21/12/2013

:01:38. > :01:43.So it is Christmas, it is Olympia, it is that combination of sport and

:01:44. > :01:50.entertainment that just makes you smile. We do love this event, and

:01:51. > :01:55.very soon we will see the riders, 37 of them, lining up, they will be

:01:56. > :02:00.running up behind me, but as I mentioned, this is a golden time for

:02:01. > :02:04.British show jumping. Olympic champions, European Champions, and

:02:05. > :02:45.the top two the world, let's find out more about Ben Maher and Scott

:02:46. > :02:53.Brash. This is what I have trained about for years, I am living my

:02:54. > :02:58.dream. We are friends inside the ring and outside, I think me

:02:59. > :03:02.becoming number one spurred him on. I had a great lead, I was there for

:03:03. > :03:07.everyone to catch, I want to come back strong and maybe challenge him

:03:08. > :03:13.for the next month's number one spot again. We were number one and two in

:03:14. > :03:16.the world, so they have recaptured the glory days and given the younger

:03:17. > :03:20.riders a lot of hope that they can compete with the best in the world

:03:21. > :03:23.on a regular basis and beat them. This summer, the global champion

:03:24. > :03:30.stadia brought a league show-jumping back to London in a nail-biting

:03:31. > :03:41.finale, and Nick Skelton was pipped to the Grand Prix title. I think he

:03:42. > :03:48.has done it! It is a superb British 1-2 here! She is not easy, she is

:03:49. > :03:53.very temperamental, very much a own way, that is the particular horse

:03:54. > :03:57.that I have to adopt my riding too. But she is an unbelievable horse,

:03:58. > :04:02.she was on form, every angle, every turn was exactly how I wanted, it

:04:03. > :04:07.was a great weekend. I will never forget it. In August, Great Britain

:04:08. > :04:12.became only the second steam in history to hold Olympic and European

:04:13. > :04:17.titles concurrently. Then and Scott won silver and bronze, but to them

:04:18. > :04:22.it is only winning that matters. -- Ben. I am my own worst critic, I

:04:23. > :04:25.will be the hardest person myself if I have done something wrong. For

:04:26. > :04:31.example, in Geneva I was second last week, and I was kicking myself

:04:32. > :04:35.because I did not win it. He is exactly as you see him, he's cool,

:04:36. > :04:40.his conversation is limited, a few words here and there will do, but

:04:41. > :04:45.he's totally focused on what he is doing. Ben is more of a talker, he

:04:46. > :04:49.likes to discuss more things, they are both great guys, hugely

:04:50. > :04:56.competitive. If it is between the two it will be very tight. Victory

:04:57. > :05:05.for Scott secured him the overall title. The youngest rider to do so,

:05:06. > :05:11.on his 28th birthday. It was a fantastic day. He jumped out of his

:05:12. > :05:15.skin, I didn't think it was possible to win everything. A lot of people

:05:16. > :05:19.had to do, you know, make mistakes or whatever for me to be number one,

:05:20. > :05:26.I had to be the best I could be, to top the whole thing, and, yeah, all

:05:27. > :05:34.on my birthday, it was a great day. This is Sanctos. Yes, That is

:05:35. > :05:41.Ursula? Yes, Look how high she gets her knees. They are all different.

:05:42. > :05:47.They have different techniques. Hello. Are you really grumpy? He is

:05:48. > :05:51.scare odd a lot of thing, scared of flying. Are you scared of the

:05:52. > :05:55.cameras. He is a superstar in the ring. It is amazing, people think

:05:56. > :05:59.you can pop on any horse, but they are completely different They are

:06:00. > :06:02.all different and you have to ride them accordingly. There is lots of

:06:03. > :06:08.things you have to make sure is right, for him, to make sure he

:06:09. > :06:15.competes at the highest level. Number two in the world. Ben Maher.

:06:16. > :06:19.Olympia is a bit special for you. It is. It is where a lot started for

:06:20. > :06:22.me. I was fighting to be in the top ten in England to make the show

:06:23. > :06:26.there, that would have been the highlight of the year, now it is the

:06:27. > :06:30.highlight for different reasons. It is going to be extra special for

:06:31. > :06:36.you, because when you get introduced, they will say them say

:06:37. > :06:41.here is the world number one. I am looking forward to it. The crowd is

:06:42. > :06:44.amazing, for me that is what makes Olympia, the crowd, the applause we

:06:45. > :06:49.get when we ride into the ring. The feelings are what Spurs me on to

:06:50. > :06:55.keep going and keep improving and trying to be the best. To ride in as

:06:56. > :06:58.number one is going to be special. Tim Stockdale is with me, who has

:06:59. > :07:02.watched the guys growing up and seen them become the best in the world.

:07:03. > :07:06.We stood here five years going it is all disastrous with British show

:07:07. > :07:10.jump, where did it go wrong, now we are saying where did it go right?

:07:11. > :07:16.The Olympic Games was a focal point for if sport. It harnessed everybody

:07:17. > :07:21.together. It gave them something to aim for everybody got together, the

:07:22. > :07:28.owner, rider, the manage. . Has made a massive difference. Ben and Scott

:07:29. > :07:32.are great to on your side. The combination works so well, from that

:07:33. > :07:36.it has been a Springboard and the sport has gathered momentum. The

:07:37. > :07:41.other thing you need is riders doing well, we need events here in London

:07:42. > :07:48.and we have one with the tour coming to Stratford. The jump saw off being

:07:49. > :07:53.Nick Skelton and Ben may officer. Ben came out on top. We are on the

:07:54. > :07:59.world stage, the focal point has pulled over to Great Britain. We

:08:00. > :08:04.are, we are deemed as favourites where erwe go. It is a massive up

:08:05. > :08:09.lift. For Ben it is a mixture, he is in the middle of a legal case, with

:08:10. > :08:13.owners of a horse of his, and he is going to be distracted by that, but

:08:14. > :08:18.can he, he seems to be able to just focus on the sport? Yes, I think so,

:08:19. > :08:21.Ben is a tough Guy, and a tough professional and when you are in

:08:22. > :08:26.this type of environment, when you are riding, that is the only thing

:08:27. > :08:31.you are thinking about. He won't be thinking about other things while he

:08:32. > :08:35.is here in the ring. Today he will be focussed. As Scott will be be. He

:08:36. > :08:40.does it in a less intense way, it is softer, he is like a swan, on top of

:08:41. > :08:44.the water but inside paddling furiously under the water. Both have

:08:45. > :08:48.been travelling round the world. Ben said he has only had two weekends at

:08:49. > :08:53.home in the last year. Scott was in Doha, that is where his big success

:08:54. > :08:58.came, that sealed him the tour win and put him to number one and earned

:08:59. > :09:04.him a huge amount of prize money. It is phenomenal. The sums we are

:09:05. > :09:07.talking about are tennis players and golfer, you see there, he went in

:09:08. > :09:11.there and he went to get the class and get it won. It takes a lot of

:09:12. > :09:16.guts in that circumstances with that much money. He is not used to that

:09:17. > :09:22.yet. He has a great temperament for this sport. Doha wouldn't be the

:09:23. > :09:27.showjumping capital of the world but the global tour takes them

:09:28. > :09:32.everywhere. They are talking about China I have come back from there.

:09:33. > :09:36.The sport has gone global. The, we have a Brazilian rider here today,

:09:37. > :09:41.it is going worldwide. For Great Britain to be at the top it is a

:09:42. > :09:45.real boost. The exciting thing for fan, you can book tickets to see the

:09:46. > :09:49.global champions tour will be back here August 16th and there will be

:09:50. > :09:53.live coverage on the BBC. Let us concentrate on Olympia, one of the

:09:54. > :09:59.most popular classes of the week is the Puissance, it is a winner takes

:10:00. > :10:00.all format. It is about how high can you

:10:01. > :10:09.some animals jump for necessity, some jump simply for joy.

:10:10. > :10:14.The greatest of all jumper, is the humble flee, leaping up to 150 times

:10:15. > :10:19.its own height. The Puissance is the ultimate high jump for horse, it is

:10:20. > :10:24.the French word for power. 100 stone of horse and rider facing

:10:25. > :10:27.a six foot wall. The wall gets higher with each clearance, should

:10:28. > :10:32.you or a brick come a croper, you are out. It is an event to test

:10:33. > :10:36.horses and riders to their limit. Both will need to be brave as they

:10:37. > :10:39.attempt to leap into the unknown. Even the greatest have been known to

:10:40. > :10:46.falter. Nerves will be tested and only the

:10:47. > :10:51.most brave will survive. The rider must guide his or her mount to the

:10:52. > :10:56.best place for take off. Success sees the animal kingdom at its most

:10:57. > :11:00.graceful. At but the tiniest error from horse or rider and the wall

:11:01. > :11:07.comes tumbling down. Some horses make it look very easy.

:11:08. > :11:11.Ben Maher won the class last year. They have to clear every fence. That

:11:12. > :11:14.includes, this one. Some unfortunately that meant

:11:15. > :11:19.whether he cleared the wall or not he was out. You can't believe what

:11:20. > :11:23.happened. It has happened to me with a good horse, that you continue

:11:24. > :11:27.because you want to show the crowd I would have been in the sharp end of

:11:28. > :11:31.this competition, but in his mind he will be going "I can't believe I

:11:32. > :11:35.have knocked that small jump down." This is a proper Puissance horse,

:11:36. > :11:39.very brave, so something as small as the first one, probably didn't get

:11:40. > :11:44.his attention. Watch how he comes in, looks at the wall and thinks I

:11:45. > :11:53.will jump that easy. Very nice. Well, let us find out how the others

:11:54. > :11:56.fared, because... It was the same fence here, the silver fence, and I

:11:57. > :12:02.knew when they put it in there, today, he doesn't see it so well,

:12:03. > :12:05.and, just gets distracted and intense, and that is the way it

:12:06. > :12:10.goes. That was Ben's reaction. Then these

:12:11. > :12:15.were the four rider who were left in. Four in total. Three for

:12:16. > :12:22.Britain, one for Italy. Let Usman Ali join the commentary team has the

:12:23. > :12:28.wall reached six feet nine. -- let us join.

:12:29. > :12:36.So the big problem for Guy Williams is to stop the ma erection re taking

:12:37. > :12:41.the wall on. She is -- the mare. Slow the canter

:12:42. > :12:50.There she goes. Yes! Absolutely spot on. That was

:12:51. > :12:57.easier that time. That was better. She didn't take it on too much. She

:12:58. > :13:01.used her enthusiasm, spot on. Lovely shape.

:13:02. > :13:07.Really works her body. Front end, back end. Flicks the back legs away.

:13:08. > :13:13.Runs right into the bottom and then really pushes, and that is the style

:13:14. > :13:19.that workforce this horse. Guy picks her up and she flicks the

:13:20. > :13:24.back end away. Lovely shape. Maybe you have picked the winner,

:13:25. > :13:31.Mike, she is looking impressive there.

:13:32. > :13:36.Two metres 20, they jumped in 2011, they were actually fifth but now

:13:37. > :13:39.this man, he looks to be enjoying himself, you have to say that. I

:13:40. > :13:46.love the way he goes up to the wall, shows it to her, big smile on his

:13:47. > :13:53.face and says come on, girl, you can jump that.

:13:54. > :14:13.Now can he join Guy Williams into what would be round four? This is

:14:14. > :14:22.currently the second jump-off. It is the Italian, luke Certainly got the

:14:23. > :14:24.power. That action with the front legs isn't going to cause a problem

:14:25. > :14:34.at some point. It works again. Fantastic. The

:14:35. > :14:44.higher it goes the neater this horse is in front. That to me was, that

:14:45. > :14:51.most impressive jump in this competition for this horse and

:14:52. > :14:55.required: This is a different technique but fantastic to watch

:14:56. > :15:00.Luca, he loves his horse, he gives them the freedom to ex presence

:15:01. > :15:05.themselves, a very untidy jump. You will see a strange twisting of the

:15:06. > :15:11.front leg, under the body. It makes it harder because the shoulders have

:15:12. > :15:17.to go higher. It has put a big smile on the, on the face of Luca there,

:15:18. > :15:22.he is loving it. Is it scary going over the wall? She

:15:23. > :15:26.is honest and try, so she is a good, she is a good jumper. You are one of

:15:27. > :15:29.the favourite, you have won it before, but there has been strange

:15:30. > :15:32.stuff going on in the Puissance? There is every year na, is why the

:15:33. > :15:57.crowd come to watch it, and you know, and hopefully we go well.

:15:58. > :15:58.Britain's leading lady rider, Lori Winick -- Laura Renwick on Roller

:15:59. > :16:13.Coaster. Oh, well done! Well done, the source

:16:14. > :16:18.has got to jump the wall. Laura knows what he is doing, he keeps is

:16:19. > :16:20.I away from the fence around the corner so we cannot get too

:16:21. > :16:24.excited, and when she sees the stride she wants, straightens his

:16:25. > :16:31.body up and let him jump it. There he is, he has seen the stride, and

:16:32. > :16:36.what a powerful horse! You see, it is a long way down, Laura getting

:16:37. > :16:42.thrown forward by the incredible power of this jump. It is starting

:16:43. > :16:47.to hop up now, isn't it? It is, ranked 33 in the world, she has

:16:48. > :16:53.climbed right up the rankings. You were delighted! Yes, she is so

:16:54. > :17:00.brave! I am impressed, and our stick, she really wanted to lead me,

:17:01. > :17:03.and I trust her. You are having a good show already, could the

:17:04. > :17:12.puissance be yours, too, do you think? Why not? At least you had a

:17:13. > :17:20.good time when you was wishing! It is always good to think positive in

:17:21. > :17:24.my opinion. And here is a man who has actually been top of the world

:17:25. > :17:31.rankings in the heady days of Milton, in particular. He, of

:17:32. > :17:36.course, has ridden in more Nations Cup than anyone else, so

:17:37. > :17:42.experienced, still loves the game. This charge is Zantos II.

:17:43. > :17:57.Oh! John Whitaker, three times winner in the past is in the in

:17:58. > :18:01.round four, four to take the next round on. Trust John Whitaker, he

:18:02. > :18:05.came into the class at the last minute, declared just before it

:18:06. > :18:13.started, and there he is, he is the group, riding as well as ever. He is

:18:14. > :18:20.even smiling! He was working quite hard, I think John's heart was

:18:21. > :18:24.beating a little bit faster than usual, because it was untidy, to say

:18:25. > :18:31.the least, but he has made it happen. You have a very specific way

:18:32. > :18:35.of riding to that of all, don't you? Well, I have only done it on a

:18:36. > :18:40.couple of horses, the first one I ever did it on, she took me in a

:18:41. > :18:44.more powerful way, I didn't have too much control, whereas Roller

:18:45. > :18:48.Coaster, I know him so well, and I have still got him in my hands, so I

:18:49. > :18:54.was a little bit further away than I wanted to be, but he tried really

:18:55. > :18:59.hard for me. It is a trust thing, and I do trust! I hope the trusts

:19:00. > :19:03.me! This is turning into quite a competition now. Yeah! A lot of the

:19:04. > :19:09.favourites went out at the start, but Guy can jump a huge fence, Lugar

:19:10. > :19:11.is the same, so this is going really well as well. Let's hope we can go

:19:12. > :19:23.another couple of rounds. And there is confirmation, seven

:19:24. > :19:29.feet, 213 centimetres, four through to the third jump of, that is of

:19:30. > :19:31.five possible rounds, and we have still got two past winners in the

:19:32. > :19:47.field, . In comes Guy Williams, third jump

:19:48. > :19:56.off, fourth round. Now, can he get another puissance under his belt?

