PCA Rising Stars

THE RISING STARS CLASS QUALIFIER (PCA FUTURA)

Open to horses in Grade B and those which have upgraded to ‘A’ after April 1st, 2008

To be Ridden by Adult, Associate or Junior Associate members
Table: A8 (qualifiers) Table:A7 (final)
Approx heights: 1.35m first round, 1.40m second round, 1.45m jump off
Speed: 350mpm
Course designer: Advanced
To be held over 7 rounds at each of the member Premier Centres during the 2009/10 winter season.
The first and second horse/rider combinations at each round will qualify for the final.
There will be points awarded from 3rd place to 10th place
3rd-10, 4th-8, 5th-6, 6th-5, 7th-4, 8th-3, 9th-2, 10th-1.

In the event of equality of places the points will be added together for both those places and then divided equally.

Once a combination has qualified they may still compete in further rounds.
If a combination finishes first or second in more than one of the qualifiers this place will be disregarded for the purpose of qualification and points will be awarded as normal ie we will then be taking 7 from the points list, or more if this happens on more than one occasion.

A rider may qualify more than 2 horses for the Final but may only actually ride 2 at the Final.

After the 14 direct qualifying places have been filled the remainder of the finalist places will be awarded to the next 10 (or number as required) that have achieved the highest points to bring the total to 24 in the Final. In the event of equality, the number of clear rounds jumped will be taken into consideration.

The Rising Stars Championship to be held at the British Open Show Jumping Championships at the NEC during April, 2010. Both the Final and the Qualifiers are supported by The World Class Programme and the BSJA/BEF Equine Pathway, through UK Sport and Lottery funding.

RIDERS MAY TAKE A MAXIMUM OF 2 HORSES TO THE FINAL
Prize fund: £3000/qualifying round