-faultsAske: 22.3, for Annie Ballamy and Grafik III who won BE100 section L on this scoreBricky: 20.8, scored by Katie Hancock and Kilcandra Rambo Ray, who won the BE100 regional final on their dressage scoreBrooksby Melton College: 18, for Lisa Clarke-Spence and Tough Customer, who won BE90 section F on this score

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Speedy gonzales

4: number of pairs inside the 4min 41sec optimum time over the novice course at Pontispool. They were Dani Evans (Marstonpark Lipina), Millie Dumas (Penhill Touch Of Class), Victoria Fleming (Olsie) and Alice Kneen (Come Along Springtime)

1: number of pairs inside the 5min 33sec optimum time over the intermediate course at Kelsall Hill. They were Aimee Penny and Hirondelle De Fribois B, who finished second in intermediate section V

2: number of pairs inside the 5min 57sec optimum time over the CIC* course at South of England. They were Rebecca Gibbs on Woodlands Springtime and Nat Dixon riding Party Juice

3: number of pairs inside the 5min 3sec CIC* course at Aske. They were Sarah Parkes riding Cyres and Christopher Whittle on Foxglove Skylark

4: number of pairs inside the 5min 24sec optimum time over the novice course at Bricky. They were Jo Rimmer (Diamond Bobby), Jade Lazenby (Hullahbaloo), Georgina Ewell (Zoretto), Eloise Bartlett (Killacoran Blue)

And also…

1: number of events cancelled this week. Burnham Market was taken off the calendar due to insufficient entries

100: percentage of starters to finish the BE90 regional final at Pontispool

8: number of starters to finish under-21 open intermediate section N at Pontispool

8: number of starters to finish intermediate section C at Aske

41: percentage of starters not to finish under-21 open intermediate section N at South of England

100: percentage of starters to complete BE90 open section K at Brooksby

3: number of riders from New Zealand to finish in the top six at Moreton Morrell’s novice section A. They were Neil Spratt on Galwaybay Echo (second), Lucy Jackson on Global Cobra (third) and Caroline Powell on Chance Encounter VII (sixth)

5: number of horses Padraig McCarthy competed in the BE100 at Kelsall Hill. They were Ringwood Kenco, Castlefield Romeo, MGH Maccabee, Garrybritt Lando and Tintern Tinker

40: number of starters to complete the BE100 regional final at Bricky

Further afield

20,000: amount in dollars that 21 year-old US eventer Jacob Fletcher and Atlantic Domino won in the Gold Cup Final and the American Eventing Championships

44.3: Oliver Townend and Cooley SRS’s winning dressage score at the CCI3* at Ballindenisk in Ireland

Full reports from South of England (2), Aske (2), Kelsall Hill (2), Pontispool (2) and Waregem in H&H this week, out Thursday, 1 October 2015

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Our statistical series rolls on through the 28th week of the season, with facts from Blenheim Palace, Munstead and more

Dates: 14 – 20 Sep, 28th week of the 2015 season

The basics

Number of British Eventing (BE) fixtures: five (Blenheim Palace, Munstead (2), Allerton Park, Monmouth, Wee Burgie)

Number of BE sections run this week: 50

Number of FEI sections run in Britain this week: two

Event with most sections: Allerton Park – 17

Number of BE sections run so far this year: 2169

Number of combined BE and FEI sections run so far this year: 2232

Number of BE fixtures run so far this year: 140

Best dressage scores

Mustead: 13, scored by Sarah Jennings and Shannondale Ozzy, who won BE80(T) section N on this score

Allerton Park: 22.3, for Nicola Wilson and Kingsleypark Panther in BE100 section D, however the pair later retired across country

Monmouth: 21.3, for Vicky Tuffs and Kilpatrick Grace, who won BE100 section A on their dressage score

Wee Burgie: 21, scored by Lucy James and Zadat, who won BE90 section G with 5.2 cross-country time-faults

Speedy gonzales

4: number of pairs inside the 5min 22sec optimum time over the novice course at Wee Burgie. They were Wills Oakden (on both Blackcol Lotte and Zielame), Isaac Ratcliffe-Smith (Litchfield Jack) and Steven Renton (Woodlands Alladin)

And also…

2: number of events cancelled this week. Purston Manor (2) was cancelled due to the low number of entries as was Burnham Market (2)

78: number of combinations to complete the CCI3* at Blenheim

10: number of seconds Clark Montgomery and Loughan Glen finished inside the CCI3* optimum cross-country time at Blenheim Palace

100: percentage of starters to finish the BE100 regional final at Wee Burgie

10: number of pairs to complete in each of intermediate section I, open intermediate section K and intermediate section L at Allerton Park

44: percentage of starters who did not complete novice section H at Monmouth

7: number of starters to finish open novice section J at Monmouth

Further afield

58: number of cross-country starters in the CIC3* at Plantation Field. Tamie Smith and Mai Baum won the events, finishing on a score of 39.4

7: number of international appearances this year from Germany’s Pia Munker and Louis M. The pair have averaged an impressive 28.6 in the first phase this year, according to EquiRatings

442: number of horses to have won international classes around the world so far in 2015 — another fact from our friends at EquiRatings

Full reports from Blenheim Palace and Allerton Park in H&H this week, out Thursday, 24 September 2015

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Our statistical series continues through the 27th week of the season, with facts from Blair, Gatcombe and more

Dates: 7 – 13 Sep, 27th week of the 2015 season

The basics

Number of British Eventing (BE) fixtures: four (Blair Castle, Gatcombe (2), West Wilts (3), Frickley Park (2))

Number of BE sections run this week: 48

Number of FEI sections run in Britain this week: three

Event with most sections: West Wilts – 17

Number of BE sections run so far this year: 2119

Number of combined BE and FEI sections run so far this year: 2180

Number of BE fixtures run so far this year: 135

Best dressage scores

Gatcombe: 23.8, for Lizzie Doolittle and Shop DJ, who won novice section K on their dressage score

West Wilts: 13.5, scored by Katie Hancock and Kilcandra Rambo Ray, who won BE100 section C on this score

Frickley Park: 17.5, for Paula Holden and Springwind Catwalk, who won BE90 section O on their dressage score

Speedy gonzales

3: number of pairs inside the 10min 13sec European Championship cross-country course at Blair. They were Michael Jung on FischerTakinou (individual gold), Izzy Taylor with KBIS Briarlands Matilda (sixth) and Gemma Tattersall riding Artic Soul (ninth)

3: number of pairs inside the 5min 51sec optimum time over the CIC2* course at Gatcombe. They were Chuffy Clark and Winnetou M (second), Daisy Berkeley and Strike Smartly (fifth) and Paul Tapner and Bonza King Of Rouges (sixth)

2: number of pairs inside the 5min 11sec optimum time over the intermediate course at Gatcombe. The fastest combinations were George Coe and La Contadina, who finished third in intermediate section G and Julia Norman and Leamhchoill Drifter, who finished sixth in open intermediate section F

And also…

67: number of starters at Blair

35: number of clear cross-country jumping rounds at Blair

45: number of starters to complete the cross-country at Blair

5: number of riders to retire at Blair across country

14: number of riders eliminated on the cross-country course at Blair

9: number of problems at the second corner fence in the arena, making it the most influential fence at Blair

4: number of wins and second place rosettes for Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp. She was second in BE100 section E (Castana Bay), first in novice section F (Deniro Z), first in novice section G (Oskar) and second in Novice section H (Gorsehill Cooley)

58: percentage of starters to finish BE80(T) section E at Frickley Park

2: number of sections won by Paula Holden at Frickley Park. They were BE90 section N (Falco III) and BE90 section O (Springwind Catwalk)

66: percentage of starters to complete CIC2* section B at Gatcombe

3: number of international riders taking the top three places in open intermediate section F at Gatcombe. First was Vittoria Panizzon with Bonne Amie (Italy), second was Ruy Fonseca riding Tom Bombadill Too (Brazil) and third was Dan Jocelyn on Phoenix L (New Zealand)

Further afield

104: number of expected runners in CCI3* section A at Blenheim this weekend

70: number of expected runners this weekend in CIC3* section B at Blenheim

Full reports from the European Eventing Championships at Blair and Gatcombe in H&H this week, out Thursday, 17 September 2015

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Dates: 31 August – 6 Sep, 26th week of the 2015 season

The basics

Number of British Eventing (BE) fixtures: six (Wellington, Prestwold Hall, Burghley Horse Trials, Goring Heath (2), Hutton in the Forest (2), Sapey (2))

Number of BE sections run this week: 82

Number of FEI sections run in Britain this week: two

Event with most sections: Prestwold Hall – 20

Number of BE sections run so far this year: 2074

Number of combined BE and FEI sections run so far this year: 2132

Number of BE fixtures run so far this year: 131

Best dressage scores

Wellington: 20.5, for Lizzie Brown and Alverscot Moneymaker, winning BE100 section C, despite four showjumping faults

Prestwold Hall: 24, scored by both Rosalind Canter (Carricko Bay) who won BE100 section F and Lottie Kennedy (UCS De Dior) who took four-year-old section P

Goring Heath: 17.5, for Brook Staples and Doonaveeragh O Six, who won intermediate novice section L on their dressage score

Hutton in the Forest: 10, scored by Lucinda Crawford and Vattrick, who won BE100open section F on this score. The pair take over the honour of having the best score so far this season from Penny Lawn (Regal Rendezvous) and Bella Balian (Merlino), who both scored 13 earlier this year

Sapey: 20.5, for Kat Raybould and Dower House Boy, who finished second in open novice section J with eight showjumping faults

Speedy gonzales

1: number of pairs inside the 6min 48sec optimum time over the CIC3* course at Wellington. They were Toshiyuki Tanaka and Delago, who finished sixth

3: number of pairs who beat the 3min 52sec optimum time over the novice course at Prestwold Hall. They were Lucy Goodey (Ballybolger Mischief), Margaret Whalley (Basmati) and Polly Chiverton (Skeheens)

2: number of pairs inside the 11min 12sec optimum time over the CCI4* course at Burghley. They were Christopher Burton and TS Jamaimo (third) and Jonelle Price and Classic Moet (fifth)

And also…

1: number of events cancelled. Aswanley was cancelled due to bad weather

4: number of starters to complete open novice section J at Sapey

100: percentage of starters to complete BE90open section E and BE100open section H at Sapey

17: age of the oldest horses at Burghley. Unfortunately Alex Postolowsky withdrew Islanmore Ginger after dressage, while Ellen Svennerstal and Southway retired across country

9: number of mares that competed at Burghley

20: age of Abigail Boulton, the youngest rider to complete Burghley this year

2: number of British riders finishing within the top 10 at Burghley. They were Tina Cook (eighth) and William Fox-Pitt (10th)

