Ros Canter and Izilot DHI. Photo by Tilly Berendt.Talk about unsociable: despite last nights party raging on until nearly three in the morning, and German party tunes still ringing in everyones ears, this mornings duo of final horse inspections at Luhmhlen still, rather rudely, started bang on at 7.30 in the morning.Everyone may have been a touch bleary-eyed, but the horses certainly werent. Despite running intense tracks yesterday, we saw horse after horse being flown like a kite, thanks, in no small part, to the truly exceptional ground that they all ran over yesterday.The CCI5* presented first to a ground jury comprised of president Anne-Mette Binder, and 31 of yesterdays33 finishers came forward after the overnight withdrawal of Britains Laura Birley and Bob Cotton Bandit and Swedens Christoffer Forsberg and Con Classic. Two horses were asked to trot again immediately: Irelands Robbie Kearns and Ballyvillane OBOS were then promptly accepted, while Italys Pietro Sandei and Rubis de Prere were sent to the holding box for the second time this week. They were subsequently accepted and will go into this mornings showjumping in eleventh place. Ros Canter and Izilot DHI hold their lead overnight with two rails and a second in hand; its hard to imagine, now, a scenario in which the Pau winners dont win this class. Izilot hasnt had a rail down in an FEI class since his CCI2*-S debut five years ago.Pietro Sandei and Rubis de Prere. Photo by Tilly Berendt.The CCI4*-S also had a horse inspection today, which is protocol when a short format class is held with showjumping last. Here, we had rather more drama in the form of morning withdrawals. Swedens Aria Ramkali pulled 34th placed Flanders overnight, and second-placed Laura Collett withdrew London 52 this morning due to a minor injury to his coronet band. Unfortunately London 52 managed to slice into his coronet band whilst out on the XC, writes Laura in a post on her Instagram account. Although a very minor injury I dont feel its in his best interest to SJ today therefore have made the very difficult decision to withdraw himAs always his welfare comes first and its my job to do whats right by him, however devastating it is. He was scintillating round the XC yesterday and we will be back fighting for the win soon.Yasmin Ingham and Banzai du Loir. Photo by Tilly Berendt.This is a major moment for the competition itself, which now sees fellow Brits Yasmin Ingham and Tom McEwen in second and third place, respectively, with their Olympic prospects Banzai du Loir and JL Dublin but its also a tense moment for the British selection storyline, which reaches its denouement with this final trial ahead of an announcement in the next week or so. Its hard to imagine that the selectors will feel that London 52 still needs to prove himself in showjumping, at which hes a specialist, but what will remain to be seen is how quickly the injury can heal so the pair can get back on track with their fitness targets. And, of course, it now gives us a rather familiar one-two: Yasmin Ingham and Banzai du Loir will showjump in second place to Michael Jung and fischerChipmunk FRH. The last time we saw that was at the 2022 World Championships, where a shock two fences for Michi saw Yas take the title. Could it be another case of dj vu today?Antonia Baumgart and Lamango. Photo by Tilly Berendt.Elsewhere in this class, we saw Germanys Antonia Baumgart held with Lamango, but accepted upon representation.52 horses and riders will go ahead to showjumping in this class. Well kick off with the 5* from 9.25 a.m. (8.25 a.m. BST/3.25 a.m. EST), followed by the 4*, which incorporates the German National Championship and this crucial Olympic stepping stone, from 12.15 p.m. (11.15 a.m. BST/6.15 a.m. EST). You can follow all the action live on Horse & Country TV, and join us later for an in-depth round-up of the biggest stories of the day.Until then Go Eventing!ENs coverage of the Longines LuhmhlenHorse Trials is brought to you by Kentucky Performance Products, your go-to source for science-backed nutritional support across all types of horses, disciplines, and needs. Click here to learn more about what KPP can do for your horse thank you for supporting our wonderful sponsors!Longines Luhmhlen:Website | Entries | Timetable | Live Scores | Tickets | Livestream | ENs Coverage