Point to prove: Michael Whitaker is back in action, at Olympia, after a four-month ban Photo: PA Fourteen horses went through to the second round of the Christmas Pudding Stakes and Portofino shaved nearly 0.6sec off the time of joint runners-up Nick Skelton (Carlo) and Oliver Guillon (Lord de Theize) of France. Whitaker remains bitter about his suspension for a doping offence – the stallion Takeray tested positive to the hormone altrenogest after being mistakenly fed Portofino's food containing a medication called Regumate to calm symptoms of the oestrous cycle.   Related Articles Gal and Moorlands Totilas break record Dutch stars go head-to-head John Terry's wife set for Olympia Olympia event to end show jumping year on a high FEI in fresh climbdown Sport on television Whitaker's groom muddled the feeds after a bad ferry crossing to an overseas show left her having to manage the horses in difficult conditions. But under FEI rules the rider is the person responsible.[Read more...]