CRICKLADE showjumper Johnathan Bowman won a prestigious showjumping class at the Equestrian.com Hickstead Derby meeting on Friday.

Bowman took the top prize in the Magnus Deo 1.25m Open Championship at Hickstead’s famous International Arena.

He was riding his own seasoned campaigner Marcel Des Rosiers, who set a blistering pace to jump clear with more than three seconds in hand over his closest rivals.