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Winter survivors savour the good days

Merrist Wood Winter Regional Championships, Surrey

“YOU savour the good days,” said 72.92% prix st georges (PSG) winner Molly Key, who claimed one of the show’s more cherished championship sashes. Her ride, 15-year-old Absinth W (Ant), last wore a regionals sash at Hickstead in 2018.

“Ant’s scores haven’t massively improved since then, but at home I’ve felt him improve by 0.1% every session. He’s peaked at the right time and put everything he could into it,” she said.

“A couple of years ago, we’d come up the final centre line and both be exhausted; today he felt as though he could do it again,” added Molly. “Although

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