:19:57. > :20:06.He's a cool kooky, this man. Remember, this is Guy Williams,

:20:07. > :20:10.Richi Rich. First to go at the wall, round four. Very quiet

:20:11. > :20:19.cantered through the corner, waiting for the explosion of pace. I am

:20:20. > :20:25.still in there! Fantastic job again from Guy Williams. He has got his

:20:26. > :20:29.technique spot-on. Very quiet cantered through the corner, stays

:20:30. > :20:35.as cool as a cucumber and then really works hard to pick her up on

:20:36. > :20:39.that last stride. I am a great fan of this guy, because he is a hard

:20:40. > :20:43.worker, he really fights, and he dates deep when it really matters.

:20:44. > :20:48.British riders are known throughout the world for being competitive, but

:20:49. > :20:58.this man, nobody is more competitive than Guy Williams!

:20:59. > :21:09.I think we are just having a little chat in the EA year, come on,

:21:10. > :21:14.darling, get me over that all! Only a nine-year-old, and that is pretty

:21:15. > :21:19.young for international jumping, and I think a puissance horse, too. Yes,

:21:20. > :21:36.very young for a puissance horse, this one.

:21:37. > :21:42.So this is the Italian, Luca Maria Moneta, looking to get through to

:21:43. > :21:58.the last round. Quite steady, quite close, and done

:21:59. > :22:04.it again! You get the feeling that he did not expect to still be in.

:22:05. > :22:09.What a crowd pleaser, everybody here is absolutely loving this

:22:10. > :22:14.experience. Look at him, giving his full is a titbit before she jumps,

:22:15. > :22:18.she gets another one afterwards. That is horse. He is a fabulous

:22:19. > :22:25.oarsman, and what a crowd-pleaser. In that round, Andy, you really get

:22:26. > :22:29.the tremendous feeling of this man's position in the saddle,

:22:30. > :22:35.probably the most stylish riding reform is over that fence that we

:22:36. > :22:38.have seen. Yes, he is in balance, he is loving every second of it. I have

:22:39. > :22:46.never seen anyone smile as much in the ring. Well, this is going to

:22:47. > :22:52.live up to expectation, we have got two through to the next round. Now,

:22:53. > :23:04.can Laura Renwick joined them on Roller Coaster? Oh, no. What a pity!

:23:05. > :23:08.What a pity... Well, that bar has been the undoing of people in the

:23:09. > :23:17.past, so annoying. Will she jump the war? No. Both going. They have hit

:23:18. > :23:22.the limits, but roller-coaster certainly not stretched in any way,

:23:23. > :23:26.just did not quite make it on either, and getting lots of parts,

:23:27. > :23:28.so Laura Renwick boughs out. We have got two clear rounds, and still be

:23:29. > :23:52.great John Whitaker to come. Lugar, you looked surprised to have

:23:53. > :24:01.managed that! Yes, because I tried not to disturb, and she is amazing,

:24:02. > :24:09.it seems that she likes it. I am happy. Good luck in the fifth round.

:24:10. > :24:13.I will not go. She is only nine. She offered so much, I don't want that

:24:14. > :24:19.she feels that she cannot do it and feel difficult. She must stop, that

:24:20. > :24:21.is it. It is a game, but you need to learn to lose sometimes if you

:24:22. > :24:35.respect the horse. Thank you. Now, what can John Whitaker do? The

:24:36. > :24:50.crowd would love this man to jump here, that is for sure.

:24:51. > :25:10.Oh! Well, it was untidy in the last round. Very, very erratic approach.

:25:11. > :25:15.And that was just one step too far, and John Whitaker has entertained us

:25:16. > :25:21.tonight, fabulous value for the crowd. It has been a pleasure to see

:25:22. > :25:26.him. A huge pleasure, huge pleasure! This man still enjoy this is jumping

:25:27. > :25:30.as much as ever, and more than most, that is for sure. What a

:25:31. > :25:37.contribution! Let's have another look there, very untidy. Almost went

:25:38. > :25:41.to stop, John had to sit back, hunting style, and just to save and

:25:42. > :25:46.solve there. Never really left the floor that time, but John is up for

:25:47. > :25:53.the challenge. I am sure his heart was in his mouth of there! But

:25:54. > :25:59.thankfully horse and ride OK. We are hearing news that, actually, Luca

:26:00. > :26:04.Maria Moneta may not want to go in the next round. Now, that would mean

:26:05. > :26:12.we have got a winner. We are just awaiting the confirmation of that.

:26:13. > :26:17.Oh, there is... I hear the word is negotiation! Somebody is probably

:26:18. > :26:22.twisting his arm. John, your luck kind of run out. It did a little

:26:23. > :26:25.bit, we nearly dumped it, it felt like it. Just got a little bit

:26:26. > :26:32.strong, got a little bit too close to the wall. But when it gets that

:26:33. > :26:35.size, you have to push a little bit, and we may be pushed a little bit

:26:36. > :26:40.too hard. But very good experience, you know, it feels like next time he

:26:41. > :26:45.could go all the way. Have you enjoyed your puissance comeback? Not

:26:46. > :26:50.really! No, it was good. The crowd loved it, it is nice to keep

:26:51. > :26:58.pleasing the crowd. You did a great job, thank you, John.

:26:59. > :27:09.Seven for the last round, 2.18 metres, scurrying back into the ring

:27:10. > :27:20.to say we have got two in, that is confirmed. It is between Guy

:27:21. > :27:30.Williams and Luca Maria Moneta, who has been a start tonight with Quova

:27:31. > :27:35.de Vains. -- start. So there is Guy Williams, Richi Rich. Can he jumped

:27:36. > :27:55.the wall at seven foot two? Last round, two to go, one for

:27:56. > :28:05.Britain, one for Italy. Guy Williams trying to win the puissance again.

:28:06. > :28:10.Richi Rich showing that fabulous action over the triple bar, very

:28:11. > :28:14.quiet approach, the same as all the way through.

:28:15. > :28:24.Not to be! Not to be, got to the bottom of it, did everything right,

:28:25. > :28:30.great effort. Did not quite get up in the air, but a very light touch,

:28:31. > :28:35.that was unlucky. If you were critical, we can look at it again,

:28:36. > :28:39.Andy, he always comes in quickly, but I felt he came in even a shade

:28:40. > :28:44.quicker. It is all about running into that exact take-off point,

:28:45. > :28:48.maybe she got a fraction close, but another time she would have got away

:28:49. > :28:54.with this. Probably, you know, a tiny bit close, but once it gets to

:28:55. > :28:59.seven foot two, everything has to be perfect, and it did not quite get

:29:00. > :29:00.the shoulders high enough. But great efforts tonight from this

:29:01. > :29:12.partnership. It wasn't meant to be for you. I was

:29:13. > :29:17.trying to stop her running and cheer settled. She is second, that is

:29:18. > :29:21.good. It has turned out to be a fantastic Puissance Yes, the crowd

:29:22. > :29:27.enjoyed it so that is what it is all about. Thanks Guy. So the last to

:29:28. > :29:33.go. I suspect the crowd will have a real soft spot for this combination,

:29:34. > :29:38.Luca Maria Moneta, with a nine-year-old mare, He is looking

:29:39. > :29:58.more serious now. Looking a lot more serious. Now he is smiling.

:29:59. > :30:04.Luca Maria Moneta. He is looking to win the Puissance 2013. Triple bar.

:30:05. > :30:12.Now the wall, seven foot two, between him, and the winner's prize.

:30:13. > :30:20.He has done it! Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. Absolutely

:30:21. > :30:25.brilliant, and he will be thanking them for that. This is the man that

:30:26. > :30:29.was not going to jump, he has no Puissance form coming into this

:30:30. > :30:35.competition. What an achievement. They are all standing, and saluting

:30:36. > :30:42.this man. Tremendous performance, he won't forget this night for a very

:30:43. > :30:46.very long time P He is a wonderful horse, we need to have another look

:30:47. > :30:51.at that, because it was obvious that he didn't really want to go into

:30:52. > :30:56.this last round. Let us look at him coming down, and what an effort this

:30:57. > :31:01.mare makes. She turnped herself inside out.

:31:02. > :31:06.Still that untidy style. The front legs get stuck almost underneath the

:31:07. > :31:12.should evers and the body has to get so high. She breaks the body up to

:31:13. > :31:16.make the effort. -- the shoulders.

:31:17. > :31:21.There he is, he is looking more serious over the top of the wall. As

:31:22. > :31:28.soon as he lands he is on Cloud Nine. Who can blame him. Who can

:31:29. > :31:32.blame him? You did want to do that fifth round, now you are the winner

:31:33. > :31:37.of the Puissance. I was feeling bad for my mare, it is too big, but they

:31:38. > :31:43.ask me please, because the crowd, because this is a show, and I ask

:31:44. > :31:49.her, I say I will not force you, you are allowed to do whatever you like.

:31:50. > :31:53.She says I am a good mare and I do it easy. She turned herself inside

:31:54. > :31:57.out to get over that She is unbelievable. She loves it. She

:31:58. > :32:03.likes to be a superstar. She wants the crowd. She is only nine. Yes,

:32:04. > :32:07.you know, she do everything, she win speedy class, she compete in Grand

:32:08. > :32:12.Prix, she do everything for me, it is nice what she offer, I love her,

:32:13. > :32:18.I think she loves me. I think she loves you and the crowd love her.

:32:19. > :32:23.Congratulations. Thank you so much. That was a popular success and the

:32:24. > :32:26.trophy was presented to Luca Maria Moneta by the Duchess of Cornwall.

:32:27. > :32:29.Massive reception here and everybody relieved he changed his mind about

:32:30. > :32:39.whether he wanted to come out for the final round. Decided to go for

:32:40. > :32:44.it and emerged victorious. So that was if Puissance, we are in

:32:45. > :32:47.the arena, Tim and myself, where the course round us as been built and is

:32:48. > :32:53.walked by the rider, this is for the World Cup class, a London bus in the

:32:54. > :32:57.middle of it. Yes, it is a very fine fence, because it makes appearances

:32:58. > :33:03.at the Olympic ps and now every show in London. It is a Dickens of a jump

:33:04. > :33:06.to scrum. Let us have a -- to jump. Cian O'Connor has been staying with

:33:07. > :33:12.Ben Maher because he turned up with a load of horses and said can I move

:33:13. > :33:15.in and Ben went how many have you got and how many people need beds.

:33:16. > :33:20.How do you think the course is walking? It is nice, delicate,

:33:21. > :33:23.careful, so it is light. I think we have seen bigger World Cup courses

:33:24. > :33:29.here, but it is difficult enough. It is a strong field, so time allowed

:33:30. > :33:33.will be short. It is not easy. What the horse you are riding? It is

:33:34. > :33:39.Cooper, he was second in the Grand Prix a few months ago. Hopefully he

:33:40. > :33:44.will go well. Laura Kraut is representing America and the partner

:33:45. > :33:49.of Nick Skelton. Your week has been going well. So far so good. Today

:33:50. > :33:53.with a win would make it better. How hopeful are you? Yes, I am riding

:33:54. > :33:59.the mare jubilee who won on Wednesday, she is in good form right

:34:00. > :34:03.now, and so, if I ride well, we have a shot. I was talking to Nick

:34:04. > :34:06.backstage, he is over there, who says unfortunately he is not riding

:34:07. > :34:11.this week, big star at the moment has a tiny injury, he is distracted

:34:12. > :34:18.by the racing with his son. In fact I think I am going to be jumping the

:34:19. > :34:23.same time as willow will be running. -- Willow will be running. His

:34:24. > :34:29.loyalty may be divided. We wish you well, you can see Nick giving

:34:30. > :34:33.advice. Here comes Scott Brash and Ben Maher. Ben is riding Tripple X

:34:34. > :34:37.who is a brilliant horse He is, I have to say he has been out of sort,

:34:38. > :34:42.I am not saying this course suits him, he is a big jumper, if the

:34:43. > :34:50.course was more substantial in size, it is delicate today. It a poly type

:34:51. > :34:56.of arena and could suit Scott's horse. Let us have a word with Scott

:34:57. > :35:02.Brash. How you feeling about this class? Good, really.

:35:03. > :35:07.I have seen it bigger in this ring, but I think it is still, the

:35:08. > :35:10.combination, it is five-and-a-half strides, so it will be tricky

:35:11. > :35:14.enough, there are plenty of places to catch people. Think they will get

:35:15. > :35:20.ten clears really. And you are riding the mare Ursula, who you were

:35:21. > :35:24.telling me is very careful She is a cracker, I think the world of her, I

:35:25. > :35:29.think he is a top horse, so she feels, I rode her this morning, she

:35:30. > :35:33.feels in good form. Good luck to you, number one, I have to keep

:35:34. > :35:38.saying that. Tim, you were saying you walked the course, where do you

:35:39. > :35:42.think the problems will lie? They are coming to the parallel here That

:35:43. > :35:48.is near the end. There is a centre line type of combination, a triple

:35:49. > :35:53.bar, five-and-a-half strides with a triple combination, but it is only

:35:54. > :35:57.three poles in each of the jumps. It is more careful than it is

:35:58. > :36:01.substantial looking, riders have to make the decision whether they go

:36:02. > :36:04.five or six and the horse has to be careful and focus on the top rail.

:36:05. > :36:09.It is not just about the power. And you can see as well, the

:36:10. > :36:12.decoration, it is so beautifully done, because course designing is an

:36:13. > :36:17.art form, it is about getting the height right. The distances tricky

:36:18. > :36:22.enough but not impossible but about making it look lovely Bits of snow

:36:23. > :36:26.everywhere, but this can distract. The horse can look at that as

:36:27. > :36:31.opposed to focus on what is in front of them. It is about the design the

:36:32. > :36:36.course, to cause problem, You have looked through the field, who do you

:36:37. > :36:40.see as the key contenders? It is more a careful type of horse's

:36:41. > :36:46.course today. John Whitaker on Argento, I have noticed a spring in

:36:47. > :36:51.his step, he is thinking "This suits my horse." He can be fast in the

:36:52. > :36:56.jump-off. He could put a marker, he iserly -- early to go so that

:36:57. > :37:01.doesn't suit him so much. There is German, Peter Charles' horse, that

:37:02. > :37:07.could suit Peter, there is no doubt about it. Simon Delestre from

:37:08. > :37:15.France, he is on a good horse, he will be close today. Kevin Staut as

:37:16. > :37:18.well. Notice there, Peder Fredricson, I have never seen that

:37:19. > :37:26.before, he is writing it down. He is second to go.

:37:27. > :37:31.It is such an advantage if you are drawn later, if you jump clear, it

:37:32. > :37:36.means you will go later in the jump Sometimes it can work to your

:37:37. > :37:40.advantage, certainly, a lot of the riders are saying it is about care.

:37:41. > :37:46.You can put a marker down early, before you know it you could make an

:37:47. > :37:50.early mistake by not concentrating on every jump. Two to three is

:37:51. > :37:54.difficult enough, because that is a short distance, it is a wide

:37:55. > :37:58.parallel, so it is going to get you a bit earlier within the course.

:37:59. > :38:03.I am going to have a wander over here, because the team manager,

:38:04. > :38:06.excuse me, the team manager of British showjumping is in

:38:07. > :38:09.conversation with Ben Maher, although we heard from... Rob? We

:38:10. > :38:13.heard from Rob in that feature we were doing on Ben and Scott. We want

:38:14. > :38:16.to say congratulations to you in person, for the state of British

:38:17. > :38:21.showjumping right now, well done, you have done a great job It is a

:38:22. > :38:26.great team, I have great horse, rider, owners and my job is easy.

