Some 47 combinations jumped the first round track at the ESP Spring tour, with eight advancing to the jump-off. Of these eight, just three recorded double clear rounds.

Parot and Quick du Potter blazed through the short course in 35.44 seconds to take the top spot, while O’Shea and and Gotham Enterprizes LLC’s River Dance Semilly finished second in 36.87 seconds.

River Dance Semilly is owned by Gotham Enterprizes, through Georgina Bloomberg, daughter of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The nine-year-old gelding has been competing under O’Shea for nearly a year.