Andrew Cooper jumps up FEI Eventing World Rankings

      Andrew Cooper at Melbourne International 3 Day Event

Andrew Cooper remains as the top ranked Australian rider in the FEI World Rankings as at 31^st December 2017 but he has moved into 13^th place with the final results of the year now accounted for

Following his placings at the Australian International 3 Day Event Andrew added to his points tally in early December with fourth and eighth places at Wallaby Hill Farm on Lagoes Choice and Hunters Hill. He finished the year with a total of 341 points in 13^th place on the World Rankings and in fourth place on the South East Asia & Oceania Rankings behind New Zealand’s Tim Price, Andrew Nicholson and Sir Mark Todd

Andrew is not the only Australian eventing rider to move up with Megan Jones jumping from 38^th to 22^nd place in the World Rankings with seventh place in the CCI3* at Wallaby Hill Farm

Sonja Johnson is very close behind in 23^rd place, Shane Rose is in 27^th and Victoria’s Yona Lloyd, who put his mishap at Adelaide behind him and re-routed to Wallaby Hill to finish third in the CCI3* has moved into the Top 50 in 36^th place just ahead of Stuart Tinney in 37^th

Chris Burton is the top UK-based Australian rider in 42^nd place and, although the rankings reflect that southern hemisphere riders continue to compete in November and December, it is still an impressive result for 25 year old Andrew Cooper