Series Tattersalls RoR Open Ridden Show Series

Eligibility

Horses must have raced in GB and have current RoR competition membership. Riders must be 15 years or over on the 1 January of the current year. Horses must be over four years old and mares and geldings any height.

Rules

The class will be run under the rules of RoR:

• Competitors and grooms must wear the current approved safety/kite mark hard hat with a chinstrap.
• Horses should be ridden in a snaffle, pelham or simple double bridle, and should be plaited. General purpose or straight cut saddles may be used. Competitors must wear a safety/kite mark hard hat with a chinstrap.
  
• Racing injuries and blemishes are not ignored.
  
• Please make sure you have big enough stirrups for the ride judges. You will not be asked to gallop your horse.
  
• Please be aware that should the entries exceed 20 the show will split the class on the horse's last run in a race (NH or flat) or will provide two ride judges. Please mark your entry form accordingly.
• For further showing rules please visit the RoR Rules and Regulations.

Qualification

The RoR Tattersalls Open Show Series is part of the RoR Elite Performance Awards. The winner of the Championship held at Hickstead on 22 June 2025 will receive their prize at the RoR Awards (date and venue tbc).

The first three in each class go forward to the final at the Al Shira'aa Hickstead Derby Meeting on 22 June 2025, or 2026 for shows after 3 June 2025.

There will also be a prize for the highest placed veteran horse aged 15 years or over. Please note, qualified combinations must enter the Hickstead Derby meeting.

The final will be split into two; one class will be for horses whose last race was on the flat and the other class for those whose last race was under National Hunt rules (this includes National Hunt Flat races and Point to Point races). The top three from each section will be taken into the International Arena for the final judging.

Previous RoR champions at the final at Hickstead are unable to compete in the final in subsequent years but they can compete in qualifiers should they so wish.

The Jockey Club RoR National Championship Show qualification

The winner of each Tattersalls RoR Open Show Series Qualifier between 1 Aug 2024 to 31 July 2025 are eligible to enter the Tattersalls RoR Open Ridden Show Special Final on Saturday 23 August 2025, at The Jockey Club RoR National Championships held at Aintree Equestrian Centre.

All winners of the Veteran prize (horses aged 15 years and over) at each qualifying show, between 4 June 2024 and 31 July 2025, will qualify for the RoR Ridden VETERAN Final to be held at the The Jockey Club RoR National Championships at Aintree Equestrian Centre on 23 August 2025.

Prizes

Rosettes first to fourth place and a RoR branded prize to the winner.