Well in touch in sixth place (45.9) after dressage, the duo pulled ahead of the field to lead compatriot Ruth Edge riding Larkshill Sovereign by less than a mark.

“He’s always been an opinionated but talented horse,” explained Collett, who bought the gelding unbroken in Germany. “He’s out of a thoroughbred mare and he seems to have everything. I thought the track here was lovely and a very fair one for a baby horse. It has been a great experience for them and both my horses will have grown up and come on from it.”