BALMORAL finalists battled it out for their titles last Sunday. Winner of the 1.30m was young rider Dylan Ward and the eight-year-old Diamant De La Mer, fastest of eight double clears in 38.30 seconds.

Darragh Ryan and Thebestof Dancer were almost two seconds behind in 40.10 for second place, while Nicole Kershaw was back in the ribbons, taking third with Novellent, clear in 40.91. Clem McMahon and the John Boland-owned Lux Excel were fourth in 41.02.