"He's not even French - he's from Manchester - that's even worse!" laughed Oliver Townend as Tom Carlile pipped him for the final leg of ERM at Blenheim but Oliver took the overall series
The ice cream van did a roaring trade as riders in the Novice and BE100 classes enjoyed some summer eventing on Wednesday at Shelford Manor
A quick look around today's action at Houghton Hall
It was a truly international affair in the Grantham Cup CIC3* at Belton International with riders from six different countries taking the top honours
Cooley Master Class - the horse that is 'dead lazy to train' - has given Oliver Townend yet another major win at the Norfolk event where you never know who might turn up ....