Having already collected winners’ rosettes this year at Coilóg, Barnadown, Cavan and Ballivor, Byrne and the 10-year-old son of VDL Douglas once again took full advantage of their draw as last to jump, crossing the finish line almost two seconds faster than the target time, snatching a win in a competition sponsored by Dick’s Supervalu Charleville.

“It was a tough Grand Prix here at Charleville,” said Byrne afterwards, “Even though there were just over 20 starters, the quality was very high, it’s never easy to win one of these national Grand Prix rounds.