BRITAIN’s Gemma Tattersall had a day to remember at the Chedington Bicton Park CCI5* Horse Trials; she not only won her first five-star on her home-bred Chilli Knight, but at the winner’s press conference, her boyfriend seized the microphone to propose, and she duly said yes!

Tattersall led an all-female line-up ahead of Pippa Funnell (Billy Walk On) and Piggy March (Vanir Kamira) in second and third. She was the only rider to finish on her dressage score (27.9). “I can’t believe I’m sitting between these two legends of the sport,” the delighted winner said. “Pippa has been my heroine for ever and Piggy is just the best rider in the world.