EMILY King mounted the podium for the second time in the afternoon, after piloting her old favourite Brookleigh to win a tightly contested CIC2*. In spite of some notably inconsistent dressage marking, the pair had been chasing Ireland’s Cathal Daniels (Galant DHI) after dressage, but when the Galway man rolled a costly pole, the British rider was never headed. “It’s lovely to have him back,” said King of the 16-year-old, who has only had three runs since falling at Badminton two years ago.