100: percentage of starters to complete BE90 regional final section M at Prestwold Hall

2: number of wins Lottie Kennedy brought home from Prestwold Hall. She won four-year-old section P (UCS De Dior) and BE100 section Q (Weston Lucile)

40: Michael Jung and La Biosthetique–Sam FBW’s winning score at Burghley

6: number of wins claimed by international riders at Wellington

Further afield

29: age of former US team horse Giltedge before he died last week. Giltedge’s achievements include winning silver at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, bronze at the 2000 Sydney Olympic games and gold in the 2002 Jerez World Equestrian Games under David O’Connor

13: number of nations fielding teams at the European Championships at Blair this week

6: number of years since Britain last won team gold at the European Championships. In Fontainebleau in 2009, Britain took team gold, plus individual gold (Tina Cook and Miners Frolic) and silver (Piggy French and Some Day Soon)

Full reports from Burghley, Sapey and Wellington and the young rider European Championships in H&H this week, out Thursday, 10 September 2015

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Our statistical series continues through the 26th week of the season, with facts from Richmond, Keysoe, Firle Place and more

Dates: 24-30 August, 25th week of the 2015 season

The basics

Number of British Eventing (BE) fixtures: five (Richmond (2), Keysoe (2), Firle Place, Llanymynech (2), Treborough Hill (2))

Number of BE sections run this week: 108

Number of FEI sections run in Britain this week: one

Event with most sections: Keysoe — 27

Number of BE sections run so far this year: 1992

Number of combined BE and FEI sections run so far this year: 2048

Number of BE fixtures run so far this year: 130

Best dressage scores

Richmond: 22, for Sarah Healy and Saratoga Candyman, who won BE100open section U, despite 3.2 time-faults across country

Keysoe: 22, scored by Max Gordon and My Kilbeg Cloud, who were second in BE90 section C with four showjumping faults

Firle Place: 20.5, scored by Rebecca Gibbs and Tally It Up in open novice section M. However, the pair later retired across country

Llanymynech: 18, for Robyn Gray and Wishes In The Sky, who won BE100 section A with four showjumping faults

Treborough Hill: 21, scored by Amy Gilbert and Angelo Of Asgard, who were second in BE90 section I with four showjumping faults

Speedy gonzales

5: number of pairs who beat the 5min 16sec optimum time over the intermediate course at Keysoe. They were Andrea Starns (Pauldarys Lord Luie), Anthony Clark, pictured (Crambamboli), Ian Wills (Klarity), Angus Smales (Master Crisp) and Georgina Kidner (Thornfield Jones)

3: number of pairs who beat the 4min 56sec optimum time over the novice course at Firle Place. The speedy pairs were Laura Walker (Andy V), Lucy Witts (Ballintogher Belle) and Gemma Tattersall (Tillingbourne)

5: number of pairs inside the 4min 48sec optimum time over the novice course at Treborough Hill. They were Padraig McCarthy (Rosemaber Lancuest), Laura Scott (Spring Role), Chelsea Pearce (Albert VI), Victoria Fleming (Olsie) and Eleanor Ansell (Bettyshill Diamond)

And also…

3: number of top placings Oliver Townend took in intermediate section C at Richmond. His horses were Cillnabradden Evo (first), Black Tie II, pictured (second) and Colonel Joe (third)

56: percentage of starters to finish intermediate section D at Keysoe

7: number of pairs to finish BE90 section L1 at Keysoe

100: percentage of starters to finish four-year-old section E and BE100 regional final section H at Firle Place

3: number of international riders to win sections at Firle Place. They were Mark Boxall (USA), Harriet Baillie (NZL) and Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp (USA)

5: number of horses Robyn Gray ran at Llanymynech

8: number of horses Robyn Harris ran at Llanymynech

5: number of pairs to finish four-year-old section M at Treborough Hill

100: percentage of women riders in BE100u18 at Treborough Hill

Further afield

1000: amount in dollars that Phillip Dutton and four-star eventer Mighty Nice won in the 1.30m open jumper class at Swan Lake. This is Mighty Nice’s first outing since a bone chip on his stifle obtained at the Rolex Kentucky CCI4*

100+: number of people Boyd Martin and Phillip Dutton taught during their “Eventing with stars” riding demonstrations at Windurra USA

12.3: margin by which Britain won the team gold at the young rider European Championships last week

4: number of top-10 placings bagged by British riders at the young rider European Championships last week

9: horses with names beginning with both B and S on the start list for Burghley this week. The Cs are Cadeau Du Roi, Chequers Playboy, Classic Moet, Cooley Business Time, Coolys Luxury, Coopers Law, Cornacrew, Cossan Lad and Covert Rights. The Ss are: Samuel Thomas II, Second Supreme, Shady Grey, Silvia, Skip On, Soltair Justice, Southway, Sportsfield Othello, Star Witness

Full reports from Richmond, Keysoe and the European CIC2* Championships in Helviort, the Netherlands in H&H this week, out Thursday, 3 September 2015.

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Dates: 18-23 August, 25th week of the 2015 season

The basics

Number of British Eventing (BE) fixtures: six (West Wilts (2), Shelford Manor (2), Somerford Park, Solihull (2), Cumwhinton and Bicton Arena (3))

Number of BE sections run this week: 98

Number of FEI sections run in Britain this week: four

Event with most sections: Shelford Manor — 23 sections

Number of BE sections run so far this year: 1884

Number of combined BE and FEI sections run so far this year: 1939

Number of BE fixtures run so far this year: 125

Best dressage scores

West Wilts: 20.5, for Alana Sparrow and Fashion Rocks, who won BE100 section B despite two showjumping time-faults

Shelford Manor: 22.5, scored by Alex Postolowsky and All Or Nothing II, who won novice section B with 5.6 time faults across country

Somerford Park: 15.5, for Willa Newton and Lauries Laudatio 2, winning novice section P on their dressage score

Solihull: 20, for Minna Eadie and Howen Loganberry, who finished first in novice section P on this score

Cumwhinton: 18.8, scored by Mark Jackson and Charismatic Corner, who won BE90 section B despite four showjumping faults

Bicton Arena: 22, for Jo Clarke and Frankly who won open novice section H with 3.2 cross-country time-faults

Speedy gonzales

1: number of pairs who beat the 4min 58sec optimum time over the novice course at Solihull. They were Tom Searle and TS Casimiro, who finished second

1: number of pairs who were inside the 4min 43sec optimum time over the novice course at Cumwhinton. The speedy ones were Matthew Wright and Sorastro TW, who won section L on their dressage score

4: number of pairs who beat the 5min 35sec optimum time over the intermediate course at Bicton Arena. They fastest were Louise Harwood (Balladeer Miller Man), Tim Rogers (Victor VI), Padraig Mccarthy (Fireberry) and Tim Cheffings (Philanderer II)

1: number of pairs who beat the 6min 30sec optimum time over the CIC2* course at Bicton Arena. They were Lucy Wiegersma and Mr Chunky

2: number of pairs inside the 4min 41sec optimum time over the novice course at Bicton Arena. They were Padraig McCarthy and Hoodunit, who won novice section I and Tom Grant and Zoe, who won intermediate novice section G

And also…

5: number of horses Vicky Tuffs competed at West Wilts

2: number of top two placings James Avery (NZL) took in CIC* section B at Somerford Park

2: number of top two placings Dan Jocelyn (NZL) took in novice section N at Solihull

100: percentage of women in the BE100 section E and J and BE100open section O at Shelford Manor

67: percentage of starters who did not finish BE90 section W at Shelford Manor

2: number of sections won by both Mark Jackson (BE90 section A and B) and Matthew Wright (novice section L and open novice section M) at Cumwhinton

8: number of starters to finish open intermediate section L at Bicton Arena

100: percentage of starters who finished BE100 section N and I at Shelford Manor

Further afield

8: number of hours Andrew Nicholson spent in surgery following his fall at Gatcombe

22: age of Tom Jackson, who received the call-up to the British eventing squad for the Europeans at Blair Castle this week

Full reports from Bicton Arena, Shelford Manor and Somerford Park in H&H this week, out Thursday, 27 August 2015.

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Dates: 10-15 August, 24th week of the 2015 season

The basics

Number of British Eventing (BE) fixtures: five (Smiths Lawn, Homme House (Much Marcle), Aston-le-Walls (4), Hartpury and Bold Heath)

Number of BE sections run this week: 75

Number of FEI sections run in Britain this week: three

Event with most sections: Aston-le-Walls and Bold Heath — 21 sections

Number of BE sections run so far this year: 1786

Number of combined BE and FEI sections run so far this year: 1833

Number of BE fixtures run so far this year: 119

Best dressage scores

Smiths Lawn: 17.3, for Paul Tapner (AUS) and Wickstead Kangaroo, who won novice section D on their dressage score

Homme House: 13.3, for Alexander Bragg and LVS Stonehavens Quebec, who won five-year-olds section G, despite 7.2 time-faults

Aston-le-Walls: 20, scored by Jesse Campbell (NZL) and Jjamaica who finished second in novice section H and also by John-Paul Sheffield and El Gaucho Dhi, who finished sixth in open novice section K

Bold Heath: 18.3, scored by Gareth Thomas and Crabbies Cloudy, winning BE80(T) section I, despite 3.2 time-faults

And also…

100: percentage of male riders making up this week’s best dressage scores

54: percentage of starters who completed the open novice section D at Homme House

4: number of sections won by Oliver Townend at Aston-le-Walls (novice sections H and I, BE100 sections O and P). He also finished second in three sections – well done Oliver

98: percentage of starters who completed the BE100 section L at Smiths Lawn

3: number of non-British riders placed within the top three in the novice section D at Smith Lawn. They were Paul Tapner (AUS), Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp (USA) and Rebecca Howard (CAN)

3: number of horses William Fox-Pitt competed in the CIC3* at Hartpury. They were Bay My Hero (finishing first), Luxury FH (finishing fifth) and Fernhill Pimms (finishing seventh)

Further afield

64: the age of USEA Hall of Fame member Karen Stives before she sadly passed last week after battling lung cancer. Karen was a member of the gold medal-winning US team at the 1984 LA Olympics

120.5: Germany’s winning Nations Cup score at Aachen

20b: the flag number that Holly Woodhead reportedly missed in the Nations Cup – knocking the British team out of the standings

8: number of years Lucie McNichol evented full-time, before hanging up her competition boots for good last week

3: place Team GB finished at the junior European Eventing Championships

Full reports from Aachen, Hartpury and Aston-le-Walls in H&H this week, out Thursday, 20 August 2015

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Dates: 7–9 August, 23rd week of the 2015 season

