H&H’s editors highlight this season’s moments, events and horses to celebrate in their sports – plus a few shocks we really didn’t see coming

World Cup

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Ireland’s anchorman in team silver at the eventing Europeans talks to Pippa Roome about how early heartbreak shaped his career, his top horses and the feed change that helped his Blenheim result

Which rising stars will break through the ranks this season? H&H holds the crystal ball

A 20-year-old Irishman scores his biggest win so far in the show’s concluding grand prix and another London debutant stands leading rider with three wins