Ireland’s Bertram Allen amongst world’s finest riders competing for Rolex IJRC Top 10 Final 2015

  • 3 December 2015, 19:12
THE Rolex IJRC Top 10 Final, held on Friday 11 December 2015, is one of the most thrilling and intensely competitive classes of the year. The top-10 highest-ranked riders in the world for 2015 are invited to go head-to-head. Only an athlete who has shown consistently brilliant form all year will qualify to compete for the coveted title.

This year three Rolex equestrian Testimonees have qualified for the Rolex IJRC Top 10 Final: Great Britain’s Scott Brash; Ireland’s Bertram Allen; and the USA’s Kent Farrington. While Brash will be aiming to retain his 2014 title; this will be the first time Allen has competed, whilst Farrington returns for his second attempt to claim the trophy.

Rolex has supported the IJRC Top 10 Final since its inauguration in 2001, and several of its equestrian Testimonees have won this prestigious title – Rodrigo Pessoa (2003 and 2005), Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (2004 and 2006), Steve Guerdat (2010) and Scott Brash (2014).

2015 ROLEX IJRC NOMINEES

1) Scott Brash (GBR)
2) Kent Farrington (USA)
3) Penelope Leprevost (FRA)
4) Simon Delestre (FRA)
5) Bertram Allen (IRL)
6) Gregory Wathelet (BEL)
7) Christian Ahlmann (GER)
8) Ludger Beerbaum (GER)
9) Daniel Deusser (GER)
10) Luciana Diniz (POR)

ROLEX IJRC TOP 10 FINAL RESULTS 2001-2014

2014 BRASH, Scott GBR (Hello Sanctos) Geneva, Switzerland
2013 DEUSSER, Daniel GER (Evita van de Veldbalie) Stockholm, Sweden
2012 AHLMANN, Christian GER (Taloubet Z) Geneva, Switzerland
2011 TWOMEY, Billy IRL (Tinka’s Serenade) Paris, France
2010 GUERDAT, Steve SUI (Jalisca Solier) Geneva, Switzerland
2009 EHNING, Marcus GER (Plot Blue) Paris, France
2008 ROBERT, Michel FRA (Kellemoi de Pepita) Brussels, Belgium
2007 KÜRTEN, Jessica IRL (Castle Forbes Libertina) Geneva, Switzerland
2006 MICHAELS-BEERBAUM, Meredith GER (Shutterfly) Geneva, Switzerland
2005 PESSOA, Rodrigo BRA (Baloubet du Rouet) Geneva, Switzerland
2004 MICHAELS-BEERBAUM, Meredith GER (Shutterfly) Geneva, Switzerland
2003 PESSOA, Rodrigo BRA (Baloubet du Rouet) Geneva, Switzerland
2002 BEERBAUM, Ludger GER (Gladdys S) Geneva, Switzerland
2001 BEERBAUM, Ludger GER (Goldfever) Geneva, Switzerland

The ten riders who qualified for the 2015 Rolex IJRC Top 10 Final title in Geneva, Switzerland, from left to right: Luciana Diniz (POR), Christian Ahlmann (GER), Simon Delestre (FRA),  Daniel Deusser (GER), Ludger Beerbaum (GER), Scott Brash (GBR), Kent Farrington (USA), Gregory Wathelet (BEL), Bertram Allen (IRL) and Penelope Leprevost (FRA)

The ten riders who qualified for the 2015 Rolex IJRC Top 10 Final title in Geneva, Switzerland, from left to right: Luciana Diniz (POR), Christian Ahlmann (GER), Simon Delestre (FRA),
Daniel Deusser (GER), Ludger Beerbaum (GER), Scott Brash (GBR), Kent Farrington (USA), Gregory Wathelet (BEL), Bertram Allen (IRL) and Penelope Leprevost (FRA)