The basics

Number of British Eventing (BE) fixtures: four (The Festival of British Eventing at Gatcombe, Hendersyde Park, Chilham Castle (2), Skipton (2))

Number of BE sections run this week: 49

Number of FEI sections run in Britain this week: two

Event with most sections: Chilham Castle and Skipton — 16 sections

Number of BE sections run so far this year: 1711

Number of combined BE and FEI sections run so far this year: 1755

Number of BE fixtures run so far this year: 114

Best dressage scores

Gatcombe: 22.5, for Noah Brook and Deo Volente III in the new novice restricted championship, the Corinthian Cup

Hendersyde Park: 20.9, for Wills Oakden riding Blackcol Lotte, who won the intermediate novice section N, despite eight showjumping faults

Chilham Castle: 21.5, scored by Sophie Forbes and Tricky Johnie, finishing second in the BE100 section M with four showjumping faults

Skipton: 17, for Eliza Stoddart on two rides (Future Gravitas who won the five-year-old section D and Future Illicit Heights who finished second in the BE100 section N)

Speedy gonzales

1: number of pairs who beat the 6min 28sec CIC3* optimum time at Gatcombe — Oliver Townend and Armada finished fourth

0: number of pairs who beat the 5min 51sec optimum time at Gatcombe over the intermediate course. Oliver Townend and Note Worthy were fastest, winning section B with 1.2 time-faults

2: number of pairs inside the 5min 8sec BE100 optimum time at Hendersyde; the fastest were Henry Cooper riding Soprano D L Henbage and Katy Thomson riding Mohawk

And also…

31.5: the best FEI dressage score this year, scored by Andrew Hoy and Rutherglen in the CIC3* at Gatcombe. However the pair were eliminated after a fall across country

4: the number of pairs who finished the four-year-old section D1 at Chilham Castle

84: percentage of starters in the British Open Championship who scored below 50 in the dressage

2: the number of wins claimed by Oliver Townend at Gatcombe (British Novice and Intermediate Championships), matching William Fox-Pitt’s 2014 achievement. It was Oliver’s third victory in the intermediate championship and his fourth in the novice championship, but the first time he has won both in the same year

100: percentage of starters who completed the BE100 section J at Hendersyde Park

2: the number of Antipodean riders taking the top two places in the British Open Championship at Gatcombe

12: the number of marks by which Oliver Townend and Note Worthy won Gatcombe’s British Intermediate Championship

100: percentage of starters who finished the BE100 section B at Skipton

7: the number of British riders finishing within the top 10 in the British Open Championship at Gatcombe

2: the number of Oliver Townend’s rides to finish within the top two in Gatcombe’s British Novice Championship

19: the age of Noah Brook, who won the Corinthian Cup at Gatcombe by 10 marks

Further afield

28: the age of Kerry Millikin’s 1996 Olympic partner Out and About before he sadly passed last week due to old age

15.9: the margin by which Britain’s pony European riders won the team gold last week in Sweden

Full reports from Gatcombe and the pony European Championships in H&H this week, out Thursday, 13 August 2015.

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Dates: 27 July-2 August, 22nd week of the 2015 season

The basics

Number of British Eventing (BE) fixtures: five (Burgham (2), Wilton, Little Downham (2), Cholmondeley Castle, Calmsden (1))

Number of BE sections run this week: 74

Number of FEI sections run in Britain this week: two

Event with most sections: Little Downham — 18 sections

Number of BE sections run so far this year: 1662

Number of combined BE and FEI sections run so far this year: 1704

Number of BE fixtures run so far this year: 110

Best dressage scores

Burgham: 18.8, scored by Alice Lumley and Foxwood Brown Sugar, winners of novice section N

Wilton: 18.3, for Christopher Burton and Limited Edition VI, who finished fifth after 8.8 time-faults across country

Little Downham: 20.5, for Noels Sox, ridden by Diani Western-Kaye. They headed the under-21 BE100 section

Cholmondeley: 19.3, scored by Andrew Downes on Cartier VD Ruitershoeve, who took BE100 section A despite a showjump down

Calmsden: 17, for Julie Roberts and Jungle Rock in BE80(T) section F, but they later retired across country

Speedy gonzales

3: number of horses who beat the 6min 38sec optimum time in the CIC3* at Burgham — Oliver Townend rode two of them, Cooley SRS and Samuel Thomas II, and the third was Alexander IV, ridden by Stephanie D’Andimont

1: number of pairs inside the 4min 16sec novice optimum time at Little Downham — the fast ones were Izzy Taylor and Bugbrooke, winners of section A

3: number of horses inside the 4min 14sec BE100 optimum time at Little Downham — Kevin McNab (Brookfield Inocent), Alice Hallows (Whimsical) and Emma Butler (English Bay)

And also…

1: number of showjumping time-faults incurred by both the winner (Nicola Wilson on One Two Many) and runner-up (Paul Sims and Glengarnock) in the CIC3* at Burgham

3: number of sections won by Australian Kevin McNab at Little Downham

3: number of homebreds ridden at Calmsden by Mary King, who won a section on King Robert II, whose parents are both four-star winners. His dam is 2011 Kentucky winner Kings Temptress and his sire this year’s Badminton victor Chilli Morning

50: percentage of sections at Wilton won by riders who have ridden at or been selected for senior championships (New Zealand’s Mark Todd and Tim Price — Tim won two sections — Britain’s Tom McEwen, Italy’s Vittoria Panizzon and Ireland’s Padraig McCarthy — selected this week to make his championship debut at the European Championships at Blair)

1-2: Chloe Pearson took first and second in the under-18 BE100 at Cholmondeley on Garrybritt Calvin and Garryduff Chacoa

Further afield

101: number of horses entered for Burghley

4: number of times popular US pair Buck Davidson and Ballynoe Castle RM have won at Millbrook, New York, after their advanced victory there last weekend

Full reports from Burgham, Wilton and Cholmondeley in H&H this week, out Thursday, 6 August 2015.

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Tuck into this week’s numerical digest of the week’s horse trials action, from Britain, Ireland and the USA

Dates: 20-26 July, 21st week of the 2015 season

The basics

Number of British Eventing (BE) fixtures: five (Dauntsey (1), Aston-le-Walls (3), Frickley Park (1), Borde Hill (2), Dalkeith (2))

Number of BE sections run this week: 91

Event with most sections: Aston-le-Walls — 22 sections

Number of BE sections run so far this year: 1588

Number of combined BE and FEI sections run so far this year: 1628

Number of BE fixtures run so far this year: 105

Best dressage scores

Dauntsey: 22, for Neil Spratt and Eluna, who added one showjump down to take third in BE100 section G

Aston-le-Walls: 18.5, scored by Tim Price and Koh I Noor, winners of novice section B

Borde Hill: 22.3, for Rockrimmon Razamataz, ridden by Iona Kininmonth. The pair went on to finish 14th in BE100open section K after 13 faults showjumping and 19.6 time-penalties across country

Frickley Park: 19.8, recorded by Harriette Howard on Starholme Amberleigh, who added 10.4 time-faults in BE100open section M but still won the class

Dalkeith: 11.5, scored by BE100 section L winners Alex Hua Tian and William XVII — this equals the previous best dressage score this season, set at West Wilts back in June by Clare Valendar and Porthall Molbert

Speedy gonzales

1: number of pairs who beat the 6min 15sec optimum time over the advanced track at Aston-le-Walls. The speedster was Ian Wills, riding Hartpury Sky Is The Limit

2: number of riders who came home inside the 4min 4sec optimum time in the open novice at Frickley Park — Sophie Platt (Caesar II) and Mark Poskitt (Arty)

0: number of pairs who beat the 5min 17sec optimum time over the novice course at Borde Hill. The fastest had 8.4 time-faults, with this time shared by Ken Spencer and Freshmans Pink Floyd, who won section N, and Tina Cook’s two rides (Billy The Red and Calvino II), first and second in the open novice

And also…

280: number of volunteers at Frickley Park

2: number of finishers in the four-year-old class at Dalkeith, from five starters

2: number of pairs who finished on their dressage score in the young rider final trial at Aston — Ella Hitchman on Rocky Rockstar (pictured) and Kristina Hall-Jackson on Lemington Lets Dance

45: percentage of pairs in the open novice at Borde Hill who finished

3: number of classes at Dauntsey which went to non-British riders — two of them to Neil Spratt

Further afield

24.5 (83.54%): mark scored by Christopher Burton and Santano II in the CCI2* at Camphire, Ireland — the best score at this level since 2010, according eventing statistics company Equiratings. “Burto” did a one-two in this class and also won the CIC3* on Nobilis 18

1: number of British winners at Camphire — Flora Harris and Cesano H took the CIC*

2nd: placing taken by Britain’s James Alliston and Parker in the CCI3* at Rebecca Farm, Montana, USA

Full report from Aston-le-Walls in H&H this week, out Thursday, 30 July 2015.

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Check out this week’s eventing in numbers to find out what happened in the 20th week of the season, including which rider scored their second ever dressage 10

Dates: 13-19 July, 20th week of the 2015 season

The basics

Number of British Eventing (BE) fixtures: seven (Tweseldown (3), Upton House, Great Witchingham (2), Stafford (2), Eridge, Breckenbrough (2), Launceston)

Number of BE sections run this week: 122

Number of FEI sections run in Britain this week: one

Event with most sections: Stafford — 30 sections

Number of BE sections run so far this year: 1497

Number of combined BE and FEI sections run so far this year: 1541

Number of BE fixtures run so far this year: 100

Best dressage scores

Tweseldown: 22.5, for Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp and Gorsehill Lobo, who finished seventh in BE100 section K after 11.6 cross-country time-faults

Upton House: 15, scored by Caroline Hawkis and Kilbawn Lad, who finished first in BE100 section G on this leading score

Great Witchingham: 21, from Max Gordon riding My Kilbeg Cloud, who finished seventh in BE90 section I after collecting eight showjumping faults and 12.4 time-faults across country

Stafford: 17.8, recorded by Nicola Johnson and Red Quest II, who finished second in BE100 section O after collecting four showjumping faults

Eridge: 21.8, from Felicity Collins riding Just Amazing III, who won ONu18(Q) section L, despite picking up four time-faults across country

Breckenbrough: 23, recorded by Holly Stevenson and Touchdown Billy, finishing first in BE100 section P on their dressage score

Launceston: 18.8, scored by Hannah Gregson riding Diamon Dazzler III, who won BE80(T) section G, despite four showjumping faults

Speedy gonzales

4: the number of pairs who beat the 5min 13sec optimum time over the CIC* course at Great Witchingham: Caroline Powell (Chance Encounter VII), Piggy French (Jump Jet III), Katie Barber (Moylaw Badget) and Isabella Castle (Trelotte)

1: the number of pairs who beat the 4min 56sec optimum time over the intermediate course at Eridge. They were Sarah Pickard and Polo Striker, who finished in first place in the straight intermediate

0: the number of pairs who beat the 5min 2sec optimum time in the BE90open sections at Great Witchingham. The fastest rider was Emma Julian on Little Irish Magic, with 1.6 time-faults

And also…

10: the dressage mark Vittoria Panizzon and Sovereign Pride received for their final halt in the BE100 at Upton House. This is Vittoria’s second ever 10 — her first was received at the same event

100: the percentage of starters who finished in the intermediate novice and open novice sections at Eridge

5: the number of starters in the BE90open section C at Launceston

2: the number of sections won by both Oliver Townend and Andrew Nicholson at Tweseldown

34: the percentage of starters who did not finish the BE90 section I at Stafford

2: the number of sections won by Pippa Funnell at Eridge

4: the number of pairs who finished the four-year-old section at Great Witchingham, from seven starters

100: the percentage of starters who finished in the open novice under-18 section H at Breckenbrough

Further afield

15-30: the amount in pounds the owner of a phone found in the Wellington water jump can save — the event has promised a complimentary start fee for 2015 to the unfortunate phone loser

46: the number of horses presented and accepted at the first horse inspection for the junior championships at the FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships

2: the area who won the junior team competition at the FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships

20: the number of years that Boyd Martin has waited to win a gold medal, following the US win at the Pan American Games

Full reports from Tweseldown, Eridge and Great Witchingham in H&H this week, out Thursday, 23 July 2015.

