JUMP November 2026

From the analyst

The month in brief

Four weeks of five-star jumping, from CSI5* Rome on 9 October to CSI5*-W Lyon and CSI5* Rabat on 1 November.

It was a month of first times. Nine of the thirteen CSI5* feature classes went to horses who had never won at five-star Grand Prix or World Cup level before.

Abdel Saïd and Wathnan Quaker Brimbelles Z helped Belgium to team silver at the FEI World Championships in Aachen this summer, and in the LGCT Grand Prix of Rome it was finally Quaker's time to shine as an individual winner. The points earned there helped secure Abdel's 2026 LGCT title, the reward for an incredible season on the circuit.

That same weekend, our team was onsite at the Highlands Cup in Amenia to watch Mark Bluman and Landon de Nyze win the 50th MLSJ Grand Prix.

For listeners of the EquiRatings Jumping Podcast, it will come as no surprise when I say I have been a huge fan of Pieter Devos and Casual DV Z for years. Their 2026 season has been nothing short of exceptional: six five-star Grand Prix and World Cup podiums before they headed to Cairo to perform under the Pyramids. There, they finally clinched a well-deserved first five-star Grand Prix win.

I won't have been the only teary-eyed viewer watching Angelica Augustsson Zanotelli win the LGCT Grand Prix of Rabat in the saddle of Iron Dames Calvino II de Nyze Z. The emotion and joy were almost palpable through the screen. That same weekend, two of the sport's fastest riders went head-to-head in the jump-off of the CSI5*-W Lyon World Cup, with Julien Epaillard and Le Coultre de Muze pipping Richard Vogel and Cloudio by just three hundredths of a second.

As the World Cup season ramps up, the race for qualifying points for the FEI World Cup Final in Gothenburg will surely be a thrilling spectacle. So will the LGCT Super Grand Prix in Verona, where 15 champions take each other on in a final showdown.

Charlotte Smet

Charlotte Smet
Jumping Analyst, EquiRatings

794Elo · World No. 1

KING EDWARD and Henrik von Eckermann hold the top spot after CSI5*-W Oslo. Shane Sweetnam and JAMES KANN CRUZ are second on 793, one point behind.

7Podiums in 2026

Pieter Devos and CASUAL DV Z won the LGCT Grand Prix of Cairo for a first five-star Grand Prix win and a seventh CSI5* Grand Prix or World Cup podium of 2026. Only six horses have ever reached seven in a calendar year. The record is eight.

9of 13 first-timers

Nine of the thirteen CSI5* 160 feature classes went to horses winning at five-star Grand Prix or World Cup level for the first time, four of them in Lyon and Rabat in a single weekend.

0.03Seconds · CSI5*-W Lyon

Julien Epaillard and the 15-year-old LE COULTRE DE MUZE won the World Cup by three hundredths from Richard Vogel and CLOUDIO, after 34 rounds at the level without a win.

+46Elo · Nine-year-old

Philipp Weishaupt's CALLAO L climbed to 700 and second among nine-year-olds, finishing fifth in the LGCT Grand Prix of Rabat.

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The month in stories

The stories we told

The numbers behind the month's biggest moments, as we told them on news.equiratings.com and Instagram.

CSI5* Grand Prix & World Cup podiums, 2026

7/8

One more equals the record set by Greya and James Kann Cruz in 2025.

3rdCSI5* Basel
3rdCSI5* Doha
2ndCSI5* Doha
3rdCSI5* 's-Hertogenbosch
2ndCSI5* Valkenswaard
2ndCSI5* Rome
1stCSI5* Cairo · LGCT Grand Prix
?Two months of 2026 to go

Cover story · CSI5* Cairo

Six podiums, then the win

Pieter Devos and his home-bred mare CASUAL DV Z arrived in Cairo with six CSI5* Grand Prix podiums in 2026 and no win. Second in Rome two weeks earlier, they went one better at the Pyramids, fastest of seven double clears by 0.46 seconds.

It was her seventh CSI5* Grand Prix or World Cup podium of the year. Only six horses have ever reached seven in one calendar year. The record is eight, set by Greya (Kent Farrington) and James Kann Cruz (Shane Sweetnam) in 2025. Her podium classes averaged a field strength of 710 Elo and 40.9 starters, tougher than either record-holder's.

