Irish-bred EIC Cooley Jump The Q wins London World Cup Grand Prix

Winning combination Max KUHNER (AUT) & EIC COOLEY JUMP THE Q at the prizegiving of THE LONGINES FEI JUMPING WORLD CUP™ presented by Agria – London International Horse Show, Excel London, (Photo: Jon Stroud Media)

EIC Cooley Jump the Q (ISH), bred in Co Wicklow by Pam Walshe and ridden by Austria’s Max Kuhner, added to their already impressive list of major international wins, when they powered to victory in today’s (Sunday) five-star Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Grand Prix at London International Horse Show.

Just five combinations made it into the jump-off, with the 12-year-old Irish-bred gelding proving unbeatable when posting the fastest of three double clear rounds in 33.94 seconds. Britain’s Donald Whitaker had held the early lead with Millfield Colette and went on to finish as runner-up with a clear in 35.52, while Ireland’s Cian O’Connor and the 12-year-old gelding Chatolinue PS finished in third place with the only other double clear in 37.24. Tipperary’s Tom Wachman took place with Tabasco de Toxandria Z after picking up just two time penalties in the opening round..

Max KUHNER (AUT) & EIC COOLEY JUMP THE Q compete in THE LONGINES FEI JUMPING WORLD CUP™ presented by Agria – London International Horse Show, Excel London, (Photo: Jon Stroud Media)

Kühner was typically cool and composed after his victory but couldn’t hide the fact that he was nonetheless delighted with the result and performance from the Irish horse he has so carefully produced for a number of years.

“EIC Cooley Jump the Q was really with me today. I could feel what he was asking for and he was listening to me, so I could go fast and we were still always connected in a good way… it was a really good feeling today!”

After six legs of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Western European League 2025/2026 series, Max Kühner has propelled himself to the top of the league standings with 45 points ahead of Willem Greve (NED) in second on 40. Richard Vogel (GER) lies in third position on 36 points just ahead of Yuri Mansur (BRA), Ben Maher (GBR) and Kevin Staut (FRA) who occupy fourth, fifth and sixth positions respectively on 29 points apiece.

The Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Western European League resumes with its next stop in Mechelen (BEL) on 30 December 2025. The series then moves on to Basel for leg eight on 11 January 2026 before heading to Amsterdam, where the Dutch city will host leg nine of 13 on 25 January 2026. With six of the 13 legs of the 2025/2026 series now completed and the season approaching its halfway point, the battle for athletes to accumulate enough points to secure one of the 16 coveted Western European League places for the 2026 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final in Fort Worth, Texas (USA), is well and truly on!

BREEDING
EIC Cooley Jump The Q (ISH) – 2013 Gelding by Pacino (BWP) out of Jump The Q (ISH) by O.B.O.S. Quality 004 (OLD). Breeder: Pam Walshe. Owner: Remo Baleri & MK Sportpferde Max Kühner. Rider: Max Kuhner (AUT).