Matthew Wright scored an impressive win in the final of the Express Eventing competition at HOYS, finishing on a score of 18.51 penalties with the bay gelding If You Want To. He was followed by Alex Hua Tian who was second on the stallion Grafenstolz.

Find out Matthew's thoughts on the competition here.

Show jumping shake up 

The final phase proved influential, with cross-country leader Sam Griffiths picking up 14 penalities that dropped him to fifth place. The 'Eraser' fence - the final planks - took several scalps, while Alex Hua Tian and Harry Meade (eventual third) cleared the jump to finish the show jumping on -3 penalties each.

The cross-country, by contrast, was completed with ease by most of the competitors, although a narrow corner did catch out a few people. Flora Harris, Jo Chipperfield and Alice Kent ended up accumulating three refusals apiece that led to their elimination.

Talking music  

Most of the riders opted for up tempo, modern music pieces that appealed to the Horse of the Year Show crowd. However, technicality was still key and Matthew, Sam Griffiths and Fraser Duffy all impressed in the first phase. Another who put in a very accomplished test was Alex Hua Tian - listen to his thoughts on the superstar stallion Grafenstolz here.

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