IT was a good day for young horses, and most notably in the two sectors of EI100. Both were headed by five-year-olds, and first up was Sam Watson who rode his wife Hannah’s much-admired Shanbo Jack Time, a traditionally-bred gelding by Jackaroo.

A model of consistency, and yet to make a show jump error this season, the gelding is according to his rider, “A proper one, and definitely one for the long road.” Sourced as a three-year-old from his breeder Frances Corkery out of a mare by Cougar, Watson has produced him slowly and with his future in mind.