THE Melanie Young-ridden Sorbet made a winning seasonal debut in the CNC2* at Tyrella last year and repeated the feat last Saturday. Their total of 28.6 included two cross-country time penalties and they were the fastest in this phase between both two-star classes.

On an excellent score of 21.8, Sarah Ennis led after David Lee’s judging of the dressage phase with Cooley Cosmopolitan Diamond. However, as the seven-year-old Canturo gelding was having his first start at this level, they picked up 14 cross-country time penalties before recording one of just three completely clear show jumping rounds in the 21-runner competition.