“It’s a very nice class to win. We were delighted. I didn’t watch many go before me, so going in I just knew that it was fast and I knew that I had a lot to do. I hadn’t really seen where anyone else had managed to make up time.

“I came away from the second fence on a really nice stride which set me up for a lovely angle to turn into the next oxer; I think I saved some time there and she (Biscaya D’Eversem) was jumping well so I could really keep up a good pace.