Northallerton rider Paul Barker scored a hat-trick of wins over Brian Chandler's excellent courses at Stainsby Grange, Thornaby on Sunday.

His first win came on Waterford Lad in the 1.10m open, the pair finishing ahead of Durham's Phillippa McKeever and Crown Surity.

Paul went on to clinch the Blue Chip Performance qualifier from a seven-horse jump-off with the six-year-old Dutch bred Geneva, by Carritas, owned by Olympic dressage rider Richard Davison and his wife Jill.

They were two seconds clear of Kim Fletcher on Joanne Roseberry's Penshaws Parsons Advocate and Barker also took the third ticket with the six-year-old Belgian-bred Sunboy.

The fourth ticket for Solihull went to event rider John Thornton on the eight-year-old Don Excess. John, who has just moved to his new base at Leeming Bar, will be making his debut at the finals.

The last two tickets went to Stacy Holland on Broadlaw and Katherine Leak riding Lady Boss.

The 1.30m qualifier produced Paul's third win with Kildalton Lad and he was also third with his former Olympic winner Faraway Hills. Second was Saltburn's Christopher Hill on Ted's Way.

Stuart Smith took the Hadrian Equine Discovery riding King Gunnar, ahead of Karen Baker on Just Mileu, while Stainsby proprietor Peter Allen took the Newcomers with Stainsby Powerplay, ahead of Darlington's Rachel Collinson on Miss Inca.

Linzi Fox took the strongly contested British Novice on Foxmill Nevada, ahead of Hannah Walker riding Sierra Nevada.

The full programme of juniors was held the previous week when Joe Harland clinched a double win with Ultimate Challenge, while James Reveley filled the top two spots in the Winter 128cm qualifier riding Cappagh Misty and Stainsby Star Burst.

Joanne Newnham from Boroughbridge took the Winter 138cm qualifier riding Tasmin Archer, ahead of Stockton's Darren Smith on Sir Benjamin Brown.

Emma Denton from Ingleby Barwick clinched the Members Cup on Stainsby Hotspot, while Nicola Conway marked her debut in her first affiliated show by winning the British Novice with Danny Boy.

Sadie Osborne took the Newcomers on Cottonwood Kid, ahead of Sally Jane Adam riding Kosmic King, while other good wins were achieved by James Taylor and Rachel Towers.

l Northallerton Equestrian Centre had a busy senior show, with Katherine Jefferson clinching the first two placings in the British Novice riding Pluma and Jade Briar Flier.

Ian Hammond and Governors Promise won the Discovery and the Lingdale rider also took the Newcomers with Diadern Lady Gatehouse. Angie Mills won the Members Cup with Gibside Sarleen.