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Our statistical series continues with fun facts from the 19th week of the eventing season

Dates: 6-12 July, 19th week of the 2015 season

The basics

Number of British Eventing (BE) fixtures: four

(Barbury, Buckminster Park, Warwick Hall (2), Bicton Arena (2))

Number of BE sections run this week: 56

Number of FEI sections run in Britain this week: four

Event with most sections: Warwick Hall — 20

Number of BE sections run so far this year: 1375

Number of combined BE and FEI sections run so far this year: 1418

Number of BE fixtures run so far this year: 93

Best dressage scores

Barbury: 16.3, for Kitty King and Vendredi Biats, who won novice section K on this leading score

Buckminster: 19.3, scored by Beth O’Driscoll and Rolo II, who finished second in BE100 section K after four faults in the showjumping

Warwick Hall: 14, from Paula Holden riding Falco III, who won BE100 section A despite picking up two time-faults

Bicton Arena: 17.8, recorded by Christelle Durrant and In Abundance, winning BE90 section G finishing on their dressage

And also…

3: number of sections at Bicton Arena where 100% of starters completed

100: percentage of starters who completed BE100 section C at Warwick Hall

4: number of placings in the top five in Barbury’s CIC3* which went to New Zealand riders

22: number of months Nicky Roncoroni’s four-star horse Trig Point spent on the sidelines with health problems before returning to competition at Barbury last weekend

3: sections won by Jason Hobbs at Bicton Arena

37: percentage of starters who did not finish BE80(T) section P at Warwick Hall

Further afield

47: percentage of finishers in the CIC2* at Stuart, USA, won by Holly Payne and Santino

520: number of trot-ups observed by US rider Lauren Kieffer’s vet, Dr Ober, in her weekly visits to Lauren’s yard over the past 10 years

239: number of advanced entries at Aston-le-Walls (3) (24-26 July)

Full report from Barbury in H&H this week, out Thursday, 16 July 2015

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Our weekly round-up of the eventing action continues with the 18th week of the season and a 14.8 dressage score for a Frenchman

Dates: 29 June-5 July, 18th week of the 2015 season

The basics

Number of British Eventing (BE) fixtures: five (Chepstow, Purston Manor (1), Aske (1), Brightling Park, Eland Lodge (2))

Number of BE sections run this week: 76

Number of FEI sections run in Britain this week: two

Event with most sections: Chepstow — 19 sections

Number of BE sections run so far this year: 1319

Number of combined BE and FEI sections run so far this year: 1354

Number of BE fixtures run so far this year: 89

Best dressage scores

Chepstow: 15.8, scored by Katie Hancock and Kilcandra Rambo Bay, wnners of BE100 section E

Purston Manor: 14.8, for Leonard Goerens on Brechfa Medrod in BE100 section B

Aske: 20.3, for both Kirsty McCreesh (Wolds Dancer), winners of BE90 section J, and Nicola Wilson (Kingsleypark Panther), runners-up in BE100 section M

Brightling: 21, from Francis Whittington’s ride Fernhill First Friend, second in novice section I

Eland Lodge: 18, recorded by Jeanette Brakewell and Tory Massini, who took second in BE100 section A

Speedy gonzales

2: number of pairs who beat the 4min 45sec optimum time over the intermediate track at Aske — they were Oliver Townend’s open intermediate winner Red Andes Fanfare and runner-up Note Worthy.

0: number of pairs who made the 5min 11sec optimum time over the novice track at Brightling. The fastest was Sophie Jenman, who won section J on Zook with four time-faults and section I on Fedorian with 4.4

0: number of pairs who finished inside the 6min 19sec optimum time in the CIC2* at Brightling. The speediest rider was Sarah Pickard (Polo Striker) who had 2.8 time-penalties

And also…

5: number of starters in the Welsh Championships at Chepstow, won by Dickon Reader on Bravanjo

100: percentage of Oliver Townend’s five rides who finished in the top three at Aske. He had two wins, two seconds and a third

2: number of sections abandoned at Aske due to a ferocious thunderstorm

2: number of novice regional final victories at Purston Manor for William Fox-Pitt, on Reinstated and The Soapdodger

6: nationalities in the top 10s of the two international classes at Brightling — Britain, America, France, New Zealand, Sweden and Belgium

100: percentage of BE90 section winners at Eland Lodge who had dressage scores in the 20s

Further afield

43: number of pairs who were balloted from the polar event at Barbury Castle this weekend

2: position William Fox-Pitt has dropped down to in the latest world rankings

Full reports from Brightling and Aske in H&H this week, out Thursday, 9 July 2015.

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Dates: 22-28 June, 17th week of the 2015 season

The basics

Number of British Eventing (BE) fixtures: five (Hopetoun, Carlton, Rackham, Skipton (1) and Treborough Hill (1))

Number of BE sections run this week: 56

Number of FEI sections run in Britain this week: five

Event with most sections: Carlton (18)

Number of BE sections run so far this year: 1243

Number of combined BE and FEI sections run so far this year: 1276

Number of BE fixtures run so far this year: 84

Best dressage scores

Carlton: 18.5, scored by Daisy Dollar and Brosna King, who finished second in BE90 section O

Rackham: 18, for Suzanne Ashwell on Pumlon Loveheart, winners of BE90 section A

Skipton: 15, the mark for Alexandra Boyd and Rubi Dancer, who topped BE90 section I

Treborough Hill: 21.3, scored by Pats Jester, ridden by Tim Price, who went on to take novice section I

Speedy gonzales

1: number of pairs who beat the 6min 10sec optimum time in the CIC3* at Hopetoun — the winners, Nicola Wilson and One Two Many

0: number of competitors inside the 6min 13sec optimum time in the CIC2* at Hopetoun. The fastest horse was the winner, Lariats Sun, one second over the time with Polly Stockton

2: number of horses who made the 4min 30sec optimum time over the novice course at Skipton. They were Azerley Solstice (Michael Broadley), fourth in section E, and Bertie McSquirty (Amber Major), 22nd in the same section

And also…

0: number of male winners at Rackham

80: percentage of British victors at Hopetoun — and they were all girls, too

66: percentage of winners at Carlton who finished on their dressage scores

44: pairs had showjumping time-faults at Treborough Hill

1: winner at Skipton has been on a British senior championship squad — Matthew Wright, who took novice section F on Porscher

Further afield

18.4: penalties by which the British team won the Nations Cup in Strzegom, Poland, last weekend

2: teams out of seven finished with three team members in the Strzegom Nations Cup

Full reports from Hopetoun and Strzegom in H&H this week, out Thursday, 2 July 2015

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Dates: 15-21 June, 16th week of the 2015 season

The basics

Number of British Eventing (BE) fixtures: five (Nunney, Catton Park, Hutton in the Forest (1), Stratford Hills and Farley Hall)

Number of BE sections run this week: 84

Number of FEI sections run in Britain this week: one

Event with most sections: a tie between Nunney and Stratford Hills, which both had 19

Number of BE sections run so far this year: 1187

Number of combined BE and FEI sections run so far this year: 1215

Number of BE fixtures run so far this year: 79

Best dressage scores

Nunney: 19.5, for Zoe Wilkinson and Francoe PFB, who topped the five-year-old class

Catton Park: 19.5, scored by Loretta Joynson and PSH Lava Flow, winners of novice section J

Hutton: 21, for both BE90 section J winner John Guy on Max and BE100 section P victor Shauna Charman on Frogertie

Stratford Hills: 16, racked up by Philippa Cross and Cool Blue in BE80(T) section F, although penalties in the other phases put paid to a high placing

Farley Hall: 17, the mark for Denise Lambert and William Star, who topped BE100 section H

Speedy gonzales

1: number of pairs who beat the 5min 40sec optimum time in the CIC2* at Nunney (10th-placed Ian Wills and Hartpury Sky Is The Limit)

0: number of pairs who beat the 5min 1sec optimum time over the intermediate course at Catton — the fastest rider was Tyler Cassells, who won intermediate section M on Machismo Star with 3.2 time-faults

And also…

14: number of pairs who incurred “too fast” time-faults in the BE100 sections at Nunney

100: percent completion rate in the 11-starter open novice at Hutton

2: riders scored doubles at Stratford Hills — Piggy French and Will Furlong

1: number of non-British winners at Catton — France’s Arthur Duffort took BE100open section D

3: number of wins in a row Harry Meade has now had with Tenazeze — who won both young horse World Championships at Le Lion under French rider Thomas Carlile before joining the Brit. He won at Tweseldown and West Wilts, then at Farley Hall

Further afield

28.9: percentage of starters in the CCI4* at Luhmühlen who scored in the 30s in the dressage

2: number of full siblings being ridden by Lucinda Fredericks in the CCI* at Hopetoun this week — Britannias Mail (pictured) and Little Britannia — both out of the triple four-star winner Headley Britannia and by the Olympic showjumper Jaguar Mail

Full reports from Luhmühlen, Nunney and Catton in H&H this week, out Thursday, 25 June 2015

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We continue our series analysising the week’s horse trials action in statistics

