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WEDNESDAY, 23 JULY
International Arena: am: 8.45, JC ch; 10.15, novice ch; 11.30, Hackney pony ch; 11.45, 138cm ch; pm: 1.15, 128cm; 2.45, SHP ch; Hackney horse ch; 3.30, two-phase challenge.
Ring 2: am: 8, 1.40m; 1.30m; YR.
Ring 3: am: 8, newcomers.
Ring 4: am: 8, Foxhunter; jnr open; jnr Foxhunter; jnr chase; sml pony.
Ring 5: am: 7.30, 153cm SHP; 9, 143cm; 10.30, 133cm; pm: 12, 122cm; 1.30, 153cm WHP; 3, 143cm; 4.30, 133cm; ch.
River Lawn: pm: 3.30, lead-rein SHP.
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Driving ground: am: 9, 12.2hh Hackney pony; 14hh; pm: 1, 15hh Hackney horse; over 15hh.
THURSDAY, 24 JULY
International Arena: am: 10.45, YR ch; 11.45, chase; pm: 1.45, grand prix course-walk; 2, side-saddle concours d’elegance; 2.20, hunter ch; 2.40, British grand prix.
Ring 2: am, 8.30, speed; 1.30m; 1.40m.
Ring 3: am: 8, newcomers; YR.
Ring 4: am: 8, Foxhunter; jnr cup; jnr Foxhunter; jnr chase; sml pony.
Ring 5: am: 8, l’wt hunter; m’wt; h’wt; pm: 12.30, amateur hack; RH; 3.30, 4-y-o hunter; 4.30, ladies’.
River Lawn: am: 8, M&M lead-rein; FR; ch; 11, side-saddle concours d’elegance; pm: 12.30, M&M ridden: sml; 1.45, Welsh sec B/C; 3, lge; ch.
FRIDAY, 25 JULY
International Arena: am: 9.30, 1.30m ch; 10.15, band; 10.35; stakes; pm: 12.40, RH ch; 12.55, WH ch; 1.10, course-walk for Nations Cup; band; 1.30, ridden Arab ch; 1.45, amateur hunter ch; 1.55, parade of teams; band; 2.15, Nations Cup.
Ring 2: am: 8, speed; B&C futurity; 1.40m; grade C prelim.
Ring 3: am: 8, sml RH; do, lge; 11.30, ridden pure-bred Arab; pm: 2.30, ridden Anglo/PBA, over 148cm; do, 148cm; do, ch.
Ring 4: am: 8, sml pony; jnr novice; jnr open; novice stakes.
Ring 5: am: 7.30, l’wt WH; do, h’wt; 10.30, amateur l’wt hunter; do, m’wt; do, h’wt; pm: 1.30, ridden coloured pony; 3, do, l’wt/m’wt horse; do, traditional/cob/h’wt; sup ch.
SATURDAY, 26 JULY
International Arena: am: 9.45, grade C ch; 11.15, hack ch; 11.30, course-walk for Eventing Grand Prix; pm: 12, Eventing Grand Prix; 2, double harness scurry ch; 2.45, course-walk for speed grand prix; 3, sml hunter ch; 3.15, family produced ch; 3.30, speed grand prix.
Ring 2: am: 8, jnr speed grand prix; 9.30, stakes; 1.40m; Foxhunter.
Ring 3: am: 8, sml hack; do, lge; 11, double harness scurry, 122cm; do, 148cm; pm: 1, sml hunter; 3.30, ladies’ side-saddle.
Ring 4: am: 8, newcomers; 1.30m.
Ring 5: am: 7.30, family produced show pony; 9, do, 153cm SHP; 10.30, do, 122cm SHP; pm: 12, do, lead-rein; 1.30, do, first ridden.
SUNDAY, 27 JULY
International Arena: am: 10.30, course-walk for Queen’s Cup; Dorian Williams Trophy; 10.35, Horsemastership Trophy; 10.45, band; 11, Queen Elizabeth II Cup; pm: 1, trade turnout ch; 1.15, course-walk for King’s Cup; band; 1.35, cob ch; 1.50, show pony ch; 2.05, sup ridden horse ch; 2.30, do, pony; 3, King George V Gold Cup.
Ring 2: am: 8, l’wt cob; do, h’wt; pm: 1, do, amateur.
Ring 3: am: 8, 128cm show pony; 9.30, do, 138cm; 11, do, 11; pm: 12.30,intermediate sml SRT; 2, do, lge; 3.30, do, ch.
Ring 4: am: 8, RC team jumping ch.
Ring 5: am: 8, intermediate WH; 9.30, lead-rein; first ridden; ch; pm: 2, WHP nursery; 3.30, working cob.
Driving ground: am: 10, light trade turnout; 11, do, coster.
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