“THIS was my aim all year,” said Co Kildare’s Hugo Zieg, who won the 25-strong Eventing Ireland EI100J championship on his mother Margaret’s 10-year-old Loughehoe Guy gelding I Google It.

About to go into fifth year at Dunlavin Community College, 16-year-old Zieg only began competing under EI rules this season and this was just a fourth start for the combination. However, they have plenty of Pony Club eventing experience behind them and around 60 Dressage Ireland points.