Dates: 8-14 June, 15th week of the 2015 season

The basics

Number of British Eventing (BE) fixtures: five (Bramham, West Wilts (1), Berkshire College of Agriculture (1), Burgie (2) and Kirkley Hall)

Number of BE sections run this week: 50

Number of FEI sections run in Britain this week: three

Event with most sections: West Wilts — 17

Number of BE sections run so far this year: 1103

Number of combined BE and FEI sections run so far this year: 1130

Number of BE fixtures run so far this year: 74

Best dressage scores

West Wilts: 11.5, for Clare Valendar and Porthall Molbert, who won BE90 section D. This is the best dressage score so far this year

Berkshire College: 20.5, scored by Eve Hobbs on Fivale Indian Art, winners of BE100 section H

Burgie: 21.3, for Morag Sutherland and The Silver Darling in BE80(T) section K — but they were eliminated in the showjumping

Kirkley Hall: 15.5, for Pallas Fire Trap, piloted by Natasha Burrows ot the head of BE90 section B

Speedy gonzales

1: number of pairs who beat the 5min 3sec novice optimum time at Burgie — Naidene Urquhart and Perihelion Peridot, fourth in the novice section

0: number of horses who finished inside the 4min 51sec intermediate optimum time at Burgie. The fastest was Limited Edition V, who had 11.6 time-faults with Euan Hammersley

And also…

0: number of finishers who showjumped clear in the eight-starter intermediate at Burgie — but two of the three non-finishers did go fault-free over the coloured poles

1: non-British winner at Berkshire College — Aussie Brook Staples, who took novice section D on Talos Dazzler

0: number of BE runs Kirkley Hall BE80(T) winner Business Time, ridden by Chris Fairs, had had before this event

2: number of open novice winners at West Wilts for H&H columnist Harry Meade — he took one with Weston IV and one with Tenareze, the Le Lion d’Angers double winner he took over this year

19: percentage of cross-country starters in the senior CCI3* at Bramham who went clear across country inside the time

2: number of fault-free showjumping rounds in the under-25 CCI3* at Bramham — from the winner, Holly Woodhead on DHI Lupison, and the USA’s Caroline Martin on Quantum Solace

Further afield

46: starters expected in the CCI4* at Luhmühlen this week, including 10 Brits

Full report from Bramham in Horse & Hound this week, out Thursday, 18 June

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Dates: 1-7 June, 14th week of the 2015 season

The basics

Number of British Eventing (BE) fixtures: 5 (Pontispool (1), Little Downham (1), Belsay, Ascott under Wychwood (2) and Berriewood)

Number of BE sections run this week: 97

Event with most sections: Little Downham — 30 sections

Number of BE sections run so far this year: 1053

Number of combined BE and FEI sections run so far this year: 1081

Number of BE fixtures run so far this year: 69

Best dressage scores

Pontispool: 13, scored by Bella Balian and Merlino, who won BE80(T) section G. This is the same score as the previous best dressage mark this year, scored by Penny Lawn on Regal Rendezvous at Norton Disney eight weeks ago

Little Downham: 21.5, for Deborah Doyle and Dandy III, sixth in BE100plus section Z

Belsay: 14, the mark achieved by BE90 section O victors Paul Langford and Jolianna

Ascott under Wychwood: 18, scored by Ginny Howe riding Cruise On Inny in BE100 section A, which they went on to win

Berriewood: 16.5, for Harthill Olympic, ridden by Oliver Townend, who won BE100 section J

Speedy gonzales

1: number of pairs who beat the 6min 15sec optimum time at Little Downham in the advanced — the winners, Mark Kyle and Step In Time II

2: number of pairs who came in under the intermediate 6min 4sec optimum time at Belsay — winner James Adams (Lawly) and runner-up Daniel Scott (Zen Roundthorn)

And also…

22: number of riders penalised for a dressage error of course at Berriewood

2: number of showjumping clears in the intermediate novice at Pontispool — for the winner, Oliver Smith (Colorfast II), and Helen Casey (Downtown Billey)

3: number of events this year which have had 30 or more sections — Little Downham is in joint second place in this race with Aston-le-Walls (2), but Oasby (1) is out in front on 38

10: the top 10 in BE90 section J at Berriewood all finished on their dressage scores

7: number of pairs in the under-21 open intermediate at Belsay

Further afield

12: number of nationalities competing at Bramham this weekend — British, Irish, French, New Zealand, Swedish, Dutch, USA, South African, Italian, Australian, Indian, Belgian

2: number of victories for Marilyn Little at Bromont, Canada — she took the CCI3* on RF Demeter and the CCI2* on RF Overdressed

Full reports from Little Downham, Pontispool and Berriewood in H&H this week, out Thursday, 11 June 2015

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Dates: 25-31 May, 13th week of the 2015 season

The basics

Number of British Eventing (BE) fixtures: six (Tweseldown (2), Shelford Manor (2), Houghton, Scotsburn, Borde Hill and Brand Hall)

Number of BE sections run this week: 82

Number of FEI sections run in Britain this week: six

Event with most sections: Shelford Manor (24)

Number of BE sections run so far this year: 956

Number of combined BE and FEI sections run so far this year: 984

Number of BE fixtures run so far this year: 65

Best dressage scores

Tweseldown: 14, for Bryony Whittington and Burlington Cartier, who took seventh in BE100 sec M after nine showjumping faults and 9.2 cross-country time-penalties

Shelford Manor: 22, scored by Heidi Coy on Riversdale Magic Heart, winners of BE100 under-18 section N

Scotsburn: 21.5, for Claire Smith on Britts Vriend, who then had a showjump down and six cross-country time-faults for the runner-up spot in BE100 section C

Borde Hill: 16.4, scored by Hannah Rix and Whisper Dunno in BE100 section G — but their stop across country left them 23rd

Brand Hall: 18.5, for Eleanor Harding riding High Havoc, who led the dressage in open novice section M but were eliminated across country

Speedy gonzales

1: number of pairs who beat the 4min 51sec optimum time in the intermediate sections at Tweseldown — the speedy pair were Anna Hanson and Troef Van De Vive La Vie, third in section intermediate T

0: number of horses who made the 4min 3sec optimum time in the BE100 sections at Borde Hill. The fastest was Chequers, ridden by Hannah Pack, who had 1.6 time-faults

3: number of riders who came home inside the 4min 47sec optimum time in the novice sections at Borde Hill. They were Andrew James (Jazz Concerto), Ellie Duggan (Doolnaboy Jay) and Katie Cabourne (Fatima Blush)

2: number of horses in the CIC* at Brand Hall who made the 6min time — Fernhill Rock Star (Bubby Upton) and Fleetwood Mac V (Chelsea Round)

And also…

4: number of starters in the open novice at Scotsburn — two of them finished

3: number of sections at Shelford Manor with a 100% completion rate

56: percentage of top-three places in the three senior classes at Houghton taken by German riders

14.8: winning margin of the German Nations Cup team at Houghton over the British quartet

23: age of Susan Eggleton’s Nachtigall, the open intermediate winner at Tweseldown

3: number of pairs who finished on their dressage score in the British National Pony Championship at Brand Hall — Isabel White and Daydream Fourteen (second), Phoebe Locke and Quay (third) and Harriet Wright and Foxtown Cufflink (fourth)

2: number of doubles scored at Borde Hill — by Andrew James and Tomas Cousillas

Further afield

8: number of FEI classes run at Tattersalls last weekend

3: number of places Kitty King moved up after dressage to win the CCI3* at Tattersalls on Ceylor LAN

Full reports from Tweseldown, Houghton, Brand Hall and Tattersalls in H&H this week, out Thursday, 4 June 2015.

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H&H’s eventing editor rounds up the week’s action in numbers

Dates: 18-24 May, 12th week of the 2015 season

The basics

Number of British Eventing (BE) fixtures: four (Rockingham Castle, Bishop Burton (1), Millfield, Dalston Green)

Number of BE sections run this week: 60

Number of FEI sections run in Britain this week: four

Event with most sections: Rockingham Castle — 20 sections

Number of BE sections run so far this year: 874

Number of combined BE and FEI sections run so far this year: 896

Number of BE fixtures run so far this year: 58

Best dressage scores

Rockingham Castle: 22.3, for the USA’s Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp, who kept a clean sheet to take open intermediate section P on Fernhill By Night

Bishop Burton: 22.3, scored by Heidi Woodhead on DHI Paparazzi, who withdrew before cross-country having had eight showjumping faults

Millfield: 18, for Leonard Goerens with Express Machine, who eventually took 15th place in BE100 section I after eight showjumping time-faults and 9.2 cross-country time-penalties

Dalston Green: 17.3, notched up by Emma Corner and Iamwotiam, who stayed on this mark to top BE100open section F

Speedy gonzales

1: number of pairs who beat the 5min 1sec optimum time over the intermediate track at Bishop Burton. The speed-meisters were James Sommerville and Talent, the open intermediate runners-up

And also…

2: number of BE fixtures this week which are new for this year — Millfield and Dalston Green

33: Alex Hua Tian’s CIC2* dressage test mark at Rockingham on Don Geniro — the second best FEI score in Britain so far this year

4: the top four in the 11-strong open intermediate at Bishop Burton achieved the only four fault-free showjumping rounds in the class

1: number of classes won by male riders at Millfield — the successful man was Henry Clist on Rough Terrain in BE90 section C

67: percentage of the nine starters in the BE90open at Dalston Green who showjumped clear

Further afield

100: percentage of riders in the top five in the CIC2* at Saumur who were from the home nation, France

5: number of nations in the top 10 in the CCI3* at Saumur: France, Great Britain, Germany, Ireland and Denmark

15: age of Judy, who finished 14th at Saumur CCI3* with Spain’s Gonzalo Blasco Botin. The interesting part is that the mare, by Cortus, is part of the “Fair” dynasty bred by Margareta Algotsson and her daughters Linda and Sara — she is a great-granddaughter of the foundation mare Princess Fair and her grandmother is the 2004 World Cup winner My Fair Lady

Full reports from Saumur, Rockingham and Bishop Burton in H&H this week, out Thursday, 28 May 2015

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Our fun statistical series continues with the 11th week of the season — and it’s the biggest one so far

Dates: 11-17 May, 11th week of the 2015 season

The basics

Number of British Eventing (BE) fixtures: eight (Keysoe (1), Broadway (1), Kirriemuir, Aston-le-Walls (2), Floors Castle, Chatsworth, Mount Ballan and Llanymynech (X))

Number of BE sections run this week: 130 — biggest week of the season so far by number of sections

Number of FEI sections run in Britain this week: six

Event with most sections: Aston-le-Walls — 30 sections

Number of BE sections run so far this year: 814

Number of combined BE and FEI sections run so far this year: 832

Number of BE fixtures run so far this year: 54

Best dressage scores

Keysoe: 19.5, for Toby Bancroft and Verdener Jung in BE80(T) section L, but two stops across country dropped them down the leaderboard

