To quote commentator Adrian Nydam, last season’s top-three-year-old, Dindingwe, “destroyed them”, and won the Pioneers & Heroes Tankard at Borrowdale Park today, with lengths to spare.

Wantage came second, then Finchatton and Yarraman.

Trained by Debra Swanson and bred by Ndoro Stud, Dindingwe was ridden by Rodgers Satombo. The Futura filly is owned by Mr CM and Mrs EB Shepherd and Mr CG and Mrs KM Bonthrone, CJ Danckwerts, GM Littleford, SH Murray, PC Rugg, PD Gorringe, SP Gorringe, V Patel, DK Ward and G Carter.

Heartiest congratulations everyone

Photograph by Laurent Viguie.