:38:27. > :38:31.And I would be great to see one win today? It would be fantastic, we

:38:32. > :38:37.have riders on form, I mean Scott been going great. Ben is on form.

:38:38. > :38:44.Peter Charles' horse is going well. We have a lot of chances. John is

:38:45. > :38:49.58, isn't he? He is getting on. It is amazing the longevity in

:38:50. > :38:54.showjumping terms. It would be like trying to go on until you are 100 in

:38:55. > :38:58.other sports He looks fantastic on a horse. He is as young as he feel, he

:38:59. > :39:01.will be round for a while. Ben is deep in concentration, he is walking

:39:02. > :39:06.the course there, trying to stride it out and make sure he gets his

:39:07. > :39:11.angles right. He is having a chat with Bob Ellis, the course designer,

:39:12. > :39:15.Andy Austin is going to be part of the commentary team. Bob? How are

:39:16. > :39:21.you? Nice to see you. A Christmas kiss. Yes, Are the riders saying

:39:22. > :39:26.great course or what have you done to us? They are friendly about it.

:39:27. > :39:33.They think it is very fair, big, fair, it is worrying when hay don't

:39:34. > :39:40.complain. Then you think have I made it too easy. They are happy. I

:39:41. > :39:45.think, eight, nine clears, That would be perfect for the jump-off.

:39:46. > :39:52.Absolutely. I guess you are not allowed to say o who can you think

:39:53. > :39:59.might win It would be nice to have a Brit winner but there are others on

:40:00. > :40:03.form. You have Scott, who is flying at the moment. So, that would be a

:40:04. > :40:08.nice winner. Brilliant. Well done, let us grab a word with Ben Maher,

:40:09. > :40:14.didn't want to disrupt him when he was striding out the distances.

:40:15. > :40:19.Wanted to check how you are feeling and how Tripple X will go He had an

:40:20. > :40:22.outing last night and was surprised by the crowds, we kept him for this

:40:23. > :40:26.class and I think he is feeling good. Brilliant. We wish you well,

:40:27. > :40:31.thank you very much for coming and chatting to us. Tim, everybody seems

:40:32. > :40:35.to predict eight, nine, maximum clear rounds, that would be a good

:40:36. > :40:39.class It will make an exciting jump-off. I think they have it about

:40:40. > :40:43.right. I think the field is very open this year, I think it is a very

:40:44. > :40:47.difficult job. He has to design a course that is testing but fair for

:40:48. > :40:52.all horse, I think he had nearly got it about right. He might want to put

:40:53. > :40:57.a fence up or down, but the fact the riders aren't complaining, they see

:40:58. > :41:01.it as a fair test, which I think, it is testament to his skill. The class

:41:02. > :41:06.will start in round about 15, 20 minutes time, so the riders will

:41:07. > :41:11.disappear and warm their horses up. They will memorise the course and we

:41:12. > :41:17.will show it as it unfolds live. News has reached us of the death of

:41:18. > :41:21.the greatest ever sports presenter and commentator David Coleman. He

:41:22. > :41:25.has died at the age of 87, he worked for the BBC for nearly 50 years and

:41:26. > :41:29.retired after the Sydney Olympics, that was his 11th summer game, he

:41:30. > :41:34.was presented with the Olympic order by the IOC and this is a man who

:41:35. > :41:38.could commentate on football and athletic, present both, present the

:41:39. > :41:41.Grand National, question of sport and sports night and our sympathies

:41:42. > :41:46.are very much with his family. But he also was a huge fan of

:41:47. > :41:50.showjumping, he was a director of Hickstead, the news reaching us of

:41:51. > :41:57.the death of David Coleman at the age of 87.

:41:58. > :42:03.So we have World Cup showjumping to come here in the arena, but we had

:42:04. > :42:13.World Cup dressage earlier, it was another stellar performance from

:42:14. > :42:44.Charlotte Dujardin and her horse Valegro.

:42:45. > :44:56.So far so good, they have both got the bit between their teeth and

:44:57. > :44:59.doing a good job. Enjoy the movement and the music, because this is the

:45:00. > :45:01.last time that Charlotte is going to use this piece of music that won

:45:02. > :45:24.gold in London. Much better extended walk than

:45:25. > :45:28.yesterday. She had a wrong strike off of all things in the Grand Prix

:45:29. > :46:16.yesterday, but she made sure she got it right at that time.

:46:17. > :47:42.It takes two to tango, and, my word, they are tangoing!

:47:43. > :48:18.She even had time to give him a part. Oh! This is magic.

:48:19. > :48:31.That has to be the best test they have ever, ever done! Coming in from

:48:32. > :48:36.the freestyle, they produced a score of 94.250, just a little bit more

:48:37. > :48:45.than 1% behind the world record. Have we seen that tonight? Look at

:48:46. > :48:50.this horse's character and face, he adores and he adores showing off.

:48:51. > :49:01.The crowd are getting on their feet. Quite right, too!

:49:02. > :49:12.Look at this extended strop, how his shoulders come up, this is amazing.

:49:13. > :49:19.-- trot. There, the Harmony, the horse relaxed, listening to the

:49:20. > :49:21.rider, talking to the horse down the reins. Such a partnership, these

:49:22. > :49:39.two. A world record for the wonderful

:49:40. > :49:47.partnership of Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro. You have done it, three

:49:48. > :49:51.world records. I cannot believe it, I am absolutely over the moon,

:49:52. > :49:55.ecstatic, I honestly do not know what to say. I came here hoping to

:49:56. > :50:01.break this, being the last time riding to that music. I am going to

:50:02. > :50:04.get some new music next year, I was so close to the Europeans for

:50:05. > :50:11.breaking it, and I wanted to come here to finish it on such a great

:50:12. > :50:16.year and get that last world record. You are the first Briton to do that,

:50:17. > :50:21.how incredible does it feel to have pieced this together with Valegro

:50:22. > :50:26.over the years the way you have? It has been an incredible journey, from

:50:27. > :50:30.when I started to now, it has been an absolute roller-coaster. The

:50:31. > :50:34.things I have done, I did not even dream of doing or achieving, and to

:50:35. > :50:39.kind of thing back on what I have achieved, finally got my last world

:50:40. > :50:42.record, it is fantastic. What is the future for you and Valegro? There

:50:43. > :50:49.has been much decoration, is the news? I am planning to retire now

:50:50. > :50:53.that I have got all three world records. No, obviously we have got

:50:54. > :50:59.the games next year, so I will be planning to do that. We will see how

:51:00. > :51:05.it goes. Will we see you with Valegro at those shows? Absolutely,

:51:06. > :51:09.Valegro will be there next year. Finally, reflect on what 2013 has

:51:10. > :51:15.been like for you after 2012, which was good enough! Oh, just an

:51:16. > :51:19.incredible year, after having 2012, which was mind blowing, to come to

:51:20. > :51:24.this year and top what I have already done is just incredible.

:51:25. > :51:34.Vice what is left for you to do? I would love to get some medals at the

:51:35. > :51:37.world championships, that is my next goal.

:51:38. > :51:41.The world Equestrian games are coming up next summer in Normandy,

:51:42. > :51:45.there will be coverage on the BBC, and I promise you, it is amazing,

:51:46. > :51:50.that's dancing horses being, that is really good, everybody loves

:51:51. > :51:55.dressage. She has been a breath of fresh air for the sport, so genuine,

:51:56. > :52:01.a really horsey person. We see that with them together, a real

:52:02. > :52:06.partnership, brilliant. Valegro is worth so much money, millions, that

:52:07. > :52:10.one of the owners was thinking, I have got to cash in, which would

:52:11. > :52:14.have deprived Charlotte of the ride, but she confirmed that they will

:52:15. > :52:18.stay as a team. That is brilliant news. It is a difficult sport,

:52:19. > :52:25.because it is a business as well as a sport, and you have to balance the

:52:26. > :52:30.books. A lot of horses have to change hands to continue in the

:52:31. > :52:35.sport. Compared to British show-jumping, that is what was

:52:36. > :52:38.happening, good horses were being sold and delivering medals for some

:52:39. > :52:42.body else, and they have managed to make sure that the owner stay

:52:43. > :52:46.invested in the British side of the sport. That is what was so good

:52:47. > :52:50.about the Olympic Games, the investment in horsepower, and they

:52:51. > :52:56.want to be part of it on the world stage. John Whitaker just going

:52:57. > :53:04.behind us, we have seen he has got a red ribbon in Titus, not Titus, John

:53:05. > :53:09.Whitaker's horse is Argento, to signify that the horse kicks, do not

:53:10. > :53:14.get too close behind me. I am always fascinated, watching riders warm up,

:53:15. > :53:19.because space is at a premium here, everybody is so tight, you have got

:53:20. > :53:24.to have a horse that does not mind the close company of others. That is

:53:25. > :53:33.the reason why you have got to want the other riders, take care and

:53:34. > :53:36.caution. The size of these jumps, having that amount of control over

:53:37. > :53:41.that size of jump, being able to land and control your horse. Now the

:53:42. > :53:46.riders are trying to keep the horses calm, keep them under

:53:47. > :53:49.control, because we don't want them getting too hot to early. Peter

:53:50. > :53:55.Charles has just come in, and you can see he does something which

:53:56. > :53:58.others do not do, riding in glasses. He has got these goggles that look

:53:59. > :54:02.like a pair of glasses, we will see a more clearly when he comes back up

:54:03. > :54:07.towards us. But also, his horse has a very strange head carriage, almost

:54:08. > :54:11.a neck like... This is going to sound rude, a bit like a camel or

:54:12. > :54:17.giraffe, but he will see what I mean. Just coming down the far end

:54:18. > :54:23.in Canada, coming towards us, he is going to circle there and have a

:54:24. > :54:28.little pop. -- Kantor. It is not orthodox, but I would say he has

:54:29. > :54:32.obviously been in a situation where trying to make his head go in a

:54:33. > :54:37.uniform fashion it does not go so well. He is allowing it to go a

:54:38. > :54:44.little bit like a square peg in a round hole, and that is what this

:54:45. > :54:47.sport is about. You can see Argento has got a really tight head

:54:48. > :54:51.carriage, look at Peter's, head sticking out like this, but both

:54:52. > :55:01.equally effective and could jump clear today. Yes, both careful

:55:02. > :55:05.horses, and this horse is, extraordinarily, missing one eye.

:55:06. > :55:12.You can see, as he comes around, on this side, there is none there at

:55:13. > :55:17.all, blind on that side. That is the Swedish rider. And again, incredibly

:55:18. > :55:21.effective. Let's have a look at the cause that they will be facing, and

:55:22. > :55:23.we will join Mike Tucker and Andy Austin to talk us through it in

:55:24. > :55:30.detail. Yes, because set by Bernardo, one of

:55:31. > :55:36.the London team, and it is certainly one that will ask questions, Andy. A

:55:37. > :55:40.fairly straightforward start over the first two, then this committed

:55:41. > :55:45.distance to the double, a huge oxer jumping into the corner. The main

:55:46. > :55:51.feature of this arena is how small it is. A little bit of room coming

:55:52. > :55:55.into the fence there, and then after this oxer, we are into what is

:55:56. > :56:03.possibly the biggest, most difficult line, this triple bar coming up,

:56:04. > :56:08.1.85 metres, and you have a choice, five or six strides. Two verticals,

:56:09. > :56:13.the first part of the combination, then a very powerful, big oxer to

:56:14. > :56:17.come out, incredibly tight turn, the London bus from the Olympics, a very

:56:18. > :56:23.delicate fence, a little bit spooky. And then a different fence, and oxer

:56:24. > :56:28.with a water tray underneath, committed three strikes to a 160

:56:29. > :56:33.vertical. And then at the end of the course, committed distance to wear

:56:34. > :56:38.the horses may get tired, a couple of very big square boxes, 1.55,

:56:39. > :56:44.could be tired by the time they get there. All the clear rounds going

:56:45. > :56:47.through to the jump off, a prize pot of 130,000 euros, that goes to the

:56:48. > :57:17.winner. It is a very open field. A young Brazilian that a lot of

:57:18. > :57:22.people are talking about, Marlon Modolo Zanotelli, only 25, certainly

:57:23. > :57:25.one to watch. Young Daniel Neilson for Britain, jumping in his first

:57:26. > :57:31.ever World Cup ground here in London. David Will of Germany, he

:57:32. > :57:37.won in the spring, a young German beginning to make a name for insult.

:57:38. > :57:40.Do not discount Luca Maria Moneta and Edwina Tops-Alexander, based in

:57:41. > :57:43.Europe but writes for Australia, and she has got a lovely set of horses.

:57:44. > :58:02.Ben Maher won here two years ago. Laura Renwick is very good,

:58:03. > :58:05.international class, and Kevin Staut won the Grand Prix in Paris last

:58:06. > :58:10.weekend. That is a very strong section, Michael Whitaker, biking,

:58:11. > :58:18.they have saved themselves for this class. And the last four, and Libby

:58:19. > :58:25.Leprevost won here last night. They are all real contenders.

:58:26. > :58:33.A strong looking field, very open. And it will be interesting. What is

:58:34. > :58:37.your predictions on the number of clear rounds, Andy? Well, talking to

:58:38. > :58:43.the course builders, they are saying around eight, I will agree with

:58:44. > :58:48.that. I am agreeing, going with eight. Well, I am quite sure we are

:58:49. > :58:53.going to see some outstanding show-jumping. Really world-class

:58:54. > :59:00.show-jumping is something to behold, and it is Dai Williams, number eight

:59:01. > :59:20.of Great Britain, with Titus, who won a bronze medal in 2011.

:59:21. > :59:28.One of the problems with his horse, Titus, hugely powerful, very big

:59:29. > :59:34.striding. He can sometimes get a little bit forward jumping at some

:59:35. > :59:36.of the hurdles. Pulling hard down to the combination, and we expected

:59:37. > :59:39.that to be probably the most difficult line. Titres getting very

:59:40. > :59:49.strong now. One of the interesting things when

:59:50. > :59:55.the first horse goes is checking the distances, and the time allowed. 71

:59:56. > :00:04.seconds. That could be close enough. Here is

:00:05. > :00:13.the last line of two big oxers. Comfortably inside the time.

:00:14. > :00:17.The words have been of course it is very poly, it is very light. That

:00:18. > :00:21.was very much the description of Guy's round here This is a very

:00:22. > :00:25.narrow fence, it is lighter, there is no weight in that pole so a

:00:26. > :00:31.little touch brings it off. Here is the run down to the combination,

:00:32. > :00:41.Titus got strong, get going, really hit the first part of the

:00:42. > :00:49.combination pretty hard. Here now is Peder Fredricson for

:00:50. > :00:53.Sweden. H Cash In in 33. He has had a very good year, he has been a

:00:54. > :01:00.winner here this week, two wins in fact he has had. He had four wins in

:01:01. > :01:06.his own international indoors in Stockholm, went very well there, and

:01:07. > :01:12.he was also too, part of the team that won the bronze medal in the

:01:13. > :01:18.Europeans for Sweden. A great fight back in the second round to clinch

:01:19. > :01:25.bronze. So he, another very good yard stick in this FEI World Cup in

:01:26. > :01:29.London. Peder Fredricson certainly concerned

:01:30. > :01:33.is about the time allowed, because he has taken a very tight inside

:01:34. > :01:39.line everywhere and getting very strong down to the combination

:01:40. > :01:45.again, there is your problem. The horse is jumped so forward over that

:01:46. > :01:50.triple bar which is 1.85 wide. The five strides are so committed. It

:01:51. > :01:55.will be interesting to see whether any horses and combinations add a

:01:56. > :02:00.stride there and go for six. It is an option for some of the

:02:01. > :02:07.extraordinarier striding horses. -- for the shorter striding horses.

