‘It was a bit of a mess and I don’t really know why’: Harry Charles reflects on his second World Showjumping Championships round

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Harry Charles riding Romeo 88 at the 2021 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup Final in Barcelona.
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Great Britain’s Harry Charles was none the wiser as to his day two Agria FEI World Showjumping Championships results in Herning, Denmark. Riding the 13-year-old Romeo 88, Harry jumped what looked to be great round, apart from knocking the final two parts of the treble at fence nine.

“It was nearly the perfect round and I don’t know what happened and why we had those down – I need to watch the video back,” said a bemused Harry, who is 23 years old. “We jumped into the combination really well and it just ended up somehow being a bit of a mess and I don’t really know why.

Gemma Redrup
Gemma Redrup
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.