Nicola Wilson sits at the head of affairs after the Bicton Horse Trials cross-country in the CCI4*-L at the Chedington-supported event. She jumped clear inside the optimum time on JL Dublin, but it wasn’t all plain sailing for them.
Gemma Tattersall put in two blistering rounds, but her best-placed horse is Santiago Bay, who sits in fourth going into the final phase. Her other ride, Chilli Knight (pictured top) is in ninth.
Ros Canter and her World Equestrian Games team and individual gold medallist, Allstar B have moved up into second, but Tom has no breathing space ahead of the cross-country tomorrow, while Kitty King and Vendredi Biats has moved from sixth into third.
Dressage leader Laura Collett has dropped down to ninth, while Alex Hua Tian, who was in second and third after the first phase, has also dropped out of the top 10 on two of his rides, but has climbed into seventh on the other.
Bubby Upton had a day to remember in the under-25 CCI4*-L. She now holds first and second on Cola III and Cannavaro respectively, moving up one place on each after the dressage.
Rose Nesbitt has climbed from 18th after the first phase into fifth on EG Michaelangelo, while James Rushbrooke was another to capitalise on a good cross-country round, rising nine places after the dressage to now hold sixth place going into tomorrow’s showjumping on Milchem Eclipse.
Read more about Bicton in next week’s magazine and online throughout the week.
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Former web features editor, point-to-point editor and digital racing editor
Gemma is an experienced journalist, who was a member of H&H staff from 2014 to September 2025. She is passionate about all equestrian sports, including racing and point-to-pointing. She has enjoyed riding out for top trainers Nicky Henderson and Charlie Appleby and took part in a charity Flat race at Epsom in August 2018. Gemma’s has reported from numerous five-star events around Britain and Europe, as well as European championships.