:02:08. > :02:10.Well this is going to be a fascinating World Cup round here,

:02:11. > :02:15.that is for sure. You one would not have expected

:02:16. > :02:23.Peder Fredricson to go in here and have five down.

:02:24. > :02:31.The main feature of the course is not really it is massive, definitely

:02:32. > :02:34.seen bigger courses, built for the World Cup here, but it is very

:02:35. > :02:40.light, very delicate. You can see a lack of filler, lots of poles, and

:02:41. > :02:44.if they start taking these fences on, see there a bit of a cricket

:02:45. > :02:49.score. It is all about pace, having the right pace, just, having the

:02:50. > :02:55.horse nicely on the bridle. Not short of pace or too fast.

:02:56. > :02:59.Now Germany. Germany of course for so many years were dominant in the

:03:00. > :03:03.sport. They are still right at the top of the sport, but they are no

:03:04. > :03:08.longer as dominant as they were, it is a sport now, that has certainly

:03:09. > :03:14.got a lot more nations that are competitive, including of course

:03:15. > :03:25.Great Britain. It is Germany's Marco Kutscher. Marco with Cornet's

:03:26. > :03:29.Cristallo by a very good stallion which Marco rode at the European and

:03:30. > :03:42.Olympic level. Another of the wonderful jockeys that have come out

:03:43. > :03:48.of of the Ludger Beerbaum school. Well, that was an early fence that

:03:49. > :03:53.you wouldn't expect to see. Taking an inside line, just watching a very

:03:54. > :04:06.watchful of the time these riders. I think if they keep up a good rhythm

:04:07. > :04:08.they should get inside the 71 seconds.

:04:09. > :04:13.You can see what a big striding horse, gets there comfortably on the

:04:14. > :04:20.five strides, that is by far the best we have seen through the

:04:21. > :04:24.combination. Six regular strides there and the

:04:25. > :04:28.three, we thought that might ride short, but that looked to be OK,

:04:29. > :04:33.jumping towards the end of the arena, the horse is the best --

:04:34. > :04:40.twisting and turning and not pushing in the air at all.

:04:41. > :04:49.Well. Another big name with four fences down. 16 for Marco Kutscher.

:04:50. > :05:07.Cornet's Cristallo. Second in the Grand Prix in Helsinki

:05:08. > :05:22.PROBLEM WITH SOUND It wouldn't be seeing any on the

:05:23. > :05:27.right rein. They have to be aware of that, every presentation she has to

:05:28. > :05:33.give more room. I will ask her, I looks as if he could have been born

:05:34. > :05:37.with one eye. It is painless now, but obviously, something that has to

:05:38. > :05:49.be overcome, let us go back to the live action and Mike again. Now in

:05:50. > :05:57.the ring, another German Max Kuhner, he has come up from Munich to London

:05:58. > :06:04.to be here. Clintop. Second in the Grand Prix there.

:06:05. > :06:12.We have been off to an interesting start. Well, this horse by Clinton,

:06:13. > :06:27.cruising down the five strides there, very comfortable. This is by

:06:28. > :06:31.far the best start we have seen. Gets the three strides nice and

:06:32. > :06:40.clean. Now, towards the end of the course, still clear. He has had a

:06:41. > :06:46.few cricket score, he has one to jump. That will settle the nerve, a

:06:47. > :06:55.good run from the Jung German, he has been to Olympia before. Max

:06:56. > :07:03.Kuhner clear with Clintop. Germany who last won this with Marcus beer

:07:04. > :07:07.balm in 2006. A fabulous exhibition of jumping there, the only thing

:07:08. > :07:13.that went wrong was he Tor got to put his tie pin on. The rest was

:07:14. > :07:22.immaculate. He looked to be in the comfort zone, complete contrast to

:07:23. > :07:25.some of the other early starters. So Malin Baryard-Jonsson, lady who

:07:26. > :07:32.has been at the top of the sport for many year, has won Olympic medals,

:07:33. > :07:42.fourth in the World Cup round in Helsinki, she was second here in

:07:43. > :07:48.this competition, to a Dutch competitor. She has been in seven

:07:49. > :07:57.World Cup finals. She loves this competition. It is a

:07:58. > :08:02.very talented horse. Discussion about the problem with the eye,

:08:03. > :08:07.there are a lot of horses that show jump really well with one eye. It is

:08:08. > :08:12.incredible how it works, but always remember that it is up to the rider,

:08:13. > :08:19.to get the horse in the right place to take off.

:08:20. > :08:26.She did nothing wrong there, got the five strides in a very Ballanced

:08:27. > :08:31.canter. Just a bit flat from the middle. Didn't quite get the push,

:08:32. > :08:35.this is a very unrelenting course, it comes can at you so quickly, just

:08:36. > :08:49.to remind you this is a very tight arena and there is no breathing

:08:50. > :08:56.spaces anywhere. Very stylish, but it is two down for

:08:57. > :09:03.her. Eight is her score. With H Tornesch. 13-year-old now,

:09:04. > :09:08.but Lux. Down the combination, watch the shoulders not quite working in

:09:09. > :09:19.the middle of the combination. Just a bit the same again, brick out

:09:20. > :09:26.of the wall. In our favourite, and this the man

:09:27. > :09:43.who has now been to every Olympia but one, since it started in 1972.

:09:44. > :09:50.John Whitaker with Argento. John rode other horses for the owners. He

:09:51. > :09:56.has won two Grand Prixes, one in Munich. The horse just -- course

:09:57. > :10:00.might just suit him. Fascinating thing about origin toe,

:10:01. > :10:06.he is 11 now, he is just starting to come into his own. -- Argento, he

:10:07. > :10:15.has been a careful horse, but hasn't always found it easy to jump the big

:10:16. > :10:21.wide oxers and get the distances. The other thing John has to watch,

:10:22. > :10:26.he chipped in a stride. What he has to watch, is where he is a bit short

:10:27. > :10:31.striding, that was a shame. He has to watch the time.

:10:32. > :10:41.Didn't quite stretch which is sometimes happens to Argento.

:10:42. > :10:45.No problem there's with the three strides. With just one fence down,

:10:46. > :10:52.the way things are going, he doesn't want any time fault, he should be

:10:53. > :11:00.OK. 71 seconds the time. The last goes as well. What a pity.

:11:01. > :11:08.John's won it twice, he won it in 98 and in 99. Good round, but eight

:11:09. > :11:12.faults, not the only one. It is a great round, but unfortunately with

:11:13. > :11:16.Argento, if you watch it is always the big oxer, let us have another

:11:17. > :11:21.look here. Doesn't quite make the back rail. He is such a super

:11:22. > :11:29.careful horse, he finds it hard to stretch over the really big wide

:11:30. > :11:34.ones. Absolutely full house, and we have

:11:35. > :11:38.had five, if not six full houses here in the grand haul at Olympia

:11:39. > :11:46.since the show started on Monday, it has been a wonderful celebration of

:11:47. > :11:51.what is so good -- grand hall. Now the Olympic gold medallist Peter

:11:52. > :12:01.Charles. Vindicat his Olympic horse sold, he won it in 2001 and riding

:12:02. > :12:07.Murka's Odie de Frevent. A French bred horse. He had a nasty injury to

:12:08. > :12:12.his hand when helping the children with their ponies, so he hasn't had

:12:13. > :12:21.a lot of practise in warming up. He was third in the class last year.

:12:22. > :12:27.We have watched Argento go short striding, a very careful horse, this

:12:28. > :12:32.is a different if seek. Big strides, sticks her nose out. And towards the

:12:33. > :12:37.end of the course gettings quite strong.

:12:38. > :12:44.This is where Peter has to work really hard to cope balanced. Lucky

:12:45. > :12:47.down the combination but he is still clear.

:12:48. > :12:49.She is a horse with a lot of blood. You see how easily she stretches

:12:50. > :13:04.over the wide Frances. Come on Peter, he is still clear,

:13:05. > :13:10.the two big oxers should be OK. Oh! Clear round number two, one for

:13:11. > :13:18.Germany and one for Britain. The Olympic gold medallist Peter Charles

:13:19. > :13:23.clear for Britain. CLARE BALDING: Let us catch up with

:13:24. > :13:28.Malin Baryard-Jonsson and asking about her horse when he lost his eye

:13:29. > :13:31.It was this summer. He had an injury this summer, and while he was away

:13:32. > :13:36.breeding, and they had to take it out. It is amazing, that he has

:13:37. > :13:40.adapted so well, and is still able to jump to such a high level But the

:13:41. > :13:45.thing he he had a bad eye from when he was very little. For me riding

:13:46. > :13:49.him I had to think about the right turns, he had to see the jump with

:13:50. > :13:53.the left eye he has come back safer, because before he didn't, he saw but

:13:54. > :13:58.he couldn't really see what he was... That was confusing for him. I

:13:59. > :14:02.think he has come back better without the eye. What an amazing

:14:03. > :14:09.story. Thank you for telling us about that. As you can see the nest

:14:10. > :14:11.rider has started. This the Billy Twomey. Another one with a long

:14:12. > :14:23.spell Billy has come back with a bang, he

:14:24. > :14:30.won the Grand Prix at the horse of the year show. This is Tinker

:14:31. > :14:35.Serenade. He was fifth in Stuttgart and helped Ireland to a very good

:14:36. > :14:41.third-place in the exciting Nations Cup final in Barcelona. On form,

:14:42. > :14:48.this is definitely a combination that could be one to be reckoned

:14:49. > :14:52.with. Billy is not only a super stylist but incredibly effective,

:14:53. > :14:56.coming out of the combination, sat really quietly over the verticals,

:14:57. > :15:01.and then when he needed to get the jump coming out really produced it.

:15:02. > :15:11.That was unlucky, that was a shame. This had clear round ridden all over

:15:12. > :15:20.it. Just the one down. What a pity, so near yet so far, the first one to

:15:21. > :15:25.have four penalties. Beautifully balanced as he jumps the first two

:15:26. > :15:31.parts, then come on, girl, you have got to jump out of here. Really

:15:32. > :15:38.jumped across the fence and did not get high enough. Well, this World

:15:39. > :15:45.Cup here in London started back in 1979, Britain have won 14 times,

:15:46. > :15:48.Germany eight, and then the Netherlands four times. Ireland

:15:49. > :15:54.twice, France twice, it has been spread around. Here is a man who has

:15:55. > :16:00.been one of the best in the world stretching back well into the 1990s,

:16:01. > :16:11.two gold medals, 1996 in Atlanta, then 2000 down in Sydney. He has not

:16:12. > :16:22.been here for at least ten years, riding Leone W. One clear round for

:16:23. > :16:28.Germany one clear round for Britain so far. This is a huge horse to

:16:29. > :16:38.control in such a small arena. He is a fantastic technician and has been

:16:39. > :16:42.around the sport for a long time. He has added a stride, he has obviously

:16:43. > :16:45.decided that is the best tactic, and it has really worked. A very clever

:16:46. > :17:03.piece of riding there. This mare has a slightly awkward way

:17:04. > :17:10.of jumping, has got the head rider, not the prettiest start but is

:17:11. > :17:16.effective. -- got the head right up. What a good round! Lars Nieberg has

:17:17. > :17:22.lost none of this touch there, for sure. Any has not really shown his

:17:23. > :17:27.old touch in this show so far, but he could be timing it very nicely

:17:28. > :17:32.now. -- he has not. In the middle of the three clear

:17:33. > :17:36.rounds, Peter Charles for Great Britain on the mare you call Eddie.

:17:37. > :17:42.Yes, she was third in his class last day, she has had a bit of an injury,

:17:43. > :17:47.and then another injury, and this is her first shot back, so it was great

:17:48. > :17:51.to do that again. She has got funny head carriage, is she funny as a

:17:52. > :17:56.character? You cannot do anything with her, you cannot school are

:17:57. > :18:01.much, I ride it as light as I can, and I try to be a passenger. If you

:18:02. > :18:10.try to interfere too much, she does not like it. Congratulations, we

:18:11. > :18:14.will see you in the jump of. -- jumpoff.

:18:15. > :18:17.As we know, the Olympics concentrates the mind in sport, it

:18:18. > :18:21.has done in Britain, and it seems to have done the same in Brazil. They

:18:22. > :18:25.have jumped into prominence, they were a brilliant second at the

:18:26. > :18:29.Nations Cup in Barcelona, but this 25-year-old was part of that,

:18:30. > :18:34.certainly one of the riders being talked about in very, very high

:18:35. > :18:44.form, Marlon Modolo Zanotelli, based in Belgium. He is on a horse called

:18:45. > :18:49.Clintash. Just 25 years old, eight in Oslo in the World Cup Final. He

:18:50. > :18:54.more recently jumped a double clear round in Italy. Very stylish,

:18:55. > :18:59.already had a fence down, but we will hear more of this man. Just had

:19:00. > :19:02.a bit of a wobble around the corner, to the one he had down, and

:19:03. > :19:09.everywhere else looked very smooth and confident. Another mare by

:19:10. > :19:14.Clinton, huge jumping horse. A feature of this course, not so much

:19:15. > :19:20.the size of it, it is just a little bit awkward here and there, and one

:19:21. > :19:28.two committed to distance us. Good round, finishing four faults. -- one

:19:29. > :19:31.or two committed distances. He did not enjoy the experience of coming

:19:32. > :19:35.to Europe, but he is beginning to produce the is old. He basically

:19:36. > :19:49.missed his rhythm, and all the way round from the previous fence that

:19:50. > :19:55.was rider error. Now, here is another man who has been one of the

:19:56. > :20:01.best in the world, for Switzerland, he won a team silver in 2000 at the

:20:02. > :20:12.Olympic Games in Sydney. He has won a World Cup Final, they had Maendli

:20:13. > :20:16.-- Bea Maendli. He was in the team that won a silver medal in Madrid,

:20:17. > :20:23.that was the first time he came back, world champion in 2007. Very

:20:24. > :20:27.stylish, a man at his best, certainly want to be reckoned with

:20:28. > :20:41.in this World Cup round. Those of you interested in breeding,

:20:42. > :20:51.this horse is by a side they use a great deal. -- sire. Not the easiest

:20:52. > :20:56.horse to ride, he is having to use quite a lot of strength to hold the

:20:57. > :20:58.balance, pick the horse up. So far doing a really good job, a very

:20:59. > :21:18.effective rider. Just stretching for that oxer. A bit

:21:19. > :21:26.tight on the three strides, are we going to get another clear? Go on!

:21:27. > :21:32.Well, dare I say it, the golden oldies are showing the way! Five

:21:33. > :21:41.clear rounds, and Peter Charles, Lars Nieberg, Bea Maendli, three of

:21:42. > :21:47.the more senior of the show-jumpers, three clears. We need to commend him

:21:48. > :21:50.on his writing, picked his horse at there, look at the strength used. --

:21:51. > :22:08.riding. Well, now Austria, and if we'll back

:22:09. > :22:17.down the list, one man who would have been raised the roof here, he

:22:18. > :22:19.is well into his 70s, Hugo Simon, and he was still riding

:22:20. > :22:31.internationally very recently, a great character. And this ride is

:22:32. > :22:37.from Austria, Stefan Eder. Chilli van Dijk is a horse that represented

:22:38. > :22:42.Austria in the World Cup round in Budapest. Quite a few of the World

:22:43. > :22:49.Cups going to Eastern Europe now, and the winner of the Grand Prix in

:22:50. > :22:59.Linz on this very horse. A big great horse, this.

