2007 Renault Jump

Renault, is pleased to announce a sponsorship into British Show Jumping with a newly introduced series for 2007 which will span nine of the largest county shows this summer

The 2007 Renault Jump will span nine events with a league table sitting behind it to allow for the highest placed horse/rider combination competing at the final event of the series to also be awarded a brand new prize car. With each of the events enjoying a considerable prize fund, the 2007 Renault Jump series will see top level competition contested by many, if not all, of the countries leading riders.

The season kicks off in May at the Devon County Show. We will have a range of cars on display at each event and will have one of the first Scenic Conquest on display from June.

- 17-19 May Devon County Show
- 20 May - 2 June - Bath and West Show
- 7-9 June South of England Show
- 27-28 June Royal Norfolk Show
- 13-15 July Kent County Show
- 20-22 July Royal Lancashire Show
- 24-26 July New Forest & Hants Show
- 14-16 August Pembrokeshire Show
- 15-16 September Royal Berkshire Show

"Renault UK already has a substantial presence across the county show circuit and we were keen to find a way that we could proactively align ourselves with British Show Jumping, a sport whose heritage is deep rooted across the county shows and their spectators" explained Renault UK. "This sponsorship is perfectly in-keeping with Renault UK's 'everything is sport' vision, which will be the focus for 2007'.

Commencing in May at Devon County, the series will progress through the summer at Bath & West, South of England, Royal Norfolk, Kent County, Royal Lancashire, New Forest & Hampshire and Pembrokeshire before finishing at Royal Berkshire in September. An out and out spectator class with the course standing at 1.50m in height, competitors will parade prior to the class starting with the highest placed competitors in the first round then coming forward to a jump off which they will contest in reverse order.

"We are very excited about this sponsorship" said Maria Clayton, Head of Sponsorship for British Show Jumping. "The popularity of our sport is growing at a tremendous rate and the 2007 Renault Jump series will allow us to showcase our sport at its best across a number of the top county shows. The vision, support and investment made by Renault UK has also allowed us to meet one of our primary objectives which was to support the county shows by bringing a sponsored series forward for them. We believe that this partnership will prove highly beneficial to both Renault UK and the County Shows whilst also supporting our sport and promoting it to an even wider audience. We are absolutely thrilled with the sponsorship and are looking forward to partnering Renault UK in developing and delivering marketing programmes to leverage the sponsorship".

Tim Stockdale, Chairman of Marketing at British Show Jumping said "This is great news for our sport and the alignment with Renault UK fits beautifully with us. British Show Jumping is undoubtedly enjoying an upward curve and it is wonderful to have the support of Renault UK alongside us to enjoy it. The 2007 Renault Jump series allows us to enhance the structure within our sport offering a series within Great Britain which will give many of our up and coming riders a depth of experience across substantial competition and courses. The sponsorship offered by Renault UK is one that will allow us to identify and develop talented young riders - something that can only bode well towards our success at future Championships and hopefully the Olympic Games" - Renault.

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