Day 12, Wednesday 8th August: Nothing to see here

I demand an enquiry! Not a single actual medal today, though a couple more guaranteed in the Boxing, and a Bronze play-off in the Hockey. Also well positioned in more Sailing.

The heartbreaker was Nick Skelton in the Show Jumping. In Athens he'd had the Gold in his hands and had such a poor final round he ended up in 12th. Today, he also had the Gold in his hands, was out last, and almost had it - just knocked the penultimate fence and that was that. Out of the medals. One fence down out of 5 rounds. Poor bloke.

Of course, it's all down to the radio commentator John Hunt who was halfway through the word Gold when that fence went down - talk about the mockers!

We pick up the commentary as Nick Skelton clears the difficult combination fence, 4 from the end

If he can stay clear, inside the time of 80 seconds, Nick Skelton's heading for a jump-off for Gold.

(pauses for a micro-second)

OH HE'S GOT THE EIGHTH DOWN! IT'S GONE! He clipped it with his back legs and it is gone. Nick Skelton's hope of a medal is gone at the eighth.

Brilliant radio!