:23:00. > :23:08.Lovely powerful grey stallion. A very successful jumper in his own

:23:09. > :23:15.right. Oh, he hesitated on take-off there.

:23:16. > :23:22.This is the line that has been causing

:23:23. > :23:27.it is not the prettiest, but he got away with that, that was a huge

:23:28. > :23:35.rattle coming out of the combination. Show-jumping balances

:23:36. > :23:41.on such fine margins. You always need a bit of luck. Is an tidy style

:23:42. > :23:45.that Stefan Eder has got, if you watch is upper body, he almost

:23:46. > :23:53.throws it up in the air. -- this untidy style. Just watching here,

:23:54. > :23:59.setting up halfway across the fence. So there we are, it is another one.

:24:00. > :24:04.He goes through, Stefan Eder, that is number five.

:24:05. > :24:09.Well, they are starting to make it look easy, but isn't this an

:24:10. > :24:14.extraordinary start! I have never seen anything quite like that,

:24:15. > :24:20.almost unique. Even walking out, actually! He is probably just

:24:21. > :24:25.playing up to its there, but you do a lot of teaching, and that is not a

:24:26. > :24:29.technique you would teach. I would definitely try to stop that, because

:24:30. > :24:35.it is not keeping level contact with the horse, it is a little bit

:24:36. > :24:41.aggressive, and to a certain extent he is adjacent to his horse, not

:24:42. > :24:45.next to. But it is memorable, Hugo Simon was active in the saddle,

:24:46. > :24:48.moving his hands, they ride in all sorts of ways.

:24:49. > :24:58.Well, now it is, for friends... In fact, it is for Finland now, the

:24:59. > :25:05.French rider has not coming. This is Satu Liukkonen for Finland on

:25:06. > :25:11.Celestine. Finland with some younger riders.

:25:12. > :25:17.This one has gone quite well this week, part of the Nations Cup team

:25:18. > :25:23.for Finland there. Getting a little bit ragged down the

:25:24. > :25:38.combination. You see quite a lot of argument

:25:39. > :25:51.going on between horse and rider. These fences come at you so quickly.

:25:52. > :26:02.Reaching, stretching there, another one going. 12, then, three fences

:26:03. > :26:10.down for the young Finnish rider, Satu Liukkonen, who jumped in the

:26:11. > :26:15.World Cup round in Helsinki. Once the balance has gone, on a course

:26:16. > :26:18.like this, standing too far off, not getting there at the right take-off

:26:19. > :26:24.point, no chance of making the back rail.

:26:25. > :26:32.Out she goes, and income is one of the younger generation who is making

:26:33. > :26:40.a real mark for Great Britain, very successful rider, the under 18s, 21

:26:41. > :26:49.and under, and this man, Daniel Neilson, riding Varo M, rode in his

:26:50. > :26:53.first senior Nations Cup at 5-star level in Rotterdam very well

:26:54. > :26:57.indeed, and he has had a number of very good performances

:26:58. > :27:02.internationally. He is a young man with a lot of talent.

:27:03. > :27:09.There has been so much publicity, obviously, for the likes of Scott

:27:10. > :27:13.Brash and Ben Maher, but this is a young man who has got everything he

:27:14. > :27:17.needs to be a top rider and be a valuable member of the British team.

:27:18. > :27:19.If he gets the right horses and stays in the sport, he can be world

:27:20. > :27:38.class. Brilliantly ridden, kept the balance

:27:39. > :27:43.absolutely spot-on. He is just settling down to make sure he gets

:27:44. > :27:49.under him for the wall, but he had a touch on it. Certainly did, the

:27:50. > :27:55.brick went right across the bus! We say its time and again, you need a

:27:56. > :28:00.bit of luck somewhere. Now, has he got the engine at the end of the

:28:01. > :28:07.round to jump the two big oxers? Just one more. Great round, to clear

:28:08. > :28:09.rounds for Great Britain, he joins Peter Charles, and now we are up to

:28:10. > :28:22.six clear rounds. A great young, new British talent,

:28:23. > :28:27.and another British rider coming in now, Robert Whitaker, whose horse

:28:28. > :28:36.has an order bit of bridal, a chin guard, look at this. It is a bit,

:28:37. > :28:43.look at this, as he going around the ring, he has this plastic bib to

:28:44. > :28:58.stop him getting hold of it in his teeth, which would not be a nice

:28:59. > :29:01.feeling. A bit of news on Timothy -- Timothy and CEO, his horse lost a

:29:02. > :29:15.shoe, he will be coming into the ring.

:29:16. > :29:23.He was third in Hanover, that was a very hot competition. He represented

:29:24. > :29:27.Britain when they finish second in the Nations Cup, good performances

:29:28. > :29:29.from Robert there. He is beginning to get a really steady team of good

:29:30. > :29:42.horses together. . That kick was out of character,

:29:43. > :29:45.Catwalk, he is a very powerful horse.

:29:46. > :29:55.He is not going to struggle with the big wide fences. Just needs to stay

:29:56. > :30:02.careful. Very tricky plank coming out of the corner. Just before those

:30:03. > :30:05.last two big power fences. Just needs to set the hocks under him

:30:06. > :30:11.here. No, that was the one that was always

:30:12. > :30:23.the big danger for this horse. Got very ragged at the next as well.

:30:24. > :30:30.Two down for Robert Whitaker. Catwalk IV, the course has been

:30:31. > :30:41.design designed by one of the London team. Bob ill his was the ta think

:30:42. > :30:46.figure of the team. All of them now world class designers. -- Ellis.

:30:47. > :30:53.He has impressed. . Has built a great track. There are

:30:54. > :30:58.problems at different places round the course, which is good to see.

:30:59. > :31:03.One of the next generation for France, remember, this the horse

:31:04. > :31:10.that loosened a shoe, that has been tucked back on, it is Timothee

:31:11. > :31:15.Anciaume for France. Quorioso Pre Noir. He has been in

:31:16. > :31:24.some of the teams that the new team manager of France has been using.

:31:25. > :31:27.Very talented, who won the Nations Cup final, fantastic performance,

:31:28. > :31:33.certainly best of the French for this season. No doubt about

:31:34. > :31:41.. Not getting anywhere near jumping the triple bar. I think if he

:31:42. > :31:46.carries on having one more fence, it wouldn't be surprised to see him

:31:47. > :31:57.retire. We have plenty of clears already.

:31:58. > :32:02.It is good to see the riders who are finding the course tougher. This is

:32:03. > :32:06.a very tight difficult course, technically, comes at you very

:32:07. > :32:14.quickly, and, anyone just not quite on their game, you see a cricket

:32:15. > :32:23.score coming up. He ends with 20.

:32:24. > :32:44.Highlighting what is required in this course. So two for Germany.

:32:45. > :32:52.Every country needs a new generation and this is certainly one for

:32:53. > :33:02.Germany, making his mark, it is David Will. He rides for a very

:33:03. > :33:07.strong stable. He was a very good winner last spring. Surprise winner

:33:08. > :33:15.of a very big World Cup just before the western European league was

:33:16. > :33:19.completed in the nomination nominations. He won the final in

:33:20. > :33:25.Gothenburg, he is showing the sort of form that makes him an exciting

:33:26. > :33:39.prospect for the future, more recently in Mannheim in the Grand

:33:40. > :33:44.Prix. . Style of German riding. Very

:33:45. > :33:51.technically. Sits on his horse, a lot of work gone into the flat work

:33:52. > :33:59.to produce this lovely balanced rhythm.

:34:00. > :34:10.This is as good as anyone has jumped the combination so far. Lovely clean

:34:11. > :34:17.jumping. Oh, that was a late falling pole. Well, commentators kiss of

:34:18. > :34:22.death working beautifully there. Got through to the jump-off last

:34:23. > :34:25.night and had one down in the jump-off. He was well pleased with

:34:26. > :34:33.the horse, I think he might be again, so four it is for SIEC

:34:34. > :34:38.Carriere. Now Daniel Nielson talking to Clare. CLARE BALDING: You haven't

:34:39. > :34:42.been to Olympia that many times before. I jumped here a couple of

:34:43. > :34:46.times as a young rider, this is my first time for the week in the

:34:47. > :34:50.internationals, I am loving every minute. Tell us a bit about your,

:34:51. > :34:56.when did you get the horse. I am 23. Based in Essex with Terry Wilson and

:34:57. > :35:00.my girlfriend. I have had the horse since he was five-year-old, he won

:35:01. > :35:04.the young riders one year, we are taking things slowly, built him up

:35:05. > :35:09.for a day like this. When you get to the jump-off, will you go for it or

:35:10. > :35:14.play it safe? . I am competitive. We will see how many clears, but I am

:35:15. > :35:19.normally having a a go. Lovely to meet you and to see you do so well.

:35:20. > :35:27.One of the younger generation, here is one of the senior, very popular,

:35:28. > :35:32.always comes here, it is Geir Gulliksen from Norway. He has been

:35:33. > :35:40.the star that kept Norwegian showjumping in the news. Riding his

:35:41. > :35:49.own horse, Edesa S Banjan. Unlucky not to win a medal in Hong

:35:50. > :35:53.Kong. Didn't happen in the end. But still, very competitive and has a

:35:54. > :36:01.daughter, who again, is looking a very good international prospect for

:36:02. > :36:07.Norway.Norway. . Is, riding my old horse. Geir

:36:08. > :36:11.Gulliksen not the most stylish, he won't mind me saying that, I am

:36:12. > :36:22.going to praise him now, he is very effective, he has been round this

:36:23. > :36:27.sport for a long time, very very experienced rider. Now, seen a few

:36:28. > :36:32.horses fall apart here, they have to get right into the corner, balance

:36:33. > :36:36.here. And that is a very difficult fence

:36:37. > :36:43.off the corner. The horse is getting tired. Just the one down.

:36:44. > :36:52.Rattled a couple but it was only one that fell. So Geir Gulliksen bows

:36:53. > :36:55.out. Edesa S Banjan. Still those six clear rounds. . There is the clean

:36:56. > :37:02.jump, that was the wall out of the corner, but the one that caught him

:37:03. > :37:07.was the planks. And he comes on a bit of an angle. The horses are

:37:08. > :37:15.turning left, that is one reason they lose height. He is disappointed

:37:16. > :37:22.with that one fence down, clean everywhere else.

:37:23. > :37:29.Now it is Luca Moneta, the man that really did take this by storm when

:37:30. > :37:36.he won the Puissance on Friday night. Riding Neptune Brecourt that

:37:37. > :37:43.he rode in Denmark. Interestingly enough he is a Horse Whisperer and

:37:44. > :37:48.it pieces together when we hear the backgrounds, this man no martingale.

:37:49. > :37:52.It is very much an old fashioned way in the modern sport, but it works

:37:53. > :37:58.for Luca. . It will be interesting if he went for lessons with Tim

:37:59. > :38:05.Stockdale. There could be a clash of cultures there. This Guy, he is

:38:06. > :38:11.unique. You just have to throw the rule book away with a natural talent

:38:12. > :38:15.like Luca. Allows his horse to stick his head

:38:16. > :38:21.where ever he wants. You heard Peter Charles say that is what he does

:38:22. > :38:24.with his mare. He has got caught out in the middle

:38:25. > :38:36.of the combination. Interesting to the watch, no bit in the horse's

:38:37. > :38:49.mouth. And just getting a bit untidy. See his hands up in the air.

:38:50. > :38:57.Clears it. It is two down four Luca, it is eight faults for the Italian,

:38:58. > :39:00.and Neptune Brecourt. Claire he is a rider that the crowds here have

:39:01. > :39:06.taken to their heart. They loved watching him perform in the

:39:07. > :39:10.Puissance, explain thousand, the intricacies of riding in a bridle

:39:11. > :39:15.with no bit. The problem is your line of communication is a bit

:39:16. > :39:21.different, so what you have to be a bit smoother, and this, to a rider

:39:22. > :39:26.like Luca, he has to try to guide him more like a neck rein, he

:39:27. > :39:30.doesn't turn in the normal fashion, he used the outside hand. A lot of

:39:31. > :39:34.riders like that way of riding, and Luca it is effective. It is so

:39:35. > :39:39.interesting. We have plenty of clear rounds so far, but let us so if they

:39:40. > :39:45.can be added to. Edwina Tops-Alexandra riding for Australia.

:39:46. > :39:49.She rides for Australia, he won this World Cup round with the great horse

:39:50. > :39:58.that has taken her so high in the world. For long a time the leading

:39:59. > :40:02.lady rider in the world. Not now though. Her husband is one of the

:40:03. > :40:10.best known international horse dealers in the world. She has lovely

:40:11. > :40:17.horse, she has lovely young horse, this one is an 11-year-old. A lot of

:40:18. > :40:23.French blood, Old Chap Tame. But this lady still one of the best in

:40:24. > :40:27.the word. She was again well placed in the global riders tour. Finished

:40:28. > :40:39.third overall in the league that went round the world, including

:40:40. > :40:43.coming to London. London. . Lovely talented horse. Seeing him

:40:44. > :40:49.skip and play, showing is off after he jumped the combination easily.

:40:50. > :40:59.These two a new combination. Just slightly forward at the oxer.

:41:00. > :41:06.Took out the front rail. As you say, she is looking to find a new

:41:07. > :41:14.superstar as her horse comes to the end of his amazing career. Just the

:41:15. > :41:19.one fence down. Old Chap Tame, at the moment six

:41:20. > :41:26.clears and now five of them on four, with that one fence down for Edwina

:41:27. > :41:28.Tops-Alexandra. Edwina Tops-Alexandra. .

:41:29. > :41:40.Was one of those thing, caught it going slightly forward. And really

:41:41. > :41:43.good round everywhere else. Out goes Edwina Tops-Alexandra, in

:41:44. > :41:49.comes the world number two, isn't it great to say that? Particularly when

:41:50. > :42:02.it is a Great Britain world ranking rider. On the horse he won this

:42:03. > :42:09.London round before. He was third in the big world top riders in

:42:10. > :42:17.Stockholm, the Rolex top ten, and of course, he won the King George V cup

:42:18. > :42:25.at Hickstead, pulled it out of the bag. This will more than capable

:42:26. > :42:33.Olympic team gold medallist, European team gold medallist Ben

:42:34. > :42:37.Maher. BenMaher. . An annoying fence for a horse of

:42:38. > :42:41.Tripple X's ability. If he has got a chink in his armour

:42:42. > :42:46.he is phenomenally talented on his day, there is the odd moment where

:42:47. > :42:52.he doesn't concentrate, over what was real livety easy a realtively

:42:53. > :43:00.easy fence. That is one of the favourites gone out. Tripple X not

:43:01. > :43:10.really on his game. Didn't stretch there at all.

:43:11. > :43:15.In of course the horse that he was so convincing in that wonderful

:43:16. > :43:27.Olympic gold medal in London for the team. He is now back down into two,

:43:28. > :43:32.but, at his very best, this horse still one of the best in the world,

:43:33. > :43:37.but doesn't always have his best days. . The fascinating thing about

:43:38. > :43:43.showjumping, the ups and downs of the sport. It is not Ben's day with

:43:44. > :43:53.Tripple X. It is such a gloriously unpredictable sport, it really is.

:43:54. > :44:00.Here, now, one for France. Simon Delestre. France had their best day

:44:01. > :44:06.in Barcelona, in what proved to be an outstanding Nations Cup final.

