WILLIAM FOX-PITT and Little Fire made short work of the Saracen Horse Feeds Houghton International CCIO4*-S to seal their win with a deceptively quick cross-country round.
The 12-year-old gelding, with whom William was ninth at Badminton 2019, breezed around Alec Lochore’s track to come home a comfortable four seconds inside the time.
William, who co-owns the horse with Jennifer Dowling, said to win was “a nice surprise”.
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Full report from Houghton International, including the CCI3*-L sections, is also available to read in Horse & Hound magazine, on sale Thursday 3 June 2021
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