Riding her own mare Puissance Skies, Carss led from pillar to post (29.5), and remained three marks ahead of Sadhbh McGrath (Bridgemans Cocoa Malt) and Italian visitor Elisabetta Moranzoni and the former Jane O’Flynn ride, Dinan Valier.

“I bought her from Sam as a five-year-old,” said Carss of the well-related daughter of Puissance. ”I’ve taken things really slowly with her and even though she’s had three clear rounds in intermediate classes, I wanted her to have an easy run before Camphire.”