Analysis of the Major League Show Jumping Grand Prix at Thunderbird - May 2022

 

The Major League Show Jumping Series kicked off for 2022 at Thunderbird Park with a 5* Grand Prix designed by Peter Grant.   

We saw a total of 36 faults (meaning a rail or refusal) in Round 1.  10 entries (33%) of the class jumped clear.   

The most faulted obstacle was a Plank (17% of faults in Round 1).  The Plank was set off a related distance following a Wall and constructed from a thin black panel.  

Three Jumps were equal for the next most faulted: the Oxer A element of the triple combination (Oxer-Oxer-Vertical); the related Liverpool Oxer; and the Oxer B element of the double combination (Vertical-Oxer).  Each was responsible for 11% of faults.  

Only two jumps on course were never faulted: Jump 4, a related Other vertical and the Last Jump Vertical.

In total, Combinations accounted for 39% of faults which is about average for a High Performance class.

The class was won by Jordan Coyle on Ariso