GCT Rider: Ben Maher

Nationality:

United Kingdom (Great Britain) (GBR)

Trainer:

 

City:

 

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

• Ben Maher on Tripple X III
• Ben Maher on Tripple X III
• Ben Maher on Tripple X III

More gallery items from Ben Maher

Horses

Name	Owner
B.F. Utopia	Rowena Gredley
Cody III	Philippe Lienard
Iolanthe	Lynsey Cook
Let's Fly 6	Deckstation Böckmann GmbH
Oscar	P. Howard
Oscar Ix	Thatch Farm
Quainton Quirifino Z	Quainton Stud
Robin Hood W	Ben Maher, Quainton Stud
Roller Coaster	J. & M. Renwick
Seventh Sense	Vivien Thompson
Tackeray	Emma Phillips
Toklund	Mrs R.J. Gredley
Tripple X III	Ben Maher
Voske	R. Gredley
Wonderboy III	Ahmad Saber Hamcho

Competitions

2011 season	38,105.00
2011 season	38,105.00
Abu Dhabi	7,750.00
Abu Dhabi Class 4: International Jumping Competition, 1.45m 3 3,000.00 Class 2: Prix ETIHAD - International Jumping Competition, 1.50m 6 750.00 Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi 14 4,000.00 Class 1: International Jumping Competition, 1.45m 18 0.00 Class 3: Prix FIBREX - International Jumping Competition, 1.45m/1.50m 21 0.00 Total: 7,750.00
Rio de Janeiro	10,000.00
Rio de Janeiro Class 6: Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of Brazil by OI 15 10,000.00 Class 2: Governo Do Estado Rio de Janeiro 17 0.00 Class 5: Kia Motors - Accumulator against the clock 32 0.00 Class 3: Prefeitura da Cidade Rio de Janeiro 38 0.00 Class 1: Fashion Mall - Table A against the clock 47 0.00 Total: 10,000.00
Valkenswaard	15,525.00
Valkenswaard Class 26: Medium Tour 1m45 CSI5* 1 7,360.00 Class 45: Derby of Valkenswaard 1 7,360.00 Class 30: Big Tour 1m50 CSI5* 6 805.00 Class 48: Final Medium Tour 1m50 CSI5* 25 0.00 Class 31: Medium Tour 1m45 CSI5* 33 0.00 The Global Champions Tour of Valkenswaard, The Netherlands presented by the VDL Groep 37 0.00 Total: 15,525.00
Estoril	4,830.00
Estoril Prova Nº 1 - CSI5*, 1.45m 2 4,830.00 Grande Prémio Turismo de Portugal, 1.60m 25 0.00 Prova Mercedes-Benz, 1.45m 31 0.00 Prova Massimo Dutti, 1.50m 37 0.00 Total: 4,830.00
39th place in GCT Ranking of 2011
39th place in GCT Ranking of 2011	0.00

2010 season	39,305.00
2010 season	39,305.00
Rio de Janeiro	21,300.00
Rio de Janeiro Class CI5 - Final Global Champions Tour 2010 - OI - Table A 1m60 with two rounds 0.00 Class CI4 - Coca Cola - Table A 1m50 Accumulator 0.00 Class CI5 - Final Global Champions Tour 2010 - OI - Table A 1m60 with two rounds 5 15,000.00 Class CI3 - Bradesco - Table A 1m45 with one winning round 7 6,250.00 Class CI1 - Governo do Rio de Janeiro - Table A 1m45 against the clock 13 50.00 Class CI2 - Petrobras - Table A 1m50 with one jump-off 18 0.00 Class CI4 - Coca Cola - Table A 1m50 Accumulator 36 0.00 Total: 21,300.00
Valkenswaard	7,400.00
Valkenswaard S30 - CSI5* Big Tour 1m50 with one jump-off (Grand Prix Arena) 1 6,400.00 S39 - CSI2* Medium Tour 1m40 against the clock (Grass Arena) 2 300.00 S26 - CSI5* Medium Tour 1m45 against the clock (Grand Prix Arena) 6 700.00 S31 - CSI5* Medium Tour 1m45 against the clock (Grand Prix Arena) 22 0.00 S47 - CSI2* Grand Prix 1m45 with one jump-off (Grass Arena) 24 0.00 S38 - CSI2* Big Tour 1m45 against the clock (Grass Arena) 25 0.00 S29 - CSI2* Big Tour 1m45 with one jump-off (Grass Arena) 27 0.00 S37 - Global Champions Tour - VDL Groep Grand Prix 1m60 with two rounds (Grand Prix Arena) 36 0.00 S32 - CSI2* Small Tour 1m35 against the clock (Grass Arena) 41 0.00 S42 - CSI2* Small Tour 1m35 with one jump-off (Grass Arena) 41 0.00 S44 - CSI2* Medium Tour 1m40 with one jump-off (Grass Arena) 45 0.00 S27 - CSI2* Medium Tour 1m40 against the clock (Grass Arena) 49 0.00 S25 - CSI2* Small Tour 1m35 Two Phases (Grass Arena) 58 0.00 Total: 7,400.00
Chantilly	6,185.00
Chantilly Prix LOGICA - Class 2 CSI5* 1m40 4 420.00 Prix FRANCE GALOP - Class 4 CSI5* 1m50 4 1,750.00 Prix AMUNDI - Class 5 CSI5* 1m50 5 1,550.00 Prix SAVELYS - Class 7 CSI5* 1m45 13 150.00 GRAND PRIX GLOBAL CHAMPIONS TOUR by EADS 18 2,315.00 GRAND PRIX EQUIDIA - Class 9 CSI5* 1m50 29 0.00 Total: 6,185.00
Monte-Carlo	0.00
Monte-Carlo Prix Massimo Dutti, 1m45 38 0.00 Prix de la Federation Equestre de la Principaute de Monaco, 1m45 42 0.00 Total: 0.00
Cannes	800.00
Cannes CSI 5* - PRIX BARCLAYS 4 800.00 CSI 5* - PRIX NICE MATIN 19 0.00 CSI 5* - PRIX E. LECLERC 20 0.00 CSI 5* - PRIX TOUESSROK - AIR MAURITIUS 33 0.00 CSI 5* - PRIX GENERALI 41 0.00 Total: 800.00
Turin	0.00
Turin CSI 5* - PREMIO PUBLITALIA - 1.45m 24 0.00 CSI 5* - PREMIO FISE PIEMONTE - 1.45m 25 0.00 CSI 5* - PREMIO FISE PIEMONTE - 1.45m 32 0.00 CSI 5* - Global Champions Tour of Italy - 1.60m 37 0.00 CSI 5* - PREMIO BNCA SAI - 1.45m 45 0.00 Total: 0.00
Hamburg	3,500.00
Hamburg Eurogate Container Terminals Prize 1 500.00 International Show Jumping Competition - 1.50m 3 3,000.00 Show Jumping Class with Points and Joker 12 0.00 Bioranch Youngster-Cup - 1,35m 18 0.00 Bioranch Youngster-Cup - 1.40m 20 0.00 Bioranch Youngster-Cup - Final - 1.40m 20 0.00 Global Champions Tour of Germany 38 0.00 Total: 3,500.00
Valencia	120.00
Valencia CSI5* - GCT-GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA - TROFEO EL CORTE INGLÉS 9 120.00 CSI5* - GCT-GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA - TROFEO IBERIA LINEAS AEREAS DE ESPAÑA 21 0.00 CSI5* - GCT-GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA - TROFEO REPSOL 24 0.00 CSI5* - GCT-GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA - TROFEO MASSIMO DUTTI 25 0.00 CSI5* - GCT-GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA - GLOBAL CHAMPIONS TOUR 29 0.00 CSI5* - GCT-GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA - TROFEO NH HOTELES 43 0.00 Total: 120.00
36th place in GCT Ranking of 2010
36th place in GCT Ranking of 2010	0.00

