Leading British rider Piggy French celebrated her 11th international victory of the season at the NAF Five Star International Hartpury Horse Trials.

She had claimed her 10th success after proving too good for her rivals in the NAF Five Star Magic CCI4*-S competition on Quarrycrest Echo, in which she also finished runner-up aboard Brookfield Inocent. Piggy said: “Red (Quarrycrest Echo) was fantastic – he’s just such a pleasure to ride cross-country. He’s very easy and so it’s easy to be economical and to be quick.”

Piggy’s other ride, Brookfield Inocent, is still a relatively new addition to her string, joining her yard in 2018. She said: “He may well follow in Red’s footsteps in being a quick and easy cross-country ride. People say I’m so fast, but I’m really not – with some horses, you can get in a gear and change the gear so quickly.

“When they’re confident, you can ride so much quicker in the rhythm and in the lines, because you leave the adjusting so late. That’s what I can do with those two and having the quality of gallop that they have helps, too. To finish first and second is really exciting.”See the full story in this week’s edition of the Ross Gazette, or subscribe to our online edition here