KIRSTEN Rausing is a breeder who prides herself on her independence – both as a stallion owner and in terms of her breeding policies. She is also a great supporter of the stallions she has at her Lanwades Stud and has enjoyed great success with these horses, and with her broodmares.

Kirsten’s latest top-flight success was at Sha Tin at the weekend when the four-year-old gelding Time Warp gained the biggest success of his career, landing the Group 1 Longines Hong Kong Cup. He looks like a horse who could become one of the great local racing heroes there, a place where they revere their equine stars.