Only Fools on Horses was a BBC

BBC

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 reality television programme produced by Endemol UK

Endemol UK

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. The show's name was a play on that of the sitcom Only Fools and Horses

Only Fools and Horses

Only Fools and Horses is a British sitcom, created and written by John Sullivan. Seven series were originally broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom between 1981 and 1991, with sporadic Christmas specials until 2003...

, and first aired on 7 July 2006. It featured twelve celebrities who performed equestrian

Equestrianism

Equestrianism more often known as riding, horseback riding or horse riding refers to the skill of riding, driving, or vaulting with horses...

 events, with one celebrity being eliminated every day until only one was left. Proceeds went towards Sport Relief

Sport Relief

Sport Relief is a biennial charity event from Comic Relief, in association with BBC Sport, which brings together the worlds of sport and entertainment to raise money to help vulnerable people in both the UK and the world's poorest countries...

. It was presented by Angus Deayton

Angus Deayton

Gordon Angus Deayton is an English actor, writer, musician, comedian and broadcaster. He is best known for his role as Victor Meldrew's long-suffering neighbour Patrick Trench in the comedy series One Foot in the Grave...

 and Kirsty Gallacher

Kirsty Gallacher

Kirsty Jane Gallacher , is a Scottish television presenter.-Biography:The daughter of the former Ryder Cup captain Bernard Gallacher, Gallacher was born in Edinburgh. When her father got the job of professional at Wentworth Golf Club, they moved south when she was 18 months old...

.

After the final, it was announced that the event had raised over £250,000 for Sport Relief. The final, a jump off between Jenni and Nicki, was won by Jenni Falconer.

Celebrities

In reverse order of elimination:

1. Jenni Falconer
   Jenni Falconer
   Jennifer 'Jenni' Falconer is a British television presenter.-Early life:After her family relocated to the South of England when she was seven, Falconer moved to Leeds in 1994 to study Spanish and Italian. Whilst studying at university, she also launched her television career...
   
    (Television presenter)
2. Nicki Chapman
   Nicki Chapman
   Nicki Chapman is an English television presenter who also works in the British pop music industry. She was also a judge on the ITV reality shows Popstars, with Nigel Lythgoe and Paul Adam, and Pop Idol, along with Simon Cowell, Pete Waterman and Neil Fox...
   
    (Television presenter) (Replacement for Duncan Bannatyne
   Duncan Bannatyne
   Duncan Walker Bannatyne, OBE is a Scottish entrepreneur, philanthropist and author. His business interests include hotels, health clubs, spas, media, TV, stage schools, property and transport. He is most famous for his appearance as a business angel on the BBC programme Dragons' Den...
   
   , who dropped out due to injury)
3. Matt Baker (Former Blue Peter
   Blue Peter
   Blue Peter is the world's longest-running children's television show, having first aired in 1958. It is shown on CBBC, both in its BBC One programming block and on the CBBC channel. During its history there have been many presenters, often consisting of two women and two men at a time...
   
    presenter)
4. Sara Cox
   Sara Cox
   Sara Cox , known as "Coxy", is an English TV presenter and radio DJ, most well known for presenting the breakfast show on BBC Radio 1 between 2000 and 2003...
   
    (Radio 1 DJ)
5. Diarmuid Gavin
   Diarmuid Gavin
   Diarmuid Gavin is an Irish garden designer and television personality. He is married to Justine Keane, daughter of The Hon. Ronan Keane, the former Chief Justice of Ireland, and Terry Keane, and they have a daughter named Eppie born December 2004.-Early life:When he was six, his younger brother...
   
    (Gardener)
6. Anna Ryder-Richardson (Interior designer and presenter - Changing Rooms)
7. Suzi Perry
   Suzi Perry
   Suzi Perry is an English television presenter, best known for covering MotoGP for the BBC for 13 years and The Gadget Show.-Early life:...
   
    (Television presenter)
8. Paul Nicholas
   Paul Nicholas
   Paul Nicholas is an English actor and singer who has had considerable success on stage, screen and in the pop charts.-Biography:Nicholas was born as Paul Oscar Beuselinck in Peterborough, England...
   
    (Actor and producer)
9. Sally Gunnell
   Sally Gunnell
   Sally Jane Janet Gunnell OBE is a former British Olympic champion in the 400 m hurdles...
   
    (Former athlete)
10. Ruby Wax
    Ruby Wax
    Ruby Wax is a BAFTA nominated American comedian who made a career in the United Kingdom as part of the alternative comedy scene in the 1980s.-Early life:...
    
     (Comedian)
11. Matt Littler
    Matt Littler
    Matt Littler is a British actor and director born in Bury, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom. He is most famous for playing the role Max Cunningham from 1997 to 2008 in the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks.- Career :...
    
     (Actor- Hollyoaks
    Hollyoaks
    Hollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who has also devised shows including Brookside and Grange Hill...
    
    )
12. Josie D'Arby
    Josie D'Arby
    Josie d'Arby is a Welsh actress and television presenter from Newport, Wales.-Biography:d'Arby went to Lliswerry High School in her younger years then went on to attend the Anna Scher Theatre School, and later the London School of Journalism.d'Arby began a presenting career while still a student...
    
     (Actress and television presenter) (Replacement for Felix Dexter
    Felix Dexter
    Felix Dexter is an actor, comedian, and writer living in the U.K..-Early life:Dexter was born in St Kitts in the Caribbean, and moved to London with his family at the age of seven.-Radio:...
    
    )

Horses

• Fibi (Matt Littler) - mare, 16.1 hands, 13 years old.
• Funtime (Paul Nicholas) - gelding, 16.1 hands, 12 years old.
• Indy (Suzi Perry) - mare, 15 hands, 9 years old.
• Isa (Diarmuid Gavin) - mare, 16.3 hands, 8 years old.
• J-Lo (Jenni Falconer) - mare, 16 hands, 8 years old.
• Leroy (Josie D'Arby) - gelding, 16.1 hands, 10 years old.
• Marley (Nicki Chapman) - mare, 16.1 hands, 9 years old.
• Mr Kenneth (Ruby Wax) - gelding, 16 hands, 16 years old.
• Peter (Matt Baker) - gelding, 16.2 hands, 9 years old.
• Prelude (Anna Ryder-Richardson) - mare, 16.1 hands, 8 years old.
• Ralph (Sally Gunnell) - gelding, 16.3 hands, 9 years old.
• Solomon (Sara Cox) - gelding, 16.2 hands, 11 years old.

Judges

• Jessica Kürten
  Jessica Kürten
  Jessica Kürten is an Irish equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.Born Jessica Chesney, Kürten won several national pony championships as a youth....
  
   - The world number three female show-jumper
• Jodie Kidd
  Jodie Kidd
  Jodie Kidd is an English television personality and fashion model.-Early life:Jodie was a showjumper as a child and attended St Michael's School, Petworth.-Family:Jodie is the granddaughter from Hon...
  
  - Supermodel, polo player and horse rider
• Robert Smith - British Open Show Jumping champion and Legend .

Trainers

• Tim Stockdale
• Fredrik Bergendorff
• Mia Korenika
• Mary-Ann Trevor-Roper
• Jenny Ward

External links

Stars saddle-up for Only Fools On Horses - BBC Press office