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4for 4

Four classes, four first-timers in Lyon and Rabat

All four 1.60m classes went to horses who had never won at five-star Grand Prix level. Iron Dames Calvino II de Nyze Z had no clears in four rounds with Angelica Augustsson Zanotelli, then went double clear in the LGCT Grand Prix of Rabat.

news.equiratings.com · 3 Nov 1Elo point

James Kann Cruz knocks on the door of No. 1

Shane Sweetnam's horse reached 793 at CSI5* Tryon, one point behind King Edward (794). He is third in our 2026 CAS table at CSI5* 160, with 11 clears from 16 rounds.

Instagram · Elo movers 748Career high

A first MLSJ Grand Prix for McLain Ward

McLain Ward and High Star Hero won in Tryon for their fifth win together at the level. Twelve months earlier the horse had been 27th-rated in his field in Amenia. The win took him to a career-high Elo of 748.

news.equiratings.com · 20 Oct 50th MLSJ GP

Bluman takes the 50th in Amenia

Mark Bluman and Landon de Nyze won the $340,000 Highlands Cup Grand Prix at CSI5* Amenia, the 50th Major League Show Jumping Grand Prix. They came in clear in half their rounds together, on courses where fewer than one in five go clear.

news.equiratings.com · 13 Oct 2Rounds together

Kiliman Sitte breaks through in El Jadida

Jérôme Guery's 10-year-old stallion had two rounds at the level with him, both with faults. In the CSI5*-W El Jadida World Cup he was one of only two double clears and won by 1.34 seconds.

news.equiratings.com · 20 Oct 8%Clear rate before

Swail's only double clear in San Miguel

Conor Swail and Clonterm Obolensky had one clear in 12 rounds at the level before CSI5* San Miguel de Allende. They jumped the only double clear for a first five-star podium and first win.

news.equiratings.com · 27 Oct

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Results

Five-star winners

Every CSI5* Grand Prix, World Cup and feature class at 160cm, 5 October to 1 November 2026.

Individual feature classes at 160cm. GCL and MLSJ team competitions are not included. Source: EquiRatings Jumping Explorer and news.equiratings.com.

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The calendar

What's next in November

The six five-star shows in the next four weeks, 5 to 29 November 2026, and who won each feature class in 2025.

The next four weeks

November 2026

Six five-star shows. Tap a show for last year's winner.

Longines FEI Jumping World CupGC Playoffs

The ratings

The top 20 in the world

Ranked on EquiRatings Elo as at 1 November 2026, with the change since 5 October.

James Kann Cruz is one point off the top.

Chess, for horsesElo gives points for who you beat and takes them for who beats you. At the top of the sport, points get harder to gain and to lose.

±500Every horse starts around 500. The rating updates each time a horse competes at CSI4* or CSI5* at 150cm and above.

766The rating needed for the world top 20 this month. The top 21 are separated by 28 points.

Rank	Combination	Age	Elo	760 to 800	Change	Most recent show

Change is Elo movement from 5 October to 1 November 2026. "No run" means the horse did not compete at CSI4*/CSI5* 150+ in that window. Ranked against horses with a result in the 12 months before 5 October. Rider is the horse's most recent rider.

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Future champions

The young guns

The top-rated nine and ten-year-olds in the world as at 1 November 2026. A top 10 place in either age group is a significant marker at this level.

Nine-year-olds 9YO

Callao L, Clooney van Spalbeek Z and Himalaya du Temple each gained 25 points or more this month.

Rank	Combination	Elo	Change	Most recent

Ten-year-olds 10YO

Qalista DN and Qonquest de Rigo both sit inside the world's top 35.

Rank	Combination	Elo	Change	Most recent

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Form guide

Clear above the rest

The top 10 combinations by Clears Above Standard at CSI5* 160 in 2026 so far.

CSI5* 160cm and above / 1 January to 1 November 2026 / first and second rounds, jump-offs excluded

Rank	Combination	Clears	Clear rate vs course	CAS	Individual wins	Individual podiums

Combination's clear rateAverage clear rate on the same coursesScale 0% to 100%

Clears and CAS include team competition rounds. Wins and podiums are individual classes only (CSI5* 160 in 2026, standard scoring); team results are not counted. Source: EquiRatings SJ Horse Round Analysis.

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