World Class Development Programme Championship

SPECIAL RULES RELATING TO THE QUALIFYING COMPETITIONS FOR ‘THE WORLD CLASS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME CHAMPIONSHIP 2010

RULES

ELIGIBILITY:
Open to horses in grades A, B & C which have won £ 800.00 notional prize money or more, to be ridden by Adult, Associate or Pony Associate members whose 23rd birthday falls on or after 1st January 2010.

It is proposed that all qualifying competitions be run as follows:

Rules: BSJ Table A7

Speed: 350 mpm

Maximum height of fences: 1.40m

Maximum spread of fences: 1.50m

Minimum first Prize £300 + £100 Training Voucher (£300 of the total prize fund and Training Vouchers Kindly sponsored by BEF World Class Development Programme and Lottery&Exchequer Funding through UK Sport.)

Training vouchers for 2nd to 6th place at qualifiers as follows:2nd- £75, 3rd- £50, 4th- 25, 5th- £25, 6th- £25
Training vouchers can only be awarded to riders currently eligible for British Team Selection.

Maximum Entry Fee at qualifier: £30

QUALIFIES FOR:
The World Class Development Programme Championship 2010 plus one supporting competition – The World Class Development Programme Pathfinder to be held in association with The British Open Show Jumping Championships at the NEC, Birmingham in April 2010.

NUMBERS TO QUALIFY:
The top twenty-two horse/rider combinations, based on points accumulated as a result of that horse/rider combination best four results from the qualifiers held at the Premier Shows. In the case of equality for the twenty-second qualifying place, the rider with the best profile of results (i.e. the greatest number of higher placings taking into account the four best results) will qualify.

Points towards qualification will be awarded to each horse/rider combination according to their placing in each of the qualifying competitions as follows:

1st - 40 points, 2nd - 34 points, 3rd - 28 points, 4th - 23 points, 5th - 19 points,

6th - 16 points, 7th - 13 points, 8th - 10 points, 9th - 8 points, 10th - 5 points

N.B. Please note, only the best four results for each horse/rider combination will count towards qualification, regardless of the number of qualifiers in which any horse/rider combination competes. Riders may only compete on one horse in the Final.

At the discretion of the BEF and the Show Organisers qualified riders can substitute a horse ridden by them in a 2010 qualifier, including the qualifiers held at Addington and Ingliston in November/December 2009.

In the case that any qualified horse/rider combination declines to compete at The British Open Show Jumping Championships 2010 the next rider according to the qualification points system may, at the discretion of the organisers, be invited to replace the withdrawn rider.

All those qualified to compete in the final will be required to confirm their intention to compete at The British Open Show Jumping Championships, by payment of the appropriate entry fee which must arrive with the Show Secretary together with the correctly completed entry form by the entry closing date. Any rider failing to submit an entry together with the correct payment by the entry closing date will be deemed to have declined the invitation to compete.

QUALIFYING COMPETITIONS – 2009/10
Venue	Date
Addington Manor E C	25/28 November
Ingliston E.C	3/6 December
South View E C	14/17 January
Addington Manor E C	28/30January
Arena UK	25/28 February
Towerlands Park	11/14 March
Hand E C	18/21 March