KILKENNY’s Anna Carway had much to celebrate last Friday as she took the first young rider championship when she rode to victory in the the Gallagher/Meller E2-sponsored 1.35/1.40m decider aboard Ajaccio.

The Warrington-based rider has had a good season, winning a leg of the Horseware/ TRM National Grand Prix and finishing eighth in the Grand Prix in the CSI***show in Massongy, France.