As he did at Barbury a few weeks earlier, Doel and the former Chris King ride Miss Caruso impressed the ground jury to score 33.2 on the flat, to which he added just 7.2 penalties for time.

“She’s just cool,” he said of the 14 year-old mare by Flemmingh. “I never came here to get inside the time – so winning this has been a real bonus. We were a little lucky at the last fence in the show jumping as she was miles off but she fortunately she has loads of scope.”