ITALY’s Alberto Zorzi was the surprise winner of the opening round of the Longines FEI World Cup 2016/2017 Western European League at Oslo, Norway, with the 11-year-old chesnut mare Fair Light van T Heike, posting a double clear in an unbeatable time of 36.93 over a 1.60m track.

From a starting field of 39 that included 13 of the top 20 riders in the world, it was the 28-year-old rider, 109th in the rankings, who clinched it despite being first to go in both the opening round and the jump-off.