Upperville Grand Prix Analysis by JumpClear

The CSI 4* Grand Prix at Upperville Horse Show was designed by Marina Azevedo and featured a 16 obstacle track.  5 of the 21 entries jumped clear (24%).

We saw a total of 29 faults in Round 1 (1.38 faults per entry).  

The single most faulted jump came at 11, the Liverpool Vertical on a related distance (21% of faults).  

Jump 8B, the Oxer Combination-Mid element of the Vertical-Oxer-Vertical combination was the second most faulted (17% of faults). Interestingly, neither the In nor Out element of the Triple were ever faulted! 

The only other jump on course not to be faulted was the Triple Bar single at jump 3.

In total, Combinations accounted for 28% of faults which is 10pp below average for a High Performance class.  If we count both Liverpools on course (jump 6 was a Single Liverpool Oxer), Liverpools accounted for 28% of Faults which is more than double average!  

The class was won by Schuyler Riley on Robin De Ponthual!

JumpClear Member Statistics May

 

JumpClear members excelled in May with one of the highest overall Clear Round Averages to date, boosted by performances from 6 horses with perfect 100% CRA.

Members averaged a 67% Clear Round Average.  This is about 10pp above the rolling 12 month average. 

Members were highly active across multiple competitions and a range of divisions.  The six horses with perfect averages were similar diverse and included horses from Medium Amateur to Open 1.45+.

Looking at Fault Source metrics, the most faulted course elements was an Other Oxer (23% of Faults).  The next most faulted were Combination-In Vertical and Combination-In Oxer (both 12%).  Other Vertical was fourth at 9% of faults (the least we’ve seen in several months). 

In total, 39% of faults came from combinations (slightly higher than the 12 month average of 31%).  

Looking at a few other metrics of note:

• 61% of faults came from a Related Technicality
• 56% of faults came at an Oxer, and of these, 71% were the front rail
• in Round 1, faults were split evenly by Front and Hind leg.  For the Jumpoff, faults were 85% with the Front Leg

Devon Horse Show Grand Prix Analysis by JumpClear

The Devon Horse Show's feature event is the Thursday night $250,000 Sapphire Grand Prix of Devon CSI 4*.  This year's class was designed by Olaf Petersen and featured a 16 obstacle track, contested by 30 horse and rider combinations.   

We saw a total of 24 faults in Round 1 (1.20 faults per entry).  7 entries (23%) of the class jumped clear.   

The final line of the course - repeatedly referred to as "heartbreak alley" on the live commentary - accounted for 46% of Round 1 faults! The single most faulted jump came at 12A, the vertical Combination-In element of the Vertical-Oxer Double set off the short turn (21% of faults).  Jumps 12B and 13 (a Liverpool Oxer set as the last jump off a related technicality) each accounted for 13% of faults.

The jump immediately preceding this line - a Liverpool Vertical set towards the ingate - also accounted for 13% of faults. 

5 jumps on course were never faulted.

In total, Combinations accounted for 50% of faults which is significantly above average for a High Performance class but this was driven by the final double, noted above; the triple combination at 5ABC drove just 17% of faults.

The class was won by Mclain Ward on Contagious for his 12th win in this grand prix!