Bandit Steals the Tankard for Charles on Opening Day of the Agria Royal International Horse Show at Hickstead.

The Olympic gold medallist came home, and Bandit proved that a year on the sidelines hadn’t taken anything away.

Harry Charles (GBR), Olympic gold medallist, claimed the ClipMyHorse.TV Tankard at the Agria Royal International Horse Show Hickstead 2026, a CSIO5* Two Phase class in the International Arena with 56 combinations on course. Charles crossed the finish in 29.04 seconds to take the win on the opening day of the historic British show.

Bandit is an 11-year-old bay ISH stallion (OBOS Quality 004 x Cruisings Micky Finn), owned by Peter Charles and Stall Zet, a horse back to his very best after a year on the sidelines, claiming his third consecutive victory. “He’s a bit of a Swiss Army knife because he doesn’t spook, he’s extremely brave, and he’s super fast,” said Charles. “It’s good to win not only on the opening day but at a home show as well. I grew up coming here. I watched my dad win the King George here, which is probably the first class I was old enough to remember him winning.”

Lucy Davis (USA) finished second with Ben 431, a 15-year-old bay Westphalian gelding (Sylvain x Quincy Jones) owned by Old Oak Group, in a time of 29.19 seconds. Kendra Claricia Brinkop (GER) completed the podium with Gatsby le Magnific, a 10-year-old bay gelding (Action Breaker x Ogano Sitte) owned by Stephex Stables, in 29.28 seconds.

Humaid Abdulla Khalifa Al Muhairi (UAE) finished fourth with Mentos, a 9-year-old grey KWPN gelding (Cicero Z van Paemel x Verdi TN) owned by Al Shira’aa Stables, in 29.44 seconds. Jack Whitaker (GBR) rounded out the Top 5 with D&H Valmy de la Lande, a 17-year-old grey SF stallion (Mylord Carthago HN x Starter) owned by Michael Whitaker, in 29.85 seconds.

Latin & Pan American Presence

Lucy Davis (USA) was the top Pan American performer in second place. Chris Pratt (CAN) was seventeenth in 31.98 seconds, Kent Farrington (USA), world No. 1 and No. 1 in the Tu Mundo Ecuestre Pan American Show Jumping Ranking, nineteenth in 34.41 seconds, Kyle Timm (CAN) twenty-first. Stephanie Macieira (BRA) was the top Latin finisher in twenty-seventh place with 4 faults in 32.19 seconds. Nicolás Toro (COL) was thirty-fourth, Kyle King (CAN) thirty-fifth, Gabriel Machado (BRA) thirty-eighth, Amy Millar (CAN) forty-first, Luiz Felipe Neto de Azevedo (BRA) forty-second, and Luis Alejandro Plascencia (MEX) fifty-fourth.

Top 5 Results — ClipMyHorse.TV Tankard CSIO5* | Agria Royal International Horse Show — Hickstead 2026