Kutscher and Pikeur Lemar NRW Top the Elo Movers after Cairo Weekend

Pikeur Lemar NRW gained 14 Elo points at CSI5* Cairo, the biggest rise of the weekend among the world's Top 100. Marco Kutscher's 11-year-old moved from 726 to 740 and now sits equal 77th in the world.

Cairo set the pace. Eight of the 13 Top 100 horses who gained three points or more did it at CSI5* Cairo. The rest came from CSI5*-W Washington, CSI4* Liège and CSI5* San Miguel de Allende. Of the 28 Top 100 horses who competed at CSI4* and CSI5* level, 17 finished the weekend on a higher rating.

The biggest improvers

Iron Dames Kaleni Jo and Farrel sit joint second on +10. Sophie Hinners' 10-year-old went from 719 to 729 in Cairo, exactly the Top 100 cut-off, and is now ranked 100th in the world. Daniel Coyle's 16-year-old Farrel rose to 759 at CSI5*-W Washington, equal 36th.

Gatsby du Tillard added nine for Simon Delestre in Cairo. At 756, Gatsby du Tillard is 44th in the world and the third-rated 10-year-old.

Movers and shakers

Ranked by new Elo, the weekend's Top 10 risers within the Top 100 are led by Point Break. Ben Maher's 13-year-old added one point in Cairo to reach 788, third in the world. Checker 47 and Christian Kukuk gained three to 768, 17th.

Julien Epaillard improved two horses in CSI4* Liège. Donatello d'Auge edged up to 767, equal 19th alongside Casual DV Z, and Le Coultre de Muze gained five.

Bars run from 730 to 800 Elo.

Next stop: Top 100

Quito de Mariposa is one point away. Jérôme Guery's 10-year-old gained four at CSI4* Liège to reach 728, equal 103rd in the world.

Hipster SV made the biggest jump in this group. Olivier Philippaerts' 10-year-old added 33 at CSI5* Cairo to 712, 17 points short. Clonterm Obolensky gained 14 for Conor Swail at CSI5* San Miguel de Allende and needs 13 more.

The world Top 100 currently starts at 729. To go is the Elo points needed to reach it. CSI4* Vejer is CSI4* Vejer de la Frontera.

The Youth Club

Wathnan Max made the biggest move among the 9-year-olds. Abdel Saïd's 9-year-old gained 46 at CSI5* Cairo to reach 674, ninth in the world for the age group. Charleston - H added 47 for Roy van Beek at CSI4* Liège and is now 14th.

Among the 10-year-olds, Gatsby du Tillard is third for the age group and Iron Dames Kaleni Jo eighth. Both are inside the overall Top 100.

The 9 and 10-year-olds ranked Top 20 for their age who gained Elo at CSI4* and CSI5* level this weekend. The large number is the world rank among all Elo-rated horses of that age.

How the Elo rating works

Elo is an objective horse rating adapted from chess. It updates every time a horse competes at CSI4* and CSI5* level at 150cm and above, and it weighs each result against the quality of the opposition. Beat a higher-rated horse and you take more points from it. Lose to a lower-rated one and you give more away.

Every horse starts at around 500. The world Top 100 currently begins at 729. The all-time record is 822.

A higher rating means more clear rounds at the top level. At CSI5* 160cm and above, horses rated under 500 jump clear 7% of the time. Horses rated 650 to 674 go clear 27% of the time, and horses over 775 go clear 58% of the time.

Source: EquiRatings Elo. Ratings and world ranks are after the weekend of 22 to 25 October 2026 and cover CSI4* and CSI5* competition at 150cm and above. Age ranks are among all Elo-rated horses of that age. Clear rates by Elo are for CSI5* 160cm and above, 2014 to September 2023.