:44:07. > :44:13.The final was a new format. Simon Delestre with Napoli du Ry. He

:44:14. > :44:19.was in that winning team in Barcelona. He had a very good second

:44:20. > :44:29.in Paris, Paris international show last weekend, but you have to look

:44:30. > :44:42.back to a Frenchman who won in 1987, that is the last time they have won

:44:43. > :44:54.this London World Cup round. The great big chestnut gelding. Worked

:44:55. > :45:01.hard down that combination. Squeaky day jump out over the last part, but

:45:02. > :45:08.it was a bit messy. -- squeaked a jump out. Just getting an tidy. He

:45:09. > :45:12.has to really concentrate for these planks. No, he can see the horse

:45:13. > :45:16.getting untidy towards the end of the course, and a great deal of

:45:17. > :45:28.pressure by the time they get to the planks. With one fence down, Simon

:45:29. > :45:33.Delestre, Napoli du Ry. Now the team manager really does seem to be

:45:34. > :45:41.winding the French team up, some good performances. Here is the

:45:42. > :45:42.planks, standing too far off, flattening, getting a bit heavy in

:45:43. > :46:01.the hand. Well, now here is Cian O'Connor,

:46:02. > :46:06.with an exciting nine-year-old, Cooper. He also has here in London

:46:07. > :46:12.the horse that won the individual gold medal in the Olympic. He sold

:46:13. > :46:18.it but got it back. It has already been a winner since it got back. But

:46:19. > :46:26.this man, he won the Dublin Grand Prix, in great style, and in fact he

:46:27. > :46:30.was second at the Horse of the Year Show on this exciting nine-year-old.

:46:31. > :46:38.Cian O'Connor, then, Ireland, Cooper. A beautiful all showing

:46:39. > :46:49.horse, they specialised in breeding jumpers. This one is by the same

:46:50. > :46:52.sire as Robert Whitaker's horse, Catwalk. Such an athlete, fabulous

:46:53. > :47:08.to watch him jump. Well, he rode his luck. He will have

:47:09. > :47:14.to be much more careful over the planks. Well, another one! Every

:47:15. > :47:20.time I say they need to be careful over the planks, down and they come.

:47:21. > :47:25.Well, six of them are clear, two for Britain, two for Germany, one for

:47:26. > :47:31.Switzerland and one for Austria, but not for Ireland. One down for Cian

:47:32. > :47:36.O'Connor and Cuba, he would have been pretty short odds with the

:47:37. > :47:45.bookies here. Yes, he stood a long way off the big cocks, but that plan

:47:46. > :47:48.comes off the corner, and the horse is not really keeping his eye on

:47:49. > :47:50.that fence towards the end of the course. So many of them jumping

:47:51. > :48:02.flat. Francois Mathy, his father was an

:48:03. > :48:07.Olympic medallist, and he is certainly one of the top riders in

:48:08. > :48:14.Belgium. He went very well in the World Cup round at the Toronto

:48:15. > :48:18.Winter Fare early in November, and also back in the summer he was part

:48:19. > :48:25.of the Belgian Nations Cup team that finished second in the Spruce

:48:26. > :48:30.Meadows, the Calgary venue. They were second in the Nations Cup. Very

:48:31. > :48:33.experienced, six clear rounds so far, and we are now into the last

:48:34. > :48:43.third of the first round of this World Cup. Well, Francois Mathy is

:48:44. > :48:51.very, very tall, around six foot five, and this is a massive, big

:48:52. > :48:57.jumping mare. And that really was a lucky rattle!

:48:58. > :49:05.So we are seeing so many horses getting around to this part of the

:49:06. > :49:10.track clear, I do not know if I dare mention the planks! I think you

:49:11. > :49:17.should have a little pause. See, he jumped them! It works! Just the last

:49:18. > :49:25.fence. Good round, Belgium joins the clear rounds. Francois Mathy,

:49:26. > :49:33.Polinska des Isles. Seven clear rounds.

:49:34. > :49:36.The frustration for Ben Maher is that he is not among the clear

:49:37. > :49:41.rounds, Tripple X looking a bit what today? He was jumping well, maybe a

:49:42. > :49:46.bit too much pressure on the first oxer, and I was a little bit wide at

:49:47. > :49:51.the end, but it did not matter after I had had one down. He feels like he

:49:52. > :49:56.is jumping, but there's not much margin for error. As you know, that

:49:57. > :50:01.can happen, the poles are awfully light. We are just having of those

:50:02. > :50:05.weeks, things aren't going right, but it can change around. Will you

:50:06. > :50:09.be in the Grand Prix tomorrow night? Yes, Tripple X has had a

:50:10. > :50:14.relatively easy week for that reason, to be able to jump both

:50:15. > :50:18.today and tomorrow. There will be highlights of that on Monday

:50:19. > :50:22.afternoon on BBC Two. Harrie Smolders now from the

:50:23. > :50:31.Netherlands, they have got a very good strength in depth. Harrie was

:50:32. > :50:34.not in the London team that won the silver medal behind Great Britain,

:50:35. > :50:41.but they were second in the Nations Cup in Spruce Meadows, the Dutch,

:50:42. > :50:46.and then he went to the Toronto winter fare and was second in the

:50:47. > :50:51.World Cup round there, very capable with good results, this man. He's

:50:52. > :50:56.very competitive against the clock, too. That is just about where I was

:50:57. > :51:01.about to go with this, I really hope he gets into the jump off, because

:51:02. > :51:03.you never see anybody going faster than Harrie Smolders against the

:51:04. > :51:11.clock, terrific value, very exciting. Well, he's not going to be

:51:12. > :51:17.there. We have not seen too many horses not that vertical down, and

:51:18. > :51:27.that is a shame. Just to remind you, we do have plenty of riders... We do

:51:28. > :51:33.have plenty of riders in the jumpoff to come. Yes, 11 riders still to

:51:34. > :51:40.come, but it will not be Harrie Smolders back for the jump-off.

:51:41. > :51:45.Seven through. One of the great features as we watch Harrie Smolders

:51:46. > :51:51.having that one fence down, one of the features of this Olympia London

:51:52. > :51:55.International Horse Show is the number of Olympic medallists that we

:51:56. > :52:02.have got here. It is an absolute feast of Olympic medallists, and of

:52:03. > :52:07.course this lady won gold in Hong Kong-Beijing, when they jumped off

:52:08. > :52:14.for the gold medal with Canada and won the gold for the Americans. She

:52:15. > :52:18.is riding the French bred horse Jubilee d'Ouilly, that has been very

:52:19. > :52:23.successful, had a good win here on Wednesday of this week. And she is a

:52:24. > :52:38.lady who has gone very well indeed in the global riders to, was top of

:52:39. > :52:42.the league for a long time. -- PDF. -- tour. We see her quite often in

:52:43. > :52:53.Great Britain, she's based in Warwickshire. It is great to watch

:52:54. > :52:57.her, she is so stylish, Laura Kraut, riding in the American style. She

:52:58. > :52:59.just had to have a little bit of a fight and a change of mind, great

:53:00. > :53:10.improvisation there. It is quite obvious that Laura

:53:11. > :53:18.decided she was not getting there on the five strides. Just getting two

:53:19. > :53:23.strong and a bit and tidy, quite a hot horse, pulling and fighting, and

:53:24. > :53:27.as we have seen with so many riders, once you get a bit and tidy with

:53:28. > :53:37.this source, no chance at the end. -- untidy.

:53:38. > :53:52.Eight faults it is for Laura Kraut. This horse used to be written...

:53:53. > :53:53.Yes, got very strong towards the end of the horse, nothing that she could

:53:54. > :54:05.do to keep her balance. Now, many people's favourite,

:54:06. > :54:09.Britain's leading lady rider, and another combination that has climbed

:54:10. > :54:11.right of the world rankings in the last 12 months, Laura Riding the

:54:12. > :54:33.holster bred horse, She was called upon to ride against

:54:34. > :54:37.the clock and clinched it for Great Britain.

:54:38. > :54:46.She is now very definitely one of the top riders to be choosing from

:54:47. > :54:50.for the Nations Cup teams. Overall, this track has caused more problems

:54:51. > :54:54.towards the end, and I think it is because there are so many jumps

:54:55. > :54:58.coming at you so quickly. There is no breather anywhere, and towards

:54:59. > :55:02.the end of the course, especially having jumped this big combination,

:55:03. > :55:08.the horse is getting a bit tired. Those very light verticals going for

:55:09. > :55:19.her already. Well, we predicted eight clears, how

:55:20. > :55:26.are we doing? Yeah, good, seven at the moment, and what have we got

:55:27. > :55:30.left now? Aid also left to go. I would imagine we will get two or

:55:31. > :55:38.three more, we could easily get up to ten by the end.

:55:39. > :55:48.Two down for her already, she has had a very good season on the

:55:49. > :55:54.continent. She has certainly made her mark. You could see Laura

:55:55. > :55:59.Renwick struggling to keep balance, trying to go to the right to make a

:56:00. > :56:02.bit more room. Getting very strong, attacking the fences, so hard to

:56:03. > :56:15.keep them careful when they do that. Seven clear rounds, then, two for

:56:16. > :56:22.Great Britain, two for Germany, one for Switzerland, one for Austria,

:56:23. > :56:29.and one for Belgium. And now it is Kevin Staut for France. His most

:56:30. > :56:34.consistent horse over the years, Silvana HDC, the former European

:56:35. > :56:39.champion, at Windsor in 2009, the world's number one, very stylish,

:56:40. > :56:50.won the Masters in Paris one week ago, was in very good form there.

:56:51. > :56:55.We have seen Ben Maher go out on one of the favourites, Tripple X, and

:56:56. > :57:02.this would have been highly fancied to win today with a lot of the

:57:03. > :57:06.experts, Silvana HDC is a horse with a terrific record, as Mike was

:57:07. > :57:11.saying, one of the most stylish, effective riders in the world, Kevin

:57:12. > :57:16.Staut. So elegant and balanced, his riding.

:57:17. > :57:31.He has had one fence down, he is not going to make the jump-off.

:57:32. > :57:38.There are now nine of them on four faults. Kevin does not often go away

:57:39. > :57:42.from Olympia without a win, and of course there is still the Grand Prix

:57:43. > :57:54.tomorrow night, which will again be on BBC Television.

:57:55. > :58:02.Just having a look at the lovely mare jumped there. Well, here is

:58:03. > :58:08.another who has won this World Cup round in London twice, actually

:58:09. > :58:21.1993, I wonder how many can remember that win! And then again in 2010,

:58:22. > :58:24.when he won with the horse that he won the famous Grand Prix on. But

:58:25. > :58:28.this horse has got the ability, and if things go right, very

:58:29. > :58:37.impressive, very impressive in Madrid in the global champions tour,

:58:38. > :58:41.he did well in this year's league, and of course he was part of that

:58:42. > :58:46.European championship gold medal on this very horse, a really, truly

:58:47. > :58:53.outstanding performance by both Michael Whitaker and will funnel.

:58:54. > :58:57.This is the type of horse that Michael excels at riding, we

:58:58. > :59:01.describe him as hot, meaning he gets an awful lot of adrenaline pumping

:59:02. > :59:06.through his system and gets very excited about jumping. But I think

:59:07. > :59:16.Michael has gotten a bit, these days. Never been any doubt about

:59:17. > :59:18.this being a world-class horse. Can he settle him to just jump these

:59:19. > :59:34.last three? What a round! That was a fantastic

:59:35. > :59:41.round, Michael Whitaker at his glorious best, still one of three

:59:42. > :59:47.British riders in the top 40, and you can see why.

:59:48. > :59:53.Viking is a horse that will improve with age, he is not an excitable as

:59:54. > :59:58.he used to be. Hugely talented. Michael has the

:59:59. > :00:03.feel and the expertise to ride a slightly difficult horse, and he is

:00:04. > :00:09.getting quieter, more manageable. That was a terrific round. His young

:00:10. > :00:13.son Jack was jumping in the children's classes earlier on, got

:00:14. > :00:18.through to the jump-off. What is dad going to do? Now, here is a real

:00:19. > :00:24.danger, I feel, for this World Cup round here in London this afternoon.

:00:25. > :00:31.Henrik von Eckermann, rides for Sweden but he is a stable jockey for

:00:32. > :00:35.Ludger Beerbaum, this is a chestnut mare that has taken Ludger Beerbaum

:00:36. > :00:43.to many many top class, the first goes down, it is me doing it now

:00:44. > :00:47.Andy! But Gotha been a big winner and this man has ridden it so well.

:00:48. > :00:53.He is in the bronze medal team in the Europeans in Denmark. It is not

:00:54. > :00:59.to be. Already with a fence down We have spoken a lot about styles of

:01:00. > :01:06.riding. When we watched this chap ride he is so much in the Ludger

:01:07. > :01:10.Beerbaum style. It is as if he has been cloned.

:01:11. > :01:15.If he glanced up and you weren't sure who was in the ring, you would

:01:16. > :01:21.think it was Ludger Beerbaum himself. I agree. It's a horse owned

:01:22. > :01:26.by a Alex McLeish owner. It is a mare, I would think this would be a

:01:27. > :01:31.mare that will be be sent to the breeding paddock. Absolutely.

:01:32. > :01:35.Perfect to breed from. So that first fence down.

:01:36. > :01:41.Showjumping can be an annoying sport at time -- times, but another one

:01:42. > :01:48.has gone. So it is a two down, eight faults for the Swedish Henrik von

:01:49. > :01:52.Eckermann, and Gotha. CLARE BALDING: Is out reflecting on

:01:53. > :01:55.her eight fault, what did you make of the course? Yes, it was a tough

:01:56. > :01:58.course, the toughest of the week which is expected to be, the horses

:01:59. > :02:03.here, purely prepared for this class, so it has to be a test, but I

:02:04. > :02:07.was disappointed with my riding, I don't feel my horse did much rong,

:02:08. > :02:11.allowed him to jump right with me a bit. I was slow in holding him

:02:12. > :02:15.straight. I am out of practise at this level. My horses have had a bit

:02:16. > :02:21.of time off, so, this is my first class like this this for a while. I

:02:22. > :02:25.am frustrated at myself. You get another bite at the cherry in the

:02:26. > :02:29.Grand Prix Yes, he jumped the first day yesterday, he was fourth and

:02:30. > :02:34.first, so he has had a good start to the week. This was my fault today.

:02:35. > :02:40.Hopefully we can put it right tomorrow. That is what a good rider

:02:41. > :02:50.does, they blame themselves. A big buzz because Nick Skelton's son Dan

:02:51. > :02:58.and Harry have won the big handicap hurdle. They were saying thanks to

:02:59. > :03:05.their dad, so a big day for them. It is. Nick Skelton going so well in

:03:06. > :03:18.his new training venture. Here is Bob Ellis's tip for the Netherlands.

:03:19. > :03:23.Zirocco Blue. Very very experienced, two wins in Maastricht recently,

:03:24. > :03:34.puts him in form, he has won here once, that was on that horse. This

:03:35. > :03:45.is one to watch. Looking at the distances there, all

:03:46. > :03:50.pretty smooth. Very powerful horse. Crews round so far. There we are.

:03:51. > :03:55.That last fence, second to last fence going, that was a great shame.

