“I ALWAYS tried to breed horses that would be desirable, valued (valuable too, one would hope!), handsome, useful, trainable and sound. That way I could hope that they would be well cared for and well loved,” said Kathryn Jackson (now Stevens), who bred this year’s top money earner; Vanir Kamira.

“At the very least, they should be able to do a job and a good job at that. It’s often down to circumstance and chance as to how well they do and who they end up with.”