HAMPSHIRE-BASED Kiwi Dan Jocelyn beat off world class competi-tion to take the honours at the Brockenhurst Park Horse Trials.

Jocelyn, riding Silence, won the advanced section of an all-star line-up which included Australian Olympic medallists Matt Ryan and David Green as well as fellow New Zealanders Mark Todd and Andrew Nicholson.

Todd, who won at Gatcombe earlier this month, had to settle for third on his mount Diamond Hall Red.

"The little horse went very well, I just had a great day. The course was very demanding, but the ground and going was perfect," said Jocelyn, who's hoping to be selected for next year's Sydney Olympics. "It's something I've been building this horse up to for a while now, and even though the games are a long way away he (Silence) is doing everything right, and if he's needed hopefully he'll be ready."

There were section wins also for British riders Rosie Clapham and Jo Marsh-Smith and there was a third place in one of the advanced classes for Hampshire's Lucinda Fredericks on her horse Across the Water.

Around 5,000 specta-tors turned out over the two days to see the event, now in its tenth year. "I can't believe how many people came, there must be five times as many as last year," said organiser Trisha Rickards.

"The trials now have an excellent reputation all over the country and I guess you could say all over the world. I could-n't be happier with the way its all gone."

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