Broadway: 18.8, for Vicky Tuffs on Its Cooley, who finished third in BE100 section A after six time-faults. Vicky also won the section on Equi

Kirriemuir: 14.3, recorded by Laila Bedawi, who piloted Sherbert to top spot in BE90 section A

Aston-le-Walls: 15.5, for Kathy Staples with Foxs Castle, who kept a clean sheet to win BE100 section Y

Floors Castle: 16.8, set by Deirdre Johnston riding Kingsleypark Patch (pictured), who stayed on that mark to take BE90 section R

Chatsworth: 22.8, for Polly Stockton and Stanhopes Mr Macoy, who topped novice section D without adding any more penalties

Mount Ballan: 17, recorded by Lucie McNichol and Cyres, who were sadly eliminated across country in open novice section G

Llanymynech: 13.3, notched up by Paul Sims on Ego, winners of BE100 section D. This is just 0.3 of a penalty off the season record so far, set at Norton Disney (1) by Penny Lawn and Regal Rendezvous

Speedy gonzales

1: number of pairs who beat the 5min 5sec optimum time over the intermediate course at Keysoe. The successful horse and rider were Shannondale Shinawil and Matthew Wright, who won the open intermediate

3: number of combinations who beat the 4min 55sec novice optimum time at Kirriemuir. They were: Olivia Strang Steel (Cooley Q), Sonya Cunningham (Opposition Eclipse II) and Rachel Fagan (Zielame)

1: number of horses making the 5min 31sec optimum time in the open intermediate at Floors — fourth-placed Mischievous, ridden by Jessica McKie

0: number of pairs who made the CIC3* optimum time (6min 17sec) at Chatsworth. The fastest competitor was Holly Woodhead on DHI Lupison, who had 8.8 time-faults for sixth place

2: number of horses who beat the 6min 4sec advanced optimum time at Chatsworth — Perfect Stranger (Andrew Nicholson, pictured) and Step In Time II (Mark Kyle)

And also…

27: percentage of pairs in the CIC3* at Chatsworth who showjumped clear

4: number of riders receiving “too fast” time-faults among the 12 cross-country starters in Keysoe’s novice regional final

5: number of sections at Aston-le-Walls starting their names with “Z” — Z, Z1, Z2, Z3 and Z4

31.9: new record FEI score in Britain this season, set by Alex Postolowsky and Akolien (pictured) in the CIC* at Floors. The previous record (33.3), set by Piggy French and OBOS Cooley at Burnham Market, stood for six weeks

2: number of sections at Mount Ballan with a 100% completion rate

£6750: total prize fund in the CIC2* and CIC* at Floors

7: riders made the optimum time in the open novice at Broadway — and they took the top seven places. Only one person, Nicola Hill (Ghareeb Drift Star) made the time in the novice sections

1: section at Kirriemuir won by a male rider — Robert Wilson took BE100 section E

2: out of the top three in BE80(T) section H at Llanymynch had an error of course in their dressage test

Further afield

300: entries received for Houghton next week (28-31 May) — all classes are full and there is a wait-list

39: entries received so far for Bramham (11-14 June) — the ballot is this Friday (22 May) so expect to see this rise sharply this week

Full reports from Chatsworth, Aston-le-Walls, Floors Castle and Keysoe in H&H this week, out 21 May 2015

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Our series on the statistics of eventing continues, with a week that includes Badminton CCI4* and the Grassroots Championships

Dates: 4-10 May, 10th week of the 2015 season

The basics

Number of British Eventing (BE) fixtures: four (Grassroots Championships, Moreton Morrell (1), Badminton, Richmond (1))

Number of BE sections run this week: 26

Number of FEI sections run in Britain this week: one

Event with most sections: Moreton Morell — 12 sections

Number of BE sections run so far this year: 684

Number of combined BE and FEI sections run so far this year: 696

Number of BE fixtures run so far this year: 46

Best dressage scores

Grassroots Championships: 24.5, for Hollie Booth and Dramatic, who finished on that mark to win the BE90 final

Moreton Morrell: 20, for Nicholas Webb, who then had 8.8 time-faults with The Jackaroo to finish second in BE100 section F

Badminton: 37.8 (FEI scoring, equivalent of 25.2 in BE scoring), for Andrew Nicholson and Nereo, who eventually took sixth place with three showjumps down

Richmond: 20.8, for Alex Postolowsky (All Or Nothing II, fourth in novice section D after 10.4 time-faults across country) and Noah Book (Deo Volente III, the winner of novice section E after adding 4.8 cross-country time-penalties)

And also…

Badminton final scores

16: number of sections cancelled at Richmond on Saturday and Sunday due to wet weather

2: number of previous BE wins by BE100 grassroots champion Grey Finnsky, ridden by Alexandra Farrar-Fry

7: age of BE90 grassroots champion Dramatic. He triumphed with Hollie Booth

2: number of Badminton four-star runners with numbers in their names — Tom Tom Go 3 and Designer 10 — plus two with Roman numerals (Amazing VIII and Leonidas II) and one with a written out number (Out Of Africa Two)

2: number of winners at Moreton Morrell who had a time-fault showjumping

1: number of times this year so far two riders have shared honours for best dressage score at an event — this week at Richmond (see above)

3: number of riders in the top three in Richmond’s intermediate section C with Will in their names: winner Willa Newton and Wills Oakden, who was second and third

Further afield

6017: amount raised in dollars by the Stall-A-Rest fundraiser at Jersey Fresh in the USA — five riders were placed under stall arrest and people were invited to make donations to help them make bail so they could be freed

Full reports from Badminton and the Grassroots Championships in H&H this week, out 14 May 2015.

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H&H’s eventing editor summarises the ninth week of the season in numbers, with 77 sections of action

Dates: 27 April-3 May, ninth week of the 2015 season

The basics

Number of British Eventing (BE) fixtures: five (Whitfield, Withington Manor, Bradwall, Chilham Castle (1), Warwick Hall (1))

Number of BE sections run this week: 77

Event with most sections: Chilham Castle — 18 sections

Number of BE sections run so far this year: 664

Number of combined BE and FEI sections run so far this year: 675

Best dressage scores

Whitfield: 21, for Jennifer Olivier and Meacham Roccocco, who took BE100 section I on a clean sheet

Withington Manor: 19.8, for Imogen Campbell-Gray and Bonza Chit Chat, who added four showjumping faults and 6.4 time-penalties to take second in the open novice

Bradwall: 18.8, for Sally Goodall, who later retired across country in BE100 section K

Chilham Castle: 17.8, for Tally It Up, who took second in open novice section P under Rebecca Gibbs, after 8.8 time-faults

Warwick Hall: 16.5, for Emily Parker and Vattrick, winners of open novice section F after finishing one second over the optimum time

Speedy gonzales

2: number of horses who beat the 5min 1sec optimum time over the intermediate course at Withington — both ridden by Emily King. They were under-21 open intermediate section G runner-up Walitze F Vejgard and Loxley, who took fourth

0: number of pairs who beat the 4min 50sec pony trial optimum time at Withington. The fastest combination were the winners, Harriet Wright and Foxtown Cufflynx, who had 2.4 time-faults

0: number of pairs who finished inside the 5min 52sec optimum time in the advanced at Withington. Andrew Nicholson went fastest, with 1.2 time-faults on section M winner Jet Set IV

And also…

20: number of too-fast time-faults racked up by one BE90 competitor at Whitfield, who finished 61 seconds under the optimum time

45: percentage of cross-country starters in the pony trial at Withington who jumped clear

2: number of boys competing in the open novice under-18 at Chilham Castle — and 11 girls

8.6: percentage of riders who showjumped clear in advanced section N at Withington

100: percent completion record in BE100 section G at Warwick Hall

14th: highest place held by a rider who has not ridden at a senior championship in advanced section M at Withington — Canada’s Michael Winter took 14th on Lucullus. However, Coral Keen, who has never worn the Union flag, scooped second in section N with Wellshead Fare Opposition

26: number of riders who made an error of course in their dressage test at Bradwall

Further afield

1: Paul Tapner and Kilronan will be first out of the starting blocks at Badminton this week

400: value of prizes being given in the Fantasy Badminton competition hosted on Ross Millar’s website

4: British riders in top 20 of new world rankings — William Fox-Pitt (second), Oliver Townend (fifth), Izzy Taylor (16th) and Nicola Wilson (18th)

Full reports from Withington and Ballindenisk in H&H this week, out Thursday, 7 May 2015

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H&H’s eventing editor continues our series looking at the eventing season through the stats as we complete our eighth week of horse trials fun

Dates: 20-26 April 2015, eighth week of the 2015 season

The basics

Number of British Eventing (BE) fixtures: six (Hambleden, Kelsall Hill (1), Bicton Arena (1), Solihull (1), Northallerton, Burgie (1))

Number of BE sections run this week: 103 (biggest week of the season so far beating the previous chart-topper of 92)

Number of FEI sections run in Britain this week: two

Event with most sections: Kelsall Hill — 23 sections

Number of BE sections run so far this year: 587

Number of combined BE and FEI sections run so far this year: 598

Number of BE fixtures run so far this year: 37

Best dressage scores

Hambleden: 19.8, for Brook Staples and Glasker Sweet Clover, who took 13th in intermediate section R after 20 jumping penalties and 27.2 time-penalties across country

Kelsall Hill (1): 17.3, for Robyn Gray, winner of BE90 section H on Narita

Bicton Arena (1): 18.5, for Bonnie Bartlett and Diamond Cut II, who added just 1.6 time-faults to take open novice under-18 section V

Solihull (1): 18, for Abi Jacobs riding The Jays Ghost In Cavalier, who took BE100 section L with one showjump down

Northallerton: 21.5, for Caitlin Pitcher, who piloted Trooper Watson to top spot in BE100open section H on a clean sheet

Burgie (1): 20.8, for Tanya Taylor who landed 10th in BE80(T) section H

Speedy gonzales

1: number of pairs who beat the 5min 27 optimum time in the intermediate at Burgie — the winner, Wills Oakden on Alfi Brown

2: number of pairs who beat the 5min 47sec optimum time in the CIC2* at Bicton Arena — runner-up Sarah Holmes (Lowhill Clover) and eighth-placed Ryuzo Kitajima (Just Chocolate)

0: number of pairs inside the 6min intermediate optimum time at Hambleden. The fastest rider was Jo Chipperfield, who had 3.2 time-faults on On Your Marks

And also…

2: number of sub-20 dressage scores recorded by French rider Arthur Duffort at Kelsall Hill — both horses went on to finish second

