David Simpson claimed the jewel in the crown by winning the Alexanders Horseboxes British Masters Grand Prix.

Riding Global Van T Braunerthof, the horse who was Britain’s leading seven-year-old in the talent seekers final at the Horse of the Year Show last October, Simpson made it the second year in a row for an Irishman to claim the top prize after Billy Twomey won it in 2013 with Diaghilev.