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SHOW JUMPING · GREAT BRITAIN · RANK 350

Christopher Franks prize money

£6,976 won from 9 paid rounds and 0 wins between 2022 and 2026, ranked 350 of 3,331 riders show jumping has paid.

Prize money won rather than income. A money prize in this sport is awarded to the owner of the horse, so the figure above is what Christopher Franks's rounds were worth rather than what Christopher Franks was paid for riding them. There is no salary anywhere in show jumping to set beside it.

PRIZE MONEY WON £7k
BIGGEST CHEQUE £4k
PAID ROUNDS 9
WINS 0
TOP THREE 0
MEDIAN ROUND £293

Christopher Franks prize money by season

In time order, not sorted

5 seasons

A show jumping career does not climb the way a contract does. It moves with whichever horse is sound and in form, so a season with a top horse out of work looks like a collapse and is not one. IRVING VG alone accounts for 72% of everything Christopher Franks has won.

The horses Christopher Franks has been paid on

Prize money won, by horse

3 horses

Horse Paid rounds Wins Share Prize money
IRVING VG 6 72% £5,022
GLORIS FLIGHT 2 23.7% £1,655
KANNABALOU 1 4.3% £299
IRVING VG £5,022
GLORIS FLIGHT £1,655
KANNABALOU £299

Every round Christopher Franks has been paid for

Competition, placing and cheque

9 paid rounds

Place Competition Show Level Horse Prize money
5 The Al Shira'aa Derby 2025-06-22 Hickstead CSI4* IRVING VG £3,692
5 The British Speed Derby 2022-06-25 Hickstead CSI4* GLORIS FLIGHT £1,440
12 The Al Shira'aa Derby 2024-06-23 Hickstead CSI4* IRVING VG £513
6 The Hickstead Derby Two Phase 2026-06-19 Hickstead CSI4* KANNABALOU £299
12 The Al Shira'aa Derby 2026-06-21 Hickstead CSI4* IRVING VG £293
12 The Agria Derby Trial 2026-06-19 Hickstead CSI4* IRVING VG £241
5 The Astore & Sons Speed Derby Qualifier 2022-06-23 Hickstead CSI4* GLORIS FLIGHT £215
7 The Agria Derby Two Phase 2023-06-23 Hickstead CSI4* IRVING VG £180
11 The ClipMyHorse.TV Derby Tankard 2025-06-19 Hickstead CSI4* IRVING VG £103

Every figure is converted to sterling so the rounds can be added up: show jumping pays in the currency of wherever it is run, which is euros at most of the calendar, sterling at the British shows and Swiss francs at Geneva.

Who the cheques were written to

The owners of record behind Christopher Franks's rounds

2 owners

Owner of record Paid rounds Prize money
Louise Barr 7 £5,321
Sonya Batten (10173050) 2 £1,655

This is the legal destination of the money rather than a sponsor list. Where the owner is a syndicate or a stable the cheque goes to the company; where the rider's own name appears, they owned the horse and kept the lot.

Where Christopher Franks has been paid

Prize money won, by show

1 show

Show Paid rounds Prize money
Hickstead 9 £6,976

The riders either side of Christopher Franks

Ranked 350 of 3,331, ahead of 89.5% of everyone the sport has paid

20 riders

Elin Ott £7,360 Louise Saywell £7,344 Gaj Riossa £7,333 Nadja Peter Steiner £7,308 Willem Verdonk £7,285 Ismail Osama El Borai £7,202 Antoine Ermann £7,199 Graham Gillespie £7,178 Lars Schröder £7,051 Pam Nieuwenhuis £6,977 Eric van der Vleuten £6,944 Allana Clutterbuck £6,933 Paul Barker £6,884 Max van de Poll £6,822 Romain Duguet £6,817 Bart Van der Maat £6,783 Romy Rosalie Tietje £6,715 Robert Smith £6,670 Thieu Huijbregts £6,657 Charlene Bastone £6,600

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Christopher Franks won?

£6,976 across 9 paid rounds between 2022 and 2026, which ranks 350 of the 3,331 riders show jumping has paid.

Does Christopher Franks keep that money?

Not all of it, and often not most of it. A money prize in equestrian sport is awarded to the owner of the horse rather than to the rider, and the rider is paid a share of it under a private agreement, usually alongside a monthly fee for keeping the horse in work. A rider who owns the horse keeps the whole cheque.

What is Christopher Franks's biggest prize?

£3,692 for finishing 5th in the The Al Shira'aa Derby at Hickstead in 2025.

Which horse has won Christopher Franks the most?

IRVING VG, £5,022 across 6 paid rounds, which is 72% of everything Christopher Franks has won.

Does Christopher Franks have a salary?

No. Show jumping pays no wage at any level: there is no contract with a federation, no appearance money at most shows and no retainer. The money on this page is the whole of what the sport paid, and it was paid one round at a time.

Where to next

The riders around Christopher Franks, and the rest of the sport

Riders either side on the money list

Christopher Franks's horses

Shows and seasons

The rest of the section