A January Like No Other: Scott Brash, Four Grand Prix Wins, and a Shot at History in Doha
With four Grand Prix victories in just 24 days and a depth of horsepower matched by few in the sport, Scott Brash arrives at this afternoon’s CSI5* Grand Prix of Doha not just as the favourite, but as the rider turning an extraordinary start to 2026 into something far more significant.
Scott Brash has delivered a January that simply does not happen in show jumping. Across the opening three weeks of the Al Shaqab tour, he has claimed four Grand Prix victories at three-star level or above.
A record-breaking January in Doha
The wins came in striking fashion. On two separate weekends, Brash completed rare doubles, winning both the CSI3* and CSI5* Grand Prix on the same day.
EquiRatings data shows that no rider in the modern era has won more than three January Grand Prix classes at this level, and none have done so with multiple five-star victories. Four wins in 24 days, including two at the highest level, sets a new benchmark for early-season dominance.
The 2025 season that laid the foundations
This surge is not sudden. Brash closed the 2025 season with six five-star Grand Prix victories, one of the highest single-season tallies recorded in modern five-star statistics.
Those wins came across continents and venues, including Doha, Shanghai, St. Gallen, Spruce Meadows and Barcelona. More importantly, they came across multiple horses. Hello Jefferson, Hello Folie and Hello Mango all delivered at five-star level, underlining a depth that very few riders can sustain across a full season.
That combination of volume, variety and consistency set the platform for what has followed in Doha.
World number two with number-one ambitions
Brash currently sits second on the Longines FEI Jumping World Rankings, just behind Kent Farrington. The gap is narrow enough that every five-star class now carries real ranking implications.
Farrington remains formidable, led by Greya and Toulayna, but the profiles differ. After Hello Mango’s first CSI5* Grand Prix victory earlier this month, Brash now has four horses with five-star Grand Prix wins in the last 12 months. In a rankings race that rewards sustained performance across circuits and seasons, that level of depth matters.
Four horses, one formidable string
Hello Jefferson remains the cornerstone, combining longevity with reliability and continuing to deliver in the biggest arenas.
Hello Folie confirmed her championship credentials with a CSIO5* Grand Prix victory in Barcelona and Team & Individual Silver medals at the European Championships, while Hello Mango has stepped from promise to proven winner with her breakthrough five-star success in Doha.
Hello Chadora Lady completes the quartet, offering consistency up to the five-star Grand Prix level and providing strategic flexibility within Brash’s programme.
Together, they form one of the deepest top-end strings currently operating in the sport.
This afternoon in Doha: what’s at stake
All of this converges in this afternoon’s CSI5* Grand Prix of Doha, where Brash partners Hello Folie. Even for elite combinations, winning a five-star Grand Prix remains statistically rare. Yet Brash has spent January making the improbable feel routine.
Another victory would give him a third five-star Grand Prix win in under a month and push his 2026 tally to five Grand Prix wins before February. It would tighten the world-ranking battle at the top and further strengthen his position heading into a championship year.
More than anything, it would confirm what the past 18 months have increasingly suggested. Scott Brash is not revisiting past dominance. He is building a second peak, defined by depth, momentum and a string capable of sustaining success at the very highest level.