11: number of starters in the intermediate at Burgie, and eight finishers

20: percentage of top-30 finishers in the CIC2* at Bicton Arena who were male

29: number of riders in the BE100/BE100open sections at Kelsall Hill who had “too-fast” time-penalties

7: nationalities represented in the top 10 of the two CIC* sections at Hambleden: Britain, Brazil, Hong Kong, Belgium, Italy, South Africa, New Zealand

21: age of Barry’s Best, Rosie Thomas’s prolific four-star campaigner, who is now competing at novice with Susannah Watts and who jumped a double clear at Solihull

Further afield

1: number of horses left on the wait-list at Badminton — Kings Temptress with Mary King

40: number of finishers at Rolex Kentucky four-star last week

1000: number of doggy treats given out to canines at Land Rover “Rover Lounges” in the Kentucky Horse Park over the weekend

Full reports from Kentucky, Bicton Arena, Kelsall Hill, Burgie and Hambelden in H&H this week, out Thursday, 30 April 2015

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Yes, it's time for eventing in numbers again — and this week we have six fixtures to analyse, with 88 sections of fun

Dates: 13-19 April, seventh week of the 2015 season

The basics

Number of British Eventing (BE) fixtures: six (Sapey (1), Belton, Bovington (1), Eland Lodge (1), Ascott under Wychwood (1), Dalkeith (1))

Number of BE sections run this week: 86

Number of FEI sections run in Britain this week: two

Event with most sections: Dalkeith — 17 sections

Number of BE sections run so far this year: 484

Number of combined BE and FEI sections run so far this year: 493

Number of BE fixtures run so far this year: 31

Best dressage scores

Sapey: 18, for Bettina Hoy and Monte Classico, who won BE100 section E with a clean sheet, 14.5 penalties ahead of their nearest rival

Belton: 20.2, for Will Furlong and Pioneer Silvie, winners of the under-21 open intermediate

Bovington: 19.5, for Bridget Burbidge and Redpath Eucanfly in BE100open section C. They went on to finish fourth after eight showjumping faults

Eland Lodge: 18, for Darcey Wilkinson riding Queens Toxica in BE90 section A, who finished seventh with 8.8 cross-country time-faults

Ascott under Wychwood: 18.3, for Madeleine Barr and Get Set Autumn Star in BE100open section C, but they then retired across country

Dalkeith: 20, with the honours shared by Lucinda Crawford and Turbo Toy (winners of open novice under-18 section F) and Samantha Eaton on Victor Hugo II, who withdrew before showjumping

Speedy gonzales

3: number of pairs who beat the 6min 20sec optimum time in the advanced sections at Belton, all from section N (third-placed Wills Oakden and Greystone Midnight Melody, plus two horses ridden by Charlie Clover (pictured) — Kings Rock and A Pair Of Monkeys)

2: number of pairs who beat the 6min 20sec Grantham Cup optimum time at Belton — fourth-placed Padraig McCarthy on Simon Porloe and 11th-placed Georgie Spence and Wii Limbo (read more about the secret weapon which helped Georgie attain the time in Eventing magazine, out Friday, 24 April)

3: number of pairs who beat the 5min 23sec optimum time over the novice course at Eland Lodge — winner Direct Puissance (Izzy Taylor), fourth-placed Stormhill Birkin (Julia Birkin) and Silvermine, sixth with Anna Garside

2: number of pairs who beat the 4min 55sec optimum time over the novice track at Bovington — Jo Rimmer on Diamond Bobby, fifth in section E, plus Charlotte Billson on Killycloghan Classic Melody, who finished one place lower. Seventh-placed Sarah Helfer (Chilly Boy) also finished in the time, but received 2.8 “too fast” time-faults

And also…

10: number of riders who received “too-fast” time-penalties in the BE100/BE100open sections at Bovington

100: percentage of British winners of Dalkeith

6: number of nationalities respresented on the winners’ roll at Sapey — in contrast to Dalkeith. They were Italy, Germany, Ireland, Australia, Britain and Austria

54: percentage of starters in the BE80(T) section M at Ascott under Wychwood who went clear acrosss country

19th: highest placing in BE90 section A at Eland Lodge which did not come with a showjumping clear

70: percentage of the top 10 in the Grantham Cup who were male. The three female top-10ers were Kitty King, Bettina Hoy and Caroline Powell

Further afield

8: number of horses who have now been accepted into Badminton from the waiting list

771: number of twitter followers Ben Hobday’s Mulrys Error has — and he’s been accepted into Badminton from seventh on the waiting list this week. Follow him at @Mr_Mulry

$50,000: increase in the prize fund at Kentucky this year, up from $250,000 to $300,000 (about £200,000). The event starts on Thursday

2,382: number of miles driven by British rider James Alliston, together with fellow West Coast rider and Rolex rookie John-Michael Durr, with their horses from James’ base in San Ramon California to the Kentucky Horse Park

Full report from Belton in H&H this week, out Thursday, 23 April 2015

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H&H’s eventing editor picks through this week’s vital statistics in the biggest week of the season so far

Dates: 6-12 April, sixth week of the 2015 season

The basics

Number of British Eventing (BE) fixtures: six (Portman, South of England (1), Weston Park (1), Larkhill (1), Breckenbrough (1), Norton Disney (1))

Number of BE sections run this week: 92 — the biggest week of the season so far

Event with most sections: South of England — 17 sections

Number of BE sections run so far this year: 398

Number of combined BE and FEI sections run so far this year: 405

Number of BE fixtures run so far this year: 25

Best dressage scores

Norton Disney (1): 13, for Penny Lawn and Regal Rendezvous, who topped BE100 section M — and take over the honour of having the best score so far this season

Portman: 18, for Jock Paget and Zazu, who were second in BE100 section G

South of England (1): 22.5, for Jonelle Price and Cloud Dancer II, who won intermediate section O

Weston Park: 18.9, for Kitty King with Creevagh Cooley, second in intermediate section J

Larkhill (1): 19, for Lauren Collard and Orions Brite Spark, who went on to finish second in BE90 section J

Speedy gonzales

2: number of rides who beat the 4min 54sec optimum time in the pony trial at Weston Park — Phoebe Nicholson, LLanstephan Brenin, winners of section F, and Eloise Bartlett on the experienced Killacoran Blue, fourth in sectdion E

0: number of pairs who beat the 6min 36sec optimum time at Weston Park. The fastest were Oliver Townend and Dunbeau, fifth in section K with six time-penalties

3: horses inside the time over the intermediate track at South of England. They were Cooley Business Time (Georgie Strang, advanced intermediate winner, pictured), Monarchs Exclusive (Christopher Burton, first intermediate section N) and Wizard Of Aus (Julia Norman, fourth in intermediate section N)

And also…

1-2-3: William Fox-Pitt took the top three spots in open novice section D at Portman on Ramdam De Mons, Reinstated and The Soapdodger

322: number of BE points on the record of Ballyengland Rebel, who has competed up to three-star and contested the open novice at Breckenbrough with Irish young rider Lucca Stubington, who is training at the Yorkshire Riding Centre with the horse’s owner, Christopher Bartle

51: number of seconds inside the time for one BE100open competitor at Larkhill, who racked up 24 too-fast time-faults. In all, 21 pairs had too-fast faults over the BE100 course

Further afield

5: number of consecutive FEI starts won by RF Scandalous, ridden by America’s Marilyn Little. The bay mare took the CCI2* at Ocala on the weekend

2: starters in the CIC3* at Twin Rivers, USA — and one finisher, Andrea Baxter on Indy 500

4: number of pairs accepted from the waiting list into Badminton so far

Full reports from Weston Park and South of England in H&H this week, out Thursday, 16 April 2015

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Dates: 30 March-5 April, fifth week of the 2015 season

The basics

Number of British Eventing (BE) fixtures: 4 (Somerley Park, Burnham Market (1), Howick and Eden Valley (1))

Number of fixtures cancelled: 2 (Goring Heath (1) and Llanymynech)

Number of fixtures abandoned on Saturday: 1 (Eden Valley (1))

Number of BE sections run this week: 55

Number of FEI sections run in Britain this week: 3

Event with most sections: Somerley Park — 21 sections

Number of combined BE and FEI sections run so far this year: 313

Number of BE fixtures run so far this year: 19

Best dressage scores

Burnham Market (1): 19.5, for BE100 section D runners-up Izzy Taylor on Constance O Cool

Howick: 15.5, for Gortlas Earl Gray ridden by Becky Woolven, winners of BE100 section A

Eden Valley: 14.5, for Emma Penny and Westenwind III in BE80(T) section J — but they retired across country after 24 showjumping faults

Best FEI dressage score in Britain so far this season: 33.3, for Piggy French and OBOS Cooley, who finished third in the CIC2* at Burnham Market (1)

Speedy gonzales

0: number of pairs who beat the 5min 55sec optimum time in the CIC2* at Somerley Park — the fastest pair were third-placed Andrew Nicholson and Cillnabradden Evo, who had 3.6 time-faults

1: number of pairs who beat the 5min 36sec optimum time over Somerley Park’s intermediate course. They were: Ibby Macpherson Ballingowan Echo, winners of open intermediate section C

2: number of pairs inside the CIC2* optimum time of 6min 14sec at Burnham Market — the winner Cooley SRS and runner-up Colonel Joe, both ridden by Oliver Townend

0: number of horses inside the Burnham Market CIC3* optimum time of 6min — the fastest was Armada, 2sec over, again ridden by Oliver Townend

1: number of horses inside the 6min 14sec optimum time over the intermediate course at Burnham Market — Silken Scully, fourth in section I. No prizes for guessing who was riding him…

And also…

1: number of combinations who finished on a clean sheet in the BE100 Pony Club section at Howick — winners Tatiana Brent and Rosemamber Lancuest

2: number of four-star horses in the open novice under-18 at Burnham Market. Roma ML — who completed Badminton and Pau with Fiona Hobby — took second under Annie Keir, while Sugar Brown Babe (pictured above), who finished at Badminton 2013 and went to the Malmö Europeans under Ireland’s Sarah Ennis, was 10th with Coco Taylor

5: number of pairs in the CIC3* who failed to reach a dressage qualifying score — 75, or 50%

4: number of riders in the CIC2* at Somerley Park who made an error of course in the dressage

14: number of horses competed by Oliver Townend at Burnham Market. Nine of them (63%) finished in the top four

4: number of riders in the top 25 of the giant CIC3* section at Burnham Market who have not ridden at a senior championship. The riders punching above their weight were Tom Jackson (third on Waltham Fiddlers Find), Nicky Roncoroni (fourth on Stonedge), Jodie Amos (eighth on Wise Crack) and Holly Woodhead (14th on DHI Lupison)

