Mitchell leads with 495.6 points from David Rixon on 468 points.

Sam Webb is in third place on 462 points.

The festival has been running for the past three days and reaches a crescendo with the finals at the Corryong Recreation Reserve.

The final two events are the brumby catch and buckjump.

The leading female rider is Queenslander Emma O’Shea, who is aiming to become the first woman competitor to win four successive titles.

She finished on the same points as John Mitchell and her nearest rival is Carlie Venables on 422.8 points.

Larissa Pearsal rounds out the top-three on 404.2.

The penultimate section of the challenge was the cross-country held on Saturday afternoon.

The top-10 announcement was made during the rodeo on Saturday night.

TOP-10 FOR MFSR2017

1st - John Mitchell 495.6 points

2nd - David Rixon 468.2 points

3rd - Sam Webb 462 points

4th – Scott Jones 459 points

5th- David Mitchell 453 points

6th – Michael Green 452 points

7th – Stephen Connor 446.6 points

8th – Morgan Webb 446.8 points

9th – David Winter 442.8 points

10th – Darren Towns 441 points

FEMALE FINALISTS

Emma O'Shea 495.6

Carlie Venables 422.8

Larissa Pearsal 404.2

JUNIOR FINALISTS

1st - Johnny Ward 456.6

2nd - Travis Bandy 417.6

3rd - Billy Stephens 414.2