2009 season	79,276.67
2009 season	79,276.67
Doha	12,000.00
Doha GCT International Competition 1.45m 4 5,000.00 Open Championship of Qatar - Qualification for the WEG 2010, 1.60m 7 7,000.00 CCT International Competition, 1.45m 17 0.00 GCT International Competition 1.45m 19 0.00 1st Round Final Global Champions Tour 2009 20 0.00 GCT International Competition - Competition counting for the Rolex Rankings, 1.50m 25 0.00 GCT International Competition - Competition counting for the Rolex Rankings, 1.45m 27 0.00 Total: 12,000.00
Valkenswaard	1,510.00
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: 1,510.00
Rio de Janeiro	0.00
Rio de Janeiro Embratel Masters - International Jumping Competition, 1m60 19 0.00 Coca Cola Challenge - International Jumping Competition, 1m45 19 0.00 Governo do estado do Rio de Janeiro Challenge, 1m40 30 0.00 Grand Prix GCT-CN by PRIVATE, 1m60 34 0.00 Total: 0.00
Estoril	11,250.00
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: 11,250.00
Monte-Carlo	3,950.00
Monte-Carlo Prix Massimo Dutti 2 3,200.00 Prix Gulf Horizon Group 9 750.00 Grand Prix Global Champions Tour Monaco by CN/CNWW 23 0.00 Prix Bitburger, 1m50 34 0.00 Prix de la Fédération Equestre de Monaco, 1m45 47 0.00 Total: 3,950.00
Cannes	38,750.00
Cannes Grand Prix de la Ville de Cannes, Fourth leg of the Global Champions Tour 2009, 1m60 3 38,000.00 Prix Generali, 1m50 10 750.00 Prix Barclays, 1m40 19 0.00 Prix E.Leclerc - Le Cannet Rocheville, 1m50 26 0.00 Prix Nice Matin, 1m40 29 0.00 Total: 38,750.00
Hamburg	4,750.00
Hamburg Comp. 07, GCT CSI5*, 1.60 m, GRAND PRIX OF GERMANY 10 4,750.00 Comp. 03, GCT CSI5*, 1.55 m, MERCEDES-BENZ CHAMPIONSHIP 46 0.00 Total: 4,750.00
Valencia	750.00
Valencia Comp. 15, GCT CSI5*, 1.50 m, TROFEO MASSIMO DUTTI 9 750.00 Comp. 10, GCT CSI5*, 1.60 m, GRAN PREMIO DE ESPANA 27 0.00 Comp. 05, GCT CSI5*, 1.50 m, TROFEO NH HOTELES 44 0.00 Total: 750.00
Arezzo	6,316.67
Arezzo GCT CSI 5* 09 CLASS (1.40M) 3 3,066.67 GCT CSI 5* 01 CLASS (1.40M) 8 200.00 GCT CSI 5* 02 CLASS (1.50M) 10 200.00 GCT CSI 5* 17 CLASS (1.45M) 12 0.00 GCT CSI 5* 18 CLASS (1.60M) - GRAN PREMIO D´ITALIA 13 2,850.00 GCT CSI 5* 10 CLASS (1.50M) 38 0.00 Total: 6,316.67
7th place in GCT Ranking of 2009
7th place in GCT Ranking of 2009	0.00