‘The crowd carried me round the course in the grand prix,’ says John Whitaker as he reflects on London International

John Whitaker discusses a tight time allowed in the World Cup and a puzzling result that didn’t sit right with him during the fantastic festive show

John Whitaker and Equine America Unick Du Francport take fourth in the grand prix at London International. Credit: Elli Birch/Bootsandhooves

The London International is always a good show; it would be whatever time of year it was, but Christmas makes it the icing on the cake. It would have been impossible to recreate Olympia at the Excel but the show works...