AS has become the trend in recent years, those Irish riders who travelled to Hickstead for the Masters Championships last week made their journey a success.

Tipperary-based Liz Frayling made it a winning start for Ireland when she topped the leaderboard in the preliminary championship. Riding the promising black Dutch-bred mare Helenaa, she scored 72.24% to leave her almost two marks clear of reserve champions Georgia Renouf and Sligo Dark Cruise.