“With this format you have to wait until the very end because everything can change in just a second!”, Varela said. And that was exactly how it played out.

"The plank on the vertical at fence nine was the bogey of the first round, with a choice of a long five or short six strides from the previous oxer. When fences were raised in round two however it was the double of verticals at fence seven on the 12-obstacle track that proved the biggest challenge."