2026 Scone Preview Show

It's Scone week! Nicole and Diarm are looking ahead to a brilliant few days in Scotland, with huge fields, exciting young horses and some seriously good combinations lining up across the CCI4*-S and CCI4*-L. Can Cooley Park Muze get the better of the hugely experienced Valmy Biats? Could this be Piggy March's week with Cooley Anything You Like? Or can Izzy Taylor and SBH Big Wall make their return to the top a winning one? Plus, there are future superstars to keep an eye on, plenty of names flying under the radar and, of course, Nicole and Diarm put their necks on the line with their podium predictions. Highlights: The big names in the CCI4*-S and CCI4*-L Cooley Park Muze, Valmy Biats and a fascinating four-star short The young horses who could have LA 2028 in their future Piggy March and Izzy Taylor head up the four-star long Ones to watch throughout the weekend Nicole and Diarm's podium picks Guests: Nicole Brown is joined by Diarmuid Byrne to preview all the action from Scone. Scone Palace International Horse Trials runs 27–30 August, so make sure you're following the EquiRatings Eventing Podcast to keep up with all the action. And if you haven't already, catch up on our Inside Scone episodes with Lucinda Russell and Event Director Alec Lochore before the competition gets underway.