Delight and disappointment: 12 stories you need to read from cross-country day at the eventing World Championships

The eventing World Championships cross-country phase at Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy is now complete (17 September) and German rider Michael Jung, who led the dressage, has maintained his place at the top of the leader board.

• See what Michael thought of his round and what he had to say about the course

There was huge disappointment for Britain’s Laura Collett, who had been in individual silver medal position after the dressage phase, when she had a problem cross-country.

• Find out what Laura said after her round with London 52

Yasmin Ingham, who is riding as an individual for Britain, really impressed with Banzai Du Loir to sit in silver medal position going into the final showjumping phase.

• Read what Yasmin had to say about her classy round today

Oliver Townend had a great ride on Ballaghmor Class to put himself within reach of an individual medal.

• Find out why Oliver thought the course didn’t suit some of the more experienced horses

Fellow British team rider Tom McEwen had to manage his horse’s enthusiasm to secure a clear round today.

• Find out how Tom secured his clear round

Lordships Graffalo, who is just 10 years old, was super-impressive under Ros Canter as the British team’s pathfinder.

• Read what Ros had to say about her superb round with this talented horse

Julia Krajewski was full of praise for Amanda De B’Néville, with whom she won individual gold at the Tokyo Olympics.

• Hear how Julia described this gutsy mare after their clear round

There was drama for one rider as his rein broke while on-course, but he managed to carry on and complete.

• Find out how this rider managed to continue with their round

Ireland’s Sam Watson and other riders shared their thoughts on the cross-country after their rounds.

• Read the riders’ interesting and differing thoughts on the track

Andrew Hoy had a less than ideal day with the usually reliable Vassily De Lassos.

• Read Andrew’s analysis of his round

There was a smattering of penalties incurred throughout eventing World Championships cross-country day, with some falls and broken frangible devices along the way.

• Find out who some of the key riders who had problems on-course were

There were also a couple of holds on-course after rider falls, although no serious injuries occurred.

• Read updates on the riders’ condition

The final day of the eventing World Championships will get underway with the final horse inspection, followed by the key final showjumping phase before the medal winners are crowned. H&H’s reporting team will be on hand throughout to keep you up to date with the key stories as they happen.

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