Single clear sees Miller take Hickstead Derby

Britain’s Phillip Miller, riding Caritiar Z, provided the only clear in the Hickstead Derby yesterday to deny Ireland its second successive win in the famed competition, as four faults left Tipperary’s Trevor Breen equal second on the one-eyed Adventure De Kannan.

Breen’s performance saw him go one better than last year’s joint-third with Karen Swann’s bay gelding and he had no hard feelings in losing out to Miller.

“I’m genuinely happy for Phil, he is a great friend of mine,” he said. “But I came here to win, not to make up the numbers.