GCT Rider: Ben Maher
- Nationality:
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United Kingdom (Great Britain) (GBR)
- Trainer:
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- City:
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- Date of Birth:
- 1983-01-30
Biography
Jumping to prominence after winning the Hickstead Jumping Derby with Alfredo, Ben had actually been a prominent pony junior rider before that. As a young rider he spent time honing his profession with Beat Mandli in Switzerland but now has own yard near Stansted Airport in England.
In 2008 he represented his country at the Olympic Games riding Rolette, who was sadly sold afterwards but Ben produced Robin Hood W to replace her.
Over the years he won numerous big classes with Robin and also Wonderboy. In 2009 he was third at the GCT Grand Prix of France among other good results in the series.
In 2011 Ben crossed the glob to compete on the Wellington circuit with good placings over the weeks before returning to Europe where he won the Grand Prix at the CSIO4*-NC Linz-Ebelsberg (AUT) with TRIPPLE X III. This year Ben has competed at the Global Champions Tour in Estoril, Portugal.
Gallery
More gallery items from Ben Maher
Horses
Competitions
| 2009 season |
79,276.67 |
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| 2009 season |
79,276.67 |
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| Doha |
12,000.00 |
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Doha
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| Valkenswaard |
1,510.00 |
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Valkenswaard
| CN WorldWide Derby - Internat. Jumping Competition counting for the Rolex ranking, 1m50 |
5 |
1,000.00 |
| YOUNG HORSES - International Jumping Competition for 6 & 7 year old Horses, 1m35 |
11 |
60.00 |
| MEDIUM TOUR CSI 5* - Qualifier for the Final of the Medium Tour, 1m45 |
13 |
400.00 |
| YOUNG HORSES - International Jumping Competition for 6 & 7 year old Horses, 1m.5 |
17 |
50.00 |
| FINAL YOUNG HORSES - Open for the best 25 6 & 7 year old Horses out of S22 & S29, 1m35 |
17 |
0.00 |
| FINAL MEDIUM TOUR CSI5* - Internat. Jumping Competition counting for the Rolex ranking, 1m50 |
32 |
0.00 |
| (GCT) VDL GROEP GRAND PRIX - 8th leg of the Global Champions Tour 2009, 1m60 |
34 |
0.00 |
| BIG TOUR CSI 5* - Internat. Jumping Competition counting for the Rolex ranking, 1m50 |
42 |
0.00 |
| MEDIUM TOUR CSI 5* - Qualifier for the Final of the Medium Tour, 1m50 |
43 |
0.00 |
| Total: |
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1,510.00 |
|
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| Rio de Janeiro |
0.00 |
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Rio de Janeiro
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| Estoril |
11,250.00 |
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Estoril
| Prix CSI5 Estoril - CSI5 Competition 2, 1.50m |
3 |
3,750.00 |
| Prix CSI5 Estoril Competition 1, 1.45m |
7 |
1,000.00 |
| (GCT) Grande Premio Turismo de Portugal, 1,60m |
8 |
6,500.00 |
| Prix CSI5 Estoril - CSI5 Competition 3, 1,45m |
20 |
0.00 |
| Total: |
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11,250.00 |
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| Monte-Carlo |
3,950.00 |
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Monte-Carlo
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| Cannes |
38,750.00 |
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Cannes
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| Hamburg |
4,750.00 |
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Hamburg
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| Valencia |
750.00 |
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Valencia
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| Arezzo |
6,316.67 |
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Arezzo
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| 7th place in GCT Ranking of 2009 |
| 7th place in GCT Ranking of 2009 |
0.00 |
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