Sporting Digest: Equestrianism

IAN STARK and Kilcoran, the horse he rode into second place at the Braham Three-Day Event last weekend, have been added to Great Britain's shortlist for the World Equestrian Games. Stark rode Murphy Himself at the last Games, in 1990, where he won individual and team silver medals.

GERMAN NATIONS CUP (Aachen): Preis der Aachener Bank: 1 Everest My Mesieur (M Whitaker, GB) clear, 55.89sec; 2 Interpane Rosee des Pres (M Fuchs, Swit) clear, 59.58; 3 Sherkan di San Patrignano (F Fourcade, Sp) clear, 60.72. Selected GB: 5 Timo (W Clarke) clear, 63.57. Nordrhein Westphalen Preis: 1 Olympic Concorde (J Lansink, Neth) clear, 45.94; 2 Almox Rushed On (L Beerbaum, Ger) clear, 46.30; 3 Cordalme (G Bockmann, Ger) clear, 48.01. Selected GB: 11 Everest Twostep

(M Whitaker) four faults in the second round.