TO win the Longines King George V Gold Cup is amazing; to jump the only double clear is something in itself. But to do all that on a horse we've had for so long, who was bred by my dad, means the world.
But just a month ago, I had a very different plan for riding the King's Cup. My other horse Evert jumps very well at Hickstead and was fifth in the class last year, but he picked up a small injury at the Derby meeting in June and won't be back tor a month or so.
Vermento has been jumping well though, including on the Nations Cup team at Falsterbo, which was great preparation for Hickstead. So