Great Britain’s Nathan Hales simply cannot miss the targets, as he now leads after 15 shots, while Sweden’s Rickard Levin-Andersson and Guatemals’s Jean Pierre Brol both miss for the first time in this final.

Hester, 57, gave Dujardin a job at his yard in 2007 and has been her key mentor on a journey which led to six Olympic medals.

Her chances of adding to that tally at Paris 2024 – and becoming Britain’s most decorated female Olympian – were dashed when a video was released of her whipping a horse in training, leading to the 39-year-old’s withdrawal on the eve of the Games.

Hester condemned her actions in the clip, and even signed a letter to that effect, but insists the incident was out of character.

“The video was a huge shock to me, I didn’t know it was there and it’s not from my property,” said the 57-year-old. “That video is fairly obvious and no one will support that. You can’t. But over 17 years of knowing Charlotte, I have not seen that. That is not her.”

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The clay stands no chance against Great Britain’s Nathan Hales, who leads with ten flawless shots alongside Sweden’s Rickard Levin-Andersson and Guatemals’s Jean Pierre Brol.

We’re still waiting for Kieran Reilly in the freestyle BMX park heats, but there have been two terrific showings from USA athletes so far, and one from Argentina.

Jose Torres Gil was the Argentine star, while Justin Dowell and Marcus Christopher shone for the USA – with Christopher having just taken the lead with a score of 90.10.

Great Britain’s Nathan Hales makes it five from five, storming into joint first position after a strong visit on the targets.

Shotguns at the ready!

The men’s trap final commences now, with Great Britain’s Nathan Hales in action.

The men’s BMX is under way, with Kieran Reilly representing Team GB.

Let’s see how the 23-year-old, who is already a world champion, gets on here...

China 19-15 Team GB

Dear oh dear! A moment of madness from Isla Norman-Bell has cost Team GB dearly. With the clock in the red and GB leading China 15-14 in a thrilling rugby sevens clash, Norman-Bell throws the ball out of play to try and end the match. But you can’t just throw a ball into touch to bring the final whistle, the ball has to be kicked off or you have to be tackled into touch.

It’s a China penalty and they spread the ball back and forth across the pitch to score in the corner and pinch a 19-15 win! That means China will play off against either France or Ireland (who play shortly) for fifth place, with Team GB facing the loser in a battle for seventh at 5pm. Not the result GB were after in this tournament as they targeted a medal.

Here are the British athletes to be looking out for in the next hour, and we will be bringing you updates from the men’s trap final.

14:11 BMX Freestyle Men’s Park Seeding (Kieran Reilly)

14:30 Men’s trap final

14:45 Sailing Women’s 49er FX Race 7-9 (Freya Black, Saskia Tidey)

15:00 Canoe Slalom Men’s K1 Heats - Run 1 (Joe Clarke)

Some news from the British Olympic Association. We reported earlier that the BOA were investigating Team GB rugby sevens star Amy Wilson Hardy for a ‘racist message’ sent on WhatsApp that was leaked on Instagram last night.

That investigation is ongoing but Wilson Hardy has now been “withdrawn on medical grounds from Paris 2024” ahead of the rugby sevens placement matches today.

A BOA spokesperson said: “The British Olympic Association has confirmed that Amy Wilson Hardy has been withdrawn on medical grounds from the Paris 2024 rugby sevens placement matches and will be replaced by Tokyo 2020 Olympian Abi Burton.”

After their quarter-final defeat to USA yesterday, Team GB are merely battling for fifth to eight place today. They’re actually in action as I type, facing China in the first of those matches and are 14-10 behind at half-time.