Sam Taylor (Swannanoa) and Leo Degas were in a class of their own in the action-filled BetaVet Intermediate, taking the honours and with it the Dusky Bay Cup for Open Intermediate Champion.

A smart dressage performance gave Taylor an early advantage, and he matched it with a splendid show across country adding just 1.2 time penalties, and a clear show jumping, to finish on 33.8, almost 20 penalties ahead of Susie Stewart on Cowboy and Eve Hawes on Hurlingham Lansong, second and third respectively. Only three of the seven starters finished.