Brash's Five-GP January: How the World No. 2 Is Closing In on Farrington

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ CSI5* Doha – Al Shaqab | January 28–31

Brash Completes the Three-Peat

Scott Brash doesn't do things by halves. The World No. 2 closed out the four-week Doha Equestrian Tour with his third consecutive 1.60m Grand Prix victory, this time aboard the 17-year-old Hello Jefferson. It's shaping up to be one of the most dominant starts to a season we've seen in years.

Peter Schumacher built a masterclass in course design. Of the 39 starters in Round 1, seven went clear, but only three remained faultless through both rounds. That 7.7% double-clear rate shows just how demanding the test was. This was a two-round Grand Prix: the top 12 riders return for a full second course against the clock, cumulative scores determining the final standings. No shortened jump-off route, no second chances. Just raw horsemanship under the weight of knowing every second counts.

Brash rode Hello Jefferson beautifully through both rounds, posting a clear in 52.97 seconds in Round 2 to claim the €195,000 winner's cheque. 🇫🇷 Megane Moissonnier on Crooner Tame finished just under two seconds back at 54.90, with 🇨🇭 Nadja Peter Steiner on Mila rounding out the podium at 55.51. 🇬🇧 Harry Charles, who'd gone clear in Round 1, picked up four faults in the second round to miss out.

"Hello Jefferson was amazing today. His second round was even better than the first one," Brash said after the win. "He is a fantastic horse; he is 17 years old now, but he feels like a young horse. He loves to jump. Doha is one of his favourite arenas — there is so much space here."

The Brit was quick to credit his team for managing the tour logistics across four horses and four weeks. "I'm unbelievably lucky, I have 4 unbelievable horses here. It makes my life easier to manage them well and try to pick the right classes for them. And my team is amazing; we are in a really good run... It's a result of years of hard work."

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Five Wins in January

This wasn't just another race. Across the entire Doha tour, Brash won three consecutive 5 Grand Prix: two on Hello Jefferson and one on Hello Mango. Add two 3 GP victories on Hello Folie and Hello Chadora Lady, and you're looking at five Grand Prix wins in a single month. Kent Farrington sits at World No. 1 with 3,487 ranking points; Brash is at 3,222. That 265-point gap is going to look very different by the time March rolls around.

Doha CSI5 Grand Prix Podium:

• 🇬🇧 Scott Brash – Hello Jefferson – 0 faults / 0 faults – 52.97s (R2) – €195,000

• 🇫🇷 Megane Moissonnier – Crooner Tame – 0 faults / 0 faults – 54.90s (R2)

• 🇨🇭 Nadja Peter Steiner – Mila – 0 faults / 0 faults – 55.51s (R2)

CSI3* Grand Prix

At the 3 level, 🇸🇦 Abdullah Alsharbatly took the Grand Prix aboard Quisandro in a 34.73-second jump-off. 🇩🇪 Janne F. Meyer-Zimmermann on Iron Dames High Level was second at 34.90, with 🇩🇪 Philipp Weishaupt on Callao L* completing the podium at 35.17.

Doha CSI3 Grand Prix Podium:

• 🇸🇦 Abdullah Alsharbatly - Quisandro - 0 faults - 34.73s (JO) - €31,800

• 🇩🇪 Janne F. Meyer-Zimmermann - Iron Dames High Level - 0 faults - 34.90s (JO) - €21,200

• 🇩🇪 Philipp Weishaupt - Callao L - 0 faults - 35.17s (JO) - €15,900