:03:56. > :04:01.That is another big danger out, and so it is still those eight clear

:04:02. > :04:05.rounds, three of them for Britain. CLARE BALDING: Not disappointed to

:04:06. > :04:08.see that fence fall is one man clear, Michael Whitaker,

:04:09. > :04:11.congratulations Thank you. Things are going very well for you

:04:12. > :04:17.Everything went according to plan, it was one of those rounds, ask

:04:18. > :04:21.youed it, whip doesn't often happen, he jumped brilliant. Whatever

:04:22. > :04:26.happens you will be relatively late on in the jump-off. That is the big

:04:27. > :04:29.advantage, you are first to go you are struggling, last you can see

:04:30. > :04:38.what has gone on, you know, and it is or bust. Yes, we know it will be

:04:39. > :04:41.be other one, good luck. Well, here is the man everybody has

:04:42. > :04:45.been waiting for, incidentally good to see Michael Whitaker back, he was

:04:46. > :04:56.devastated after missing out on the Olympics, this is the man who has

:04:57. > :05:03.been so hot in cent week, Scott Brash. Can Scott make it four

:05:04. > :05:11.through for Britain? Scott in that lovely position of

:05:12. > :05:17.having two world class horses. This mare produced by Tina Fletcher and

:05:18. > :05:34.moved on to Scott. What a success story that has been. Well, she has

:05:35. > :05:37.had a couple of touches there. Still clear.

:05:38. > :05:49.It is certainly a nail-biting round. Hasn't been totally clean up to this

:05:50. > :05:57.point. But he is over the last, and Scott

:05:58. > :06:02.Brash is number nine and the fourth for Great Britain. This time last

:06:03. > :06:07.week he was having a battle with the Olympic champion in Geneva, he just

:06:08. > :06:13.missed out on that occasion, but he is a man on fire. He really is.

:06:14. > :06:19.Just had a few little light touches, over the first half of the course,

:06:20. > :06:24.but when you are on this sort of form, and your luck is in, you are

:06:25. > :06:28.feeling confident, things seem to go for you. And he is walking on water

:06:29. > :06:34.at the moment, Scott, isn't he. Don't want to jump the gun but the

:06:35. > :06:39.man has won ?1 million showjumping in the last six, eight week, quite

:06:40. > :06:45.outstanding. -- weeks. Four left to jump. We have

:06:46. > :06:49.nine clear rounds, for for Britain, two for Germany, one for

:06:50. > :06:57.Switzerland, one for Austria and one for Belgium and this lady last night

:06:58. > :07:03.gave us a real Masterclass on a nine-year-old, very strong field it

:07:04. > :07:09.is. Penelope Leprevost. Nice Stephanie, a nine-year-old mare. She

:07:10. > :07:13.was the leading lady rider in the world. She has dropped down a bit.

:07:14. > :07:18.She is 24 in the world, but she is still highly talented.

:07:19. > :07:26.Been in very good form, part of the French team that won that Nations

:07:27. > :07:35.Cup final in Barcelona. This lovely mare, by a Holstein

:07:36. > :07:39.stallion, but this one with Swedish papers and the stallion was used in

:07:40. > :07:50.Sweden and produced lovely horses with great characters.

:07:51. > :08:03.A bit of a clatter. Still

:08:04. > :08:23.Wonderfully elegant stylish rider. And this lady is very good against

:08:24. > :08:28.the clock. So France join the party. France now make it Six Nations

:08:29. > :08:36.involved, and we are up to ten, with three left to go.

:08:37. > :08:43.Just the one piece of luck coming out the combination. A bit of a

:08:44. > :08:49.clatter. Then motoring on down the last line, four big strides. Lovely

:08:50. > :08:55.round. We talk about Scott Brash being on fire, but so is that lady.

:08:56. > :09:01.Well, there is one man who can be sitting very comfortable at the

:09:02. > :09:05.moment, a man recognised throughout the world as being one of the

:09:06. > :09:09.leading course designers and he has produced a good testing round, not

:09:10. > :09:15.putting any horses and riders under any risk of injury or anything like

:09:16. > :09:20.that, but producing world class showjumping. Well done. Of course we

:09:21. > :09:29.still have the jump-off to come. Now it is for Switzerland, Pius

:09:30. > :09:34.Schwizer. He won silver, a bronze actually in Hong Kong in found 8.

:09:35. > :09:38.Picsou du Chene he sold his top horses cently, to the Canadian who

:09:39. > :09:44.won the gold in Hong Kong, and he has some new horse, and they are

:09:45. > :09:50.already quickly getting into gear. He is a big danger, Switzerland with

:09:51. > :09:55.coun clear, can this man make it two? -- with one clear.

:09:56. > :10:00.I think it is the true testament to being a top rider, to be able to

:10:01. > :10:07.sell your best horses, produce a new string, and be able to ride a whole

:10:08. > :10:11.host of different types of horses which Pius Schwizer certainly can

:10:12. > :10:17.do. He is a fantastic all round horse

:10:18. > :10:26.man. He has just had the one down there, this is an inexperienced

:10:27. > :10:29.horse. Untidy at the last part of the

:10:30. > :10:32.course, but a good effort from Pius Schwizer. I agree. It is two down,

:10:33. > :10:40.he won't be in the jump-off, Pius Schwizer on eight with Picsou du

:10:41. > :10:44.Chene. Claire one of those ten clear rounds was Scott Brash. You told us

:10:45. > :10:48.how much you thought of Ursula. I thought she jumped great. To be

:10:49. > :10:53.honest, I think because you have to turn inside the fence four, and I

:10:54. > :10:57.was always on her, I didn't feel she jumped as good as she can. She will

:10:58. > :11:01.get better throughout the week. I only jumped one round the other day,

:11:02. > :11:05.so I think she will be better tomorrow. You have also in the

:11:06. > :11:08.interview we showed earlier, you revealed how much it matters to win,

:11:09. > :11:13.so I assume going out there you will throw everything at it. Yes, I will

:11:14. > :11:17.be trying to win, I know what my horse can do, she has a big stride,

:11:18. > :11:25.so I hopefully will try and use that to the advantage in the jump-off.

:11:26. > :11:32.With wish you well. It is amazing the number of family that are in

:11:33. > :11:43.showjumping, and Holland have got it too. This is Maikel van der Vleuten.

:11:44. > :11:55.Son of Eric. Eric won this competition on couple tomboy in

:11:56. > :12:02.2009. -- on Tomboy. He is now a man who is up with the

:12:03. > :12:07.best at this level. We are used to watching Maikel van

:12:08. > :12:11.der Vleuten ride a big stallion, which is a very elegant scopy

:12:12. > :12:15.powerful horse, this one is completely different. A bit of a

:12:16. > :12:21.ragged jumper, very effective. She is an out-and-out trier.

:12:22. > :12:28.You look at these two, working quite hard, still clear at the moment.

:12:29. > :12:34.Squeaking over the plank, he will have to use his legs here, getting

:12:35. > :12:40.the jump. He is over. It is 11, and now we have got yet another country

:12:41. > :12:44.involved, because the Netherlands make it now seven nations involved

:12:45. > :12:48.in this World Cup round, and that is one of the fascinating things, where

:12:49. > :12:52.the sport is at the moment. It is so international and much more open

:12:53. > :12:59.than it used to be, not dominated by any one country. Those days are long

:13:00. > :13:03.gone. Maikel van der Vleuten, he is in, he is in pole position unless we

:13:04. > :13:08.get one more clear, he will give it a go in the jump-off. He is a very

:13:09. > :13:16.attacking rider. It is great to see him in there. So the last to go, in

:13:17. > :13:24.this first owned round of the FEI World Cup here in London, is the

:13:25. > :13:29.German ride rider Philipp Weishaupt, with Leoville, man who missed out on

:13:30. > :13:35.two Olympic game, Pickford the team both in London and four years before

:13:36. > :13:39.that, in Hong Kong, the horse went lame at the last moment but he won

:13:40. > :13:46.the Grand Prix in Rotterdam. He was again in very good form in the

:13:47. > :13:51.summer. He is a world class jockey, and again he is another Ludger

:13:52. > :14:00.Beerbaum stable jockey. Germany two clears so far, Lars Nieberg and Max

:14:01. > :14:05.Kuhner. This is a lovely stallion, really

:14:06. > :14:10.pretty head and proper little athlete. Skipping down the

:14:11. > :14:30.combination. Just balancing up for the very

:14:31. > :14:35.delicate blanks. No, he does not get the push off the floor, we have seen

:14:36. > :14:42.that happen a good few times already. One down for the

:14:43. > :14:51.experienced German, Philipp Weishaupt, they finish on four, 11

:14:52. > :14:59.clear rounds. 11 clear rounds. And we are having a look now at Philipp

:15:00. > :15:06.Weishaupt. And there he is, clear over the London bus, but it was the

:15:07. > :15:12.planks he had down. Well, those are the 11 in jump-off order, Germany

:15:13. > :15:17.will go first, Peter Charles of Britain, then the second of the

:15:18. > :15:25.Germans, Lars Nieberg. The more senior riders, Michael Whitaker is a

:15:26. > :15:29.real danger in there with riding. And the last three, look at that,

:15:30. > :15:33.this is where it will become exciting, Scott Brash, the French

:15:34. > :15:39.lady and the Michael band allowed in.

:15:40. > :15:43.Maikel van der Vleuten. Let's talk about Daniel Neilson,

:15:44. > :15:47.because this will be his first jump-off in a major class at

:15:48. > :15:52.Olympia, what advice would you give him? I was very impressed with his

:15:53. > :15:56.whole philosophy about, you know, he was glad to be year flans and had a

:15:57. > :16:04.lot of respect for the show, but he will give it a go. -- he was glad to

:16:05. > :16:15.be here. If pre-jumps clear and fast, he will put the pressure on

:16:16. > :16:19.the other two. This man's father has won here, the riders do not get a

:16:20. > :16:23.chance to walk the jump-off course, they will just look at the map and

:16:24. > :16:28.watched the riders who go before, then get on with it. We talked to

:16:29. > :16:33.Scott Brash about his attitude, he is going out to win. Some will take

:16:34. > :16:36.it easy, they will try to collect prize money, but Scott Brash is so

:16:37. > :16:44.competitive. And there's you'll, this mare, she was jumping

:16:45. > :16:50.brilliantly. -- and there's still. Look at his hands, very soft, in

:16:51. > :16:52.balance with his horse. The generator power off the floor. Look

:16:53. > :17:11.at the mare. -- he generates. He is wonderfully soft in the

:17:12. > :17:16.saddle. If your favourite has not made it through to the jump-off, in

:17:17. > :17:19.the case of Ben Maher and Laura Renwick, the Grand Prix is live on

:17:20. > :17:27.the red button tomorrow night, there will be highlights on Monday. You

:17:28. > :17:30.can watch the whole show from 6:10. If watching show-jumping has

:17:31. > :17:36.inspired you to get involved in equestrian sport, go to the BBC

:17:37. > :17:40.website, where there are details on all sorts of sports and how you can

:17:41. > :17:44.be a participant, rather than a spectator, although we are delighted

:17:45. > :17:48.that you are today a spectator! You can also watch the latest episode of

:17:49. > :17:53.Inspired, which is a feature on Michael Jamieson, the medal winning

:17:54. > :17:57.swimmer. The jump-off course has been built, the riders are going to

:17:58. > :18:01.head out, and this is what they will be facing.

:18:02. > :18:06.We start with the London bus, the first fence of the jump-off, and we

:18:07. > :18:11.have got a big gallop, this is what the jump-off is all about. You have

:18:12. > :18:16.to try to leave the fences up, the faster you go, the more likely they

:18:17. > :18:20.will flatten the fences. Another big box, then into this double, where

:18:21. > :18:26.you have got that committed distance, and I will be surprised if

:18:27. > :18:32.anyone four strides that. Then you have an option to turn up across a

:18:33. > :18:37.very delicate vertical. And now it is all about galloping inside, turn

:18:38. > :18:42.here. Who is going to dedicate a stride out to this last fence? That

:18:43. > :18:46.could be where it is won. There is money at the end of it, which might

:18:47. > :19:01.make several DEC, I would suggest, Andy, 37,000 euros.

:19:02. > :19:10.We saw some great jumping last year, and we have got enough in this field

:19:11. > :19:14.to make it highly competitive. Max Kuehner, we mentioned about David

:19:15. > :19:20.Will being one of the up and coming riders, and this is another. He has

:19:21. > :19:25.been here before, he has never won a big class yet, but could this be his

:19:26. > :19:33.opportunity? A ten-year-old by Clinton, Clintop II. He is the first

:19:34. > :20:09.to go in this 11-ddouble jump-off for Germany.

:20:10. > :20:22.He was around 31 seconds when he had that down. He flies the last, so

:20:23. > :20:28.that is one down, 37.26. Interesting, it is going to be fast.

:20:29. > :20:34.They can certainly go quick here, counting the strides, he goes four

:20:35. > :20:36.on that line there. Whether they will be faster by turning up to the

:20:37. > :20:53.second last, we will see. Well, now the first of the four for

:20:54. > :20:57.Great Britain, Peter Charles, his young daughter was jumping earlier

:20:58. > :21:01.today. She sadly had a little tumble, Peter will be hoping that he

:21:02. > :21:10.can put the family fortunes on a better footing. Murka's Odie de

:21:11. > :21:16.Frevent, they were third in this last year, despite not having had a

:21:17. > :21:22.huge amount of competition. Peter will be competitive, that is for

:21:23. > :21:28.sure. She is a small horse with a massive stride. Peter has to be very

:21:29. > :21:38.careful. Once he opens up, can he keep the balance?

:21:39. > :21:49.17 seconds out of the combination. Now, he is really upping his pace.

:21:50. > :21:54.As he is going outside to... He is going to gallop at the vertical and

:21:55. > :22:10.take a chance. No, that did not work. Interesting tactics here.

