JUDGES Ian Feron, Richard Kerins and Greg Broderick had the task of selecting the four-year-old champion from a talented field of 29 youngsters which were presented in the main ring for the Tienan Gill-sponsored class.

Following two rounds of jumping, the top mark of 199 was awarded to Mell Gibson, a Dutch-bred gelding owned by Markus Buser and ridden by Angela Waras. By Zambesi, he is out of Chantilly, by Lupicor.