89: percentage of pairs in BE80(T) section H at Eden Valley who showjumped clear

3: the top three placed riders in every section at Burnham Market received mini eggs as well as their rosette and cheque (pictured below)

Further afield

3: pairs accepted into Badminton from the waiting list so far

18: number of times Jennie Brannigan and Cambalda, who won the CIC3* at The Fork, USA, last weekend, have finished in the top 10 at FEI events, including seven wins

Full reports from Burnham Market (1) and Somerley Park in H&H this week, out 9 April 2015

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H&H’s eventing editor continues our eventing statistics series with a week in which the weather had a big effect on results

Dates: 23-29 March, fourth week of the 2015 season

The basics

Number of British Eventing (BE) fixtures: 5 (Great Witchingham (1), Stafford (1), Burgham (1), Gatcombe (1) and Munstead (1))

Number of fixtures abandoned on Sunday: 2 (Gatcombe (1) and Stafford (1))

Number of BE sections run this week: 64

Number of FEI sections run in Britain this week: 3

Event with most sections: Great Witchingham (1) — 20 BE sections and 1 FEI section

Number of BE sections run so far this year: 251

Number of combined BE and FEI sections run so far this year: 255

Number of BE fixtures run so far this year: 15

Best dressage scores

Great Witchingham (1): 20, for Kathy Staples and Wally Wombat, who added two cross-country time-faults to top BE90 section O

Stafford (1): 16.3, for Alice Walker, who held her lead in BE90 section A on Rhapsody RFW with a double clear

Burgham: 14.3, for Alexandra Meikle riding Damdeasy, winners of BE100 section L on a clean sheet

Gatcombe (1): 25.3, for Very Special Z, piloted by Kitty King in open novice section D. They ran slowly across country for 27.2 time-penalties and 27th place

Munstead (1): 14, for Karen Maurice and Panache II, who styed on that score to top BE100 section K. This is the best dressage score so far this season

Best FEI dressage score in Britain so far this season: 33.6 (77.6%), scored by Burgham CIC3* winners Gemma Tattersall and Chico Bella P

Speedy gonzales

2: number of pairs who finished just 2sec over the 6min 13sec optimum time in the CIC2* at Burgham — Olivia Wilmot on Zebedee De Foja (fourth) and Elizabeth Power on Soladoun (fifth)

1: number of pairs inside the 6min 27sec optimum time in Burgham’s CIC3*. Paul Tapner and Indian Mill finished in 6min 6sec despite having 20 jumping penalties

0: number of pairs inside the 6min 14sec optimum time round Burgham’s intermediate course — Angus Smales and A Bit Much were fastest and finished 1sec over

4: number of horses inside the 5min 3sec optimum time over the intermediate course at Great Witchingham — 3 of them ridden by Mark Kyle. The other one was intermediate winner Bandmaster, piloted by Caroline March

2: number of riders inside the 5min 3sec optimum time in the CIC* at Great Witchingham. They were winner Willa Newton (Caja 20) and runner-up Piggy French (Morswood).

2: number of pairs inside the 4min 22sec in the BE80(T) section at Great Witchingham (1). They were Hannah Kelly on Pairumani Tyree and Charlotte Macewan on Ransboro Fear Dun

2: number of pairs who beat the 4min 33sec optimum time over the novice course at Gatcombe. They were intermediate novice winners Izzy Taylor and Solon and Craig Barr on In The Darco, fifth in open novice section D

And also…

66.6%: percentage of BE fixtures so far this year which have had at least one dressage test scoring below 20

38: number of horses withdrawn after either dressage or showjumping across six sections at a wet Gatcombe on Saturday

1: number of riders in the top 10 of Burgham’s CIC3* who have not ridden at a senior championship — the winner (and third-placed) Gemma Tattersall

1: number of penalty-free showjumping rounds in the intermediate at Burgham — but the pair achieving this, James Sommerville and Captain Levade, retired across country

78%: percentage of pairs in the open intermediate at Great Witchingham who showjumped clear

29: number of too fast time-faults recorded by riders in BE90 section A at Mustead — 20 of them by one pair who finished more than a minute under the optimum time

1: number of sections at Stafford (1) — out of 12 which ran before the abandonment — won by a male rider. Joseph Hughes-Jones kept the boys’ end up by taking BE90 section C on Moelwyn Gerallt

Further afield

2.9: margin by which US-based British rider James Alliston and Tivoli won the CIC3* at Galway Downs last weekend

91: number of entries now received for Kentucky CCI4*, a record. Entries close today, 24 March

3: number of riders who have already made it into Badminton from the waiting list, including H&H’s first-timer blogger, Nana Dalton

Full reports from Burgham and Great Witchingham in H&H this week, out Thursday, 1 April

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H&H’s eventing editor brings you the latest on the week’s eventing action in statistics

Dates: 16-22 March, third week of the 2015 season

The basics

Number of British Eventing (BE) fixtures: 3 (Aldon (1), Lincolnshire, Swalcliffe Park)

Number of BE sections run this week: 56

Number of FEI sections run in Britain this week: 1 (CIC* at Aldon)

Event with most sections: Aldon — 22 sections

Number of BE sections run so far this year: 188

Best dressage scores

Aldon: 19.8, for Lindsey Cheffings and De Beer’s Delfi, who added nothing to this score to win BE100open section E

Lincolnshire: 18.5, for Will Rawlin on VIP Vinnie, who kept a clean sheet to top open novice section L

Swalcliffe Park: 20, for Iona Johnstone with Utopia I, the winners of BE90 section A despite four showjumping faults

Speedy gonzales

2: number of pairs who beat the 5min 2sec optimum time in the pony trial at Aldon — winners Holly Needham and Barana Snow, plus Thomas Hawke and Brooklandsfarm Saracen, 13th

2: Jonty Evans managed two of the five rounds within the 5min 56sec optimum time over the intermediate course at Aldon — on his advanced intermediate winner Cooley Rorkes Drift and third-placed Double Dutch V

And also…

3: number of dressage scores of 50 penalties or more in BE100 section J at Swalcliffe

4: number of sections with a 100% completion rate, two at Swalcliffe Park and two at Lincolnshire

92: percentage of starters who jumped clear across country in the first FEI class of the year in Britain, the CIC* at Aldon

Further afield

39.1: Leslie Law’s leading dressage score in the CIC3* at Poplar Place, Georgia. He went on to win the class with Tout De Suite

89%: percentage of pairs in the CICO3* at Fontainebleau, France, who jumped clear across country

81: number of pairs now entered for Rolex Kentucky CCI4* — the most interesting recent additions are 2012 Burghley runners-up Sinead Halpin and Manoir De Carneville, plus Michael Jung with La Biosthetique-Sam FBW and FischerRocana FST.

Full reports from Aldon, Lincolnshire and Fontainebleau in H&H this week, out Thursday, 26 March.

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H&H’s eventing editor continues our new series rounding up fun statistics from the week’s eventing action

Dates: 9-15 March, second week of the 2015 season

The basics

Number of British Eventing (BE) fixtures: 3 (Tweseldown (1), Oasby (1) and Poplar Park)

Number of BE sections run this week: 74

Number of BE sections run so far this year: 131

Best dressage scores

Poplar Park: 16.4, for Pippa Funnell and Billy Landretti, who finished second in the open intermediate

Tweseldown: 18.8, for Sophie Callard and Gucci Darco, who stayed ahead to top BE90 section R

Oasby: 15.5, for Arthur Duffort and Cemie, who dropped down to 12th in intermediate section K after 20 jumping penalties across country. Arthur also takes on the mantle of having the leading dressage score of the season so far

Speedy gonzales

4: number of pairs who beat the 4min 57sec optimum time over the intermediate course at Poplar Park — Sophia Lee and Porters Hill (sixth in the intermediate), Andrew Nicholson and Swallow Springs (winners of the open intermediate), Katherine Coleman and Courage Under Fire (third in the open intermediate) and Jo Chipperfield and On Your Marks (pictured, fourth in the open intermediate)

1: number of pairs who beat the 5min 3sec optimum time over the novice course at Poplar Park — Victoria Fleming and Glenavadra Whos Who, second in novice section M

And also…

4: number of starters in the advanced intermediate at Poplar Park

8: number of sections with a 100% completion rate this weekend — 2 at Tweseldown and 6 at Oasby

0: number of riders who beat the optimum time over the intermediate course at Tweseldown

2: number of riders at Oasby who racked up more than 40 time-penalties across country

Further afield

9: number of British-ridden horses who have been entered for Rolex Kentucky

2: number of days until entries close for the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials

8: number of fixtures in the FEI Nations Cup calendar this year, which starts this weekend at Fontainebleau, France. The British team consists of Nick Gauntlett (Crown Talisman or El Grado), Flora Harris (Amazing VIII), Izzy Taylor (KBIS Briarlands Matilda) and Francis Whittington (Easy Target)

Full reports from Tweseldown, Oasby and Poplar Park in H&H this week, out Thursday, 19 March.

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In a new series, H&H's eventing editor rounds up some fun statistics from the first week of the 2015 eventing season

Dates: 2-8 March, first week of the 2015 season

The basics

Number of BE sections run: 57

Best dressage scores

Moreton: 20.5, for Katie Vincent and Glen Carter, who won BE90 section J despite 10 “too fast” time-faults

Aston-le-Walls (1): 16.8, for Cordelia Croft and Kattia De La Rose, who topped BE90open section K

Askham Bryan College (1): 17.5, for Samantha McNicholas and Vayran, who were the victors in BE100 section O

Speedy gonzales

1: number of pairs who beat the 4min 46sec intermediate optimum time at Isleham — Oliver Townend and ODT Ghareeb, winners of open intermediate section N (pictured below)

3: number of pairs who beat the 4min 55sec novice optimum time at Isleham. They were: Caroline Powell on Shepherds Watch (winners of novice section J), Laura Collett on Mr Bass (winners of open novice section K) and Harriet Dickin on Dargle Looks (eighth in open novice section K)

And also…

21: the hot issue everyone is talking about — the change in FEI rules meaning any competitor breaking a frangible pin is given an automatic 21 penalties unless “clear mechanical failure has produced an unexpected activation of the mechanism”. Give your opinion at: http://eventingriders.com/

3: number of horses who competed at last year’s World Equestrian Games who were spotted in the open intermediate at Isleham — Wesko (New Zealand’s Tim Price), Fenyas Elegance (Ireland’s Aoife Clark) and High Kingdom (Britain’s Zara Phillips — pictured below)

2: number of 2014 young rider team bronze medal winners who contested the open intermediate at Isleham — Holly Woodhead on DHI Lupison (picured top and below) and Tom Jackson on Waltham Fiddlers Find.

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