:22:11. > :22:17.37.78, so that those in behind Max Kuehner. Max Kuehner went quite

:22:18. > :22:22.quickly. Yeah, the big striding horse, and Peter's tactic was to try

:22:23. > :22:31.to use pace towards the end of the course, but still not quite quick

:22:32. > :22:40.enough. So out goes Peter Charles, and in comes Lars Nieberg of

:22:41. > :22:46.Germany, already one gone. It is experience that the Germans are

:22:47. > :22:51.going to depend on here. Lars Nieberg really at the top of the

:22:52. > :22:57.tree in the late 1990s, early 2000s. It would be interesting

:22:58. > :23:04.hearing his thought, what he thinks about the sport at this stage. The

:23:05. > :23:18.second of the Germans, Lars Nieberg. No clear round at the moment. Hugely

:23:19. > :23:23.powerful, very and -- untidy horse to drive around the terms. He is

:23:24. > :23:31.working hard, elbows going. It looks a bit scrappy. So far, there is no

:23:32. > :23:36.clear. He has gone all the way around, taking his time. It is not

:23:37. > :23:42.the quickest around, but he has left the jumps up. Just one more... And

:23:43. > :23:49.he has got down to the last, and he has set the standard. One more clear

:23:50. > :23:55.round, a slower time, 38.57. He has taken that gamble, but there are

:23:56. > :23:59.still some big guns to come, several that could beat the time and still

:24:00. > :24:04.jump clear. Lars Nieberg did not have much choice, this is a

:24:05. > :24:09.difficult horse to go fast on. He has jumped clear, put the market

:24:10. > :24:14.down. So that man, Lars Nieberg, leads. Max Kuehner is second for

:24:15. > :24:24.Germany, Peter Charles is third, three gone. 11 clears, eight to

:24:25. > :24:29.come. Now, for Switzerland, the one challenge Beat Maendli. Ten years

:24:30. > :24:33.ago, he would have started hot favourite. He has not had a huge

:24:34. > :24:42.amount of competition at this level, but he has all the talents,

:24:43. > :24:55.riding for his long-time owner, and this is the horse that he rode in

:24:56. > :25:02.the Europeans of 2011, Louis. He set off as if he means business, this is

:25:03. > :25:13.already quicker. Well, he is taking chances. Will leave them up? It is

:25:14. > :25:19.certainly quicker! 38.57 to beat. He is definitely quicker, very untidy

:25:20. > :25:25.there, lost all control. He leaves the last, look at the time, 35.92,

:25:26. > :25:31.the best part of three seconds quicker than anything else, but it

:25:32. > :25:32.is one down. Hogarth typical Beat Maendli, attacking the course, he

:25:33. > :25:48.went for it. He shows that the time can be beaten

:25:49. > :25:52.quite easily, but that is the fence they are having down. Lars Nieberg

:25:53. > :25:56.still leads with that one clear round, Beat Maendli is second, Max

:25:57. > :26:12.Kuehner third, and now Austria, Stefan Eder. Chilli van Dijk. This

:26:13. > :26:18.is the winner of the Grand Prix in Linz. Well, Stefan Eder has

:26:19. > :26:20.certainly jumped one of the most untidy of the first clears, what is

:26:21. > :26:31.he like against the clock? Well, he is still sitting backwards

:26:32. > :26:39.in the air. He has got his own way of doing it. Yeah, just running out

:26:40. > :26:44.of luck there, jumping right through the middle of that oxer, so this is

:26:45. > :26:48.a fascinating jump-off. When you have a big jump-off and everybody is

:26:49. > :26:55.having a go, sometimes you don't get the clear rounds. Still just the

:26:56. > :27:07.one. That might be Daniel Neilson's tactic, it might be a good one. So

:27:08. > :27:14.Stefan Eder, eight in 35.86, he goes fifth. Yes, his first fault, he

:27:15. > :27:19.jumped right into the middle of the oxer, no balance, no control, and

:27:20. > :27:27.then this fence, he was a mile off it, he didn't get anywhere near

:27:28. > :27:33.jumping it. Seconds now of the four challengers for Britain, 23-year-old

:27:34. > :27:38.Daniel Neilson, who has really shown that he is not only a very good jump

:27:39. > :27:41.jockey but a super label manager, too, his horses have been in superb

:27:42. > :27:53.form this season. Now, we'll is tactic to be sort of

:27:54. > :28:02.perhaps not set the flat-out pace but jump a clear round? -- will his

:28:03. > :28:09.tactic. He is naturally a competitor, I think he is going.

:28:10. > :28:16.Great turn! Now, he has put five strides in. That is going to cost

:28:17. > :28:24.him a little bit. He needs to gamble these two verticals.

:28:25. > :28:33.Well, it is going to be neck and tuck, he has got to take a chance.

:28:34. > :28:36.He is going to be quick enough! For a 23-year-old, that is an exciting

:28:37. > :28:44.round for the future, without a shadow of a doubt, 37.19, it may not

:28:45. > :28:50.be the winner, but it is a very good around and atop the leaderboard at

:28:51. > :28:56.the moment. This young man was a very good oxer, but he is developing

:28:57. > :29:00.into something very special for Great Britain. I love the way he

:29:01. > :29:05.attacked the last fence, slightly down on the clock, not as quick as

:29:06. > :29:09.he wanted to be over the first, but stating that stride out to the last.

:29:10. > :29:14.He has got his nose in front here. We have to remember that Beat

:29:15. > :29:21.Maendli had one fence down, so the time is very beatable, will they

:29:22. > :29:25.leave the fences up? Francois Mathy now, Polinska des Isles, seven of

:29:26. > :29:40.the 11. Big horse, strong rider.

:29:41. > :29:45.Well, he went round the outside. You would think he would take the stride

:29:46. > :29:49.out but he didn't. Reminder of that time, 37.19. There

:29:50. > :29:53.it is. Now he is gruesing his stride.

:29:54. > :29:58.Taking a flyer at the vertical. He has left it up.

:29:59. > :30:07.Think he has got him. If he leaves it. Oh he nudges it and he, yes,

:30:08. > :30:12.just. Seven hundredths of a second. Nothing more exciting than a really

:30:13. > :30:17.fast jump-off and we are getting that if this World Cup round.

:30:18. > :30:22.Fabulous round from Francois Mathy. Big striding horse, he still a long

:30:23. > :30:28.away off the second last. He had time to steady to jump the big oxer

:30:29. > :30:32.and still go into the lead. When you have that much power under

:30:33. > :30:41.the tank, he is pleased with that round. He deserves to be. Yes.

:30:42. > :30:48.Hotting up now. Four left and Michael Whitaker

:30:49. > :30:54.there. Just asking. I think it was brother John, as he went in. "What

:30:55. > :31:02.shall I do? " The crowd will be behind him. The crowd will be behind

:31:03. > :31:09.him. Remember, he has won it twice. This horse that has really settled

:31:10. > :31:15.down, I agree with you Andy, and has really got all the capabilities, he

:31:16. > :31:31.has just has the leave the fences up and go quicker than 37.12.

:31:32. > :31:44.Michael having a go. Never seen him settle for second place.

:31:45. > :31:49.He is tight. He has turned up. He jumped it. This

:31:50. > :31:57.will put him miles in front. And again. He still has two left. Oh no.

:31:58. > :32:06.Daring tactics from Michael, didn't quite pay off. Look at that time. He

:32:07. > :32:11.is absolutely slaughtered it. 35.29. He does slip ahead of the faster,

:32:12. > :32:16.four fault, he goes fourth. But what is so good about this, Michael

:32:17. > :32:21.Whitaker was so disappointed to miss out on the London Olympics, one

:32:22. > :32:28.wondered whether he would come back again, but he is and watch this.

:32:29. > :32:32.Those two daring turn, he was desperately unlucky.

:32:33. > :32:36.-- turns. So Michael showing just how quick he

:32:37. > :32:43.can go round here, but, just that fence down. Three to go, and they

:32:44. > :32:50.are all world class, Scott Brash the world number one. Penelope

:32:51. > :32:53.Leprevost, with Nice Stephanie, and Maikel van der Vleuten for the

:32:54. > :33:08.Netherlands. Come on Scott.

:33:09. > :33:13.He cruises on the four strides, such a big engine he has underneath him

:33:14. > :33:18.there, but he doesn't take Michael Whitaker's route. Preferring to use

:33:19. > :33:21.a bit of pace. Going round here. He is just about

:33:22. > :33:31.there. But that has gone as well. That is the bogey fence.

:33:32. > :33:43.Good time. 35.23. It is quicker than Michael Whitaker. He goes into

:33:44. > :33:46.fourth place, the fast fastest with four faults.

:33:47. > :33:50.Still two to come. This mare so fast across the ground, he took four

:33:51. > :33:54.strides instead of five into the double, didn't quite flick the back

:33:55. > :33:59.end away. Over that vertical. That is the fence that is does aing --

:34:00. > :34:05.causing the problems but he proved again they can go even quicker.

:34:06. > :34:11.Everyone's expectations when the man comes in, so high these days, he

:34:12. > :34:18.hasn't let downs, great round as in comes France's Queen of showjumping,

:34:19. > :34:24.Penelope Leprevost, with Nice Stephanie. He wasn't all that keen

:34:25. > :34:31.to come in we learn. That is why the groom was alongside. She will try.

:34:32. > :34:36.No doubt about that, she took on a very hot field on this

:34:37. > :34:42.eight-year-old last night, and absolutely slaughtered them. It was

:34:43. > :34:50.magic. Now, what will she do? Time to beat, 37.12, a couple of, have

:34:51. > :35:04.tried the daring turns and they haven't come off. What will she do?

:35:05. > :35:11.Good fluent start. Now she has to go for it.

:35:12. > :35:16.Not turning up. Oh, and I thought for a moment she was going to stop.

:35:17. > :35:22.Slipped. Managed to jump the fence. But that is definitely added to her

:35:23. > :35:29.time. She is just a bit slower at the moment. Very close. She's got

:35:30. > :35:34.it. No. No, she hasn't. No, she hasn't. She has gone third, Daniel

:35:35. > :35:39.Nielson hangs on to second place. What a performance for Daniel

:35:40. > :35:43.Nielson in this world class field. France goes into third with Penelope

:35:44. > :35:48.Leprevost and Nice Stephanie. There is the slip. The back legs went on

:35:49. > :35:52.that tight turn. That is what cost her, got a big hesitation, galloped

:35:53. > :35:56.at the last, took the stride out there, but just that unfortunate

:35:57. > :36:04.slip was probably all it took. What a shame.

:36:05. > :36:13.Right. Down to the wire now. His dad would be won it in 2009. Can

:36:14. > :36:23.he now mop up in 2013? Maikel van der Vleuten. Father won it on

:36:24. > :36:27.Tomboy. Michael trying on the 14-year-old VDL Groep Sapphire B. He

:36:28. > :36:32.has had great form, in recent weeks. But he is going to be at his best.

:36:33. > :36:36.No doubt about that. The latest Grand Prix they won was in

:36:37. > :36:40.Maastricht. Just remind you, 37.12 the time to

:36:41. > :36:48.beat. He can't just hack round, he has got to have a go if he is going

:36:49. > :36:57.to win that 37,000 euro first prize in the World Cup

:36:58. > :37:05.Attacking the course. Is he going to go for it here? No, he puts the

:37:06. > :37:11.extra stride in, she is a clean July per, he is going to have to risk the

:37:12. > :37:17.verticals. -- jumper. She is such a trier this

:37:18. > :37:26.mare. Gets the shoulders down. He is is not too far away, he needs

:37:27. > :37:33.to take a stride out. He is ahead I think.

:37:34. > :37:37.37.07. By overhe has done it! Son follows father. And I think you

:37:38. > :37:42.could say he is pretty pleased That is an understatement. What a

:37:43. > :37:47.brilliantly judged round. Use the mare's strength, she is so careful

:37:48. > :37:51.over the vertical, not the prettiest jumper but she is so effective. And

:37:52. > :37:56.he judged it absolutely spot on, here he is down to the last, didn't

:37:57. > :38:01.lose his head. Head time to get some balance. He had time to get some

:38:02. > :38:05.balance. London is proving a good city for this young man, silver for

:38:06. > :38:11.the Netherlands in the team, in the Olympic game, and now wins the FEI

:38:12. > :38:19.World Cup round here in London, in great style. What a competition, and

:38:20. > :38:23.well done to the course builder. Really a sensational World Cup round

:38:24. > :38:27.here in London. Here is confirmation of an

:38:28. > :38:32.outstanding win from the young man from the Netherlands. Belgium come

:38:33. > :38:34.second. Great perfor fans from the 23-year-old British rider Daniel

:38:35. > :38:39.Nielson, look at the class in the field. The world number one Scott

:38:40. > :38:43.Brash finishing sixth but not letting the side down and the same

:38:44. > :38:45.for Michael Whitaker finishing seventh with Viking. Great

:38:46. > :38:49.competition. CLARE BALDING: Standing next to me

:38:50. > :38:53.grinning as he looked that the leaderboard is Daniel Nielson, the

:38:54. > :38:58.highest placed Britain, this is a massive day for you Yes, the first

:38:59. > :39:01.time at the show, first time to jump in the World Cup and I couldn't wish

:39:02. > :39:05.for any better. The horse was fantastic. How much did the support

:39:06. > :39:10.of the crowd matter? Amazing, there is no feeling like it cantering down

:39:11. > :39:16.on home ground and when the crowd roars this is great. Do you feel

:39:17. > :39:20.this is a start? Hopefully, if I could do what Scott did that would

:39:21. > :39:24.be wonderful. I have had a good season, all my horses are going well

:39:25. > :39:28.and hopefully we will move on to bigger things like this. It is

:39:29. > :39:32.brilliant tow see you ride and do so well. So Dan finished third. Maikel

:39:33. > :39:36.van der Vleuten is the winner, repeating a feat his father did in

:39:37. > :39:42.2009. Were you here when your dad won it? No, I was at home in front

:39:43. > :39:46.of the television, and, I saw him winning, for sure, you know, it is

:39:47. > :39:51.any way, a dream to win a World Cup once, and it is my first World Cup I

:39:52. > :39:55.win, and it is, I was happy with my horse. You went in there and you

:39:56. > :40:00.really made it matter, your turns were very tight. That second last up

:40:01. > :40:06.right looked horrid. Yes, the horse is a natural fast horse, so I never

:40:07. > :40:11.have to override her, and I must say all my distance were good forward. I

:40:12. > :40:16.had never a waiting distance, I can be happy about how she scrum's. She

:40:17. > :40:20.flashes her tail and pins her ears back but keeps going forward He does

:40:21. > :40:26.everything forward. I have her for so many years and she tries every

:40:27. > :40:30.jump to make, to make, to jump the fences clear. And you looked as

:40:31. > :40:34.though you landed over the last as ifyou weren't sure that was quick

:40:35. > :40:39.enough. For sure, I mean they rode fast, and you never know, because I

:40:40. > :40:44.just saw them on the television, so I didn't see one live, so you never

:40:45. > :40:48.know. But today I am lucky. So for you, is this the biggest victory so

:40:49. > :40:54.far in your career? I had the last year, I had some nice victory, I

:40:55. > :40:59.mean, my horses are in good shape, and yes, OK, on the end of year it

:41:00. > :41:02.is a good, it is a good last show of the year.

:41:03. > :41:06.It a nice Christmas present for you and you deserve it. Well done. That

:41:07. > :41:12.is Maikel van der Vleuten, who is our winner here, at the FEI World

:41:13. > :41:21.Cup class. Sadly for Scott Brash who had such a good year it wasn't to

:41:22. > :41:26.be, he went for it but... She jumped great. I maybe turned to early, she

:41:27. > :41:31.just dropped behind, but I thought she jumped really good. The jump-off

:41:32. > :41:35.was great. He used her stride well, just one of those things, it was my

:41:36. > :41:42.fault really. Is that it for her now, will you ride her again

:41:43. > :41:45.tomorrows? Yes she jumps in the Grand Prix, she generally would be

:41:46. > :41:50.better the next day, I went quick so we will see. Thank you, so Scott

:41:51. > :41:54.saying he is going to ride Ursula in the Grand Prix, you can watch that

:41:55. > :41:59.on Monday afternoon on BBC Two while you are finishing your Christmas

:42:00. > :42:03.wrapping, five past two on BBC Two. Those are highlights, if you want to

:42:04. > :42:09.watch it live it is available from 6.10 on the red button. Watch there,

:42:10. > :42:17.and row can see everything. -- you can see everything that is

:42:18. > :42:21.happening. Sci Sunday 5.05. You know it is Christmas, you have Sky

:42:22. > :42:25.Sunday, Olympia but that has been a great class, wasn't that enjoyable?

:42:26. > :42:29.That was fantastic. The atmosphere was electric and the rider, the

:42:30. > :42:34.dares they were doing across the centre, the four strides, the

:42:35. > :42:39.double. That vertical has been a fence for so many riders, it has

:42:40. > :42:45.been fantastic. You can appreciate the skill of the riders and the

:42:46. > :42:49.horses, the balance required and the bravery. At the top end, the speed

:42:50. > :42:52.they were going round the turn, it was fantastic, so brave, so brave

:42:53. > :43:00.some of the riders. And do you think we saw a fair winner there. Yes I

:43:01. > :43:05.think we have seen a rising star this Dan. I was impressed. He was

:43:06. > :43:09.courageous but he was sensible when he needed to be and he jumped that

:43:10. > :43:13.vertical and set sail for home. OK, in third but he was close to the top

:43:14. > :43:20.end. Daniel Nielson the name to watch out for as far as British

:43:21. > :43:21.showjumping is concerned but congratulations to our winner