A delighted Thomas said: "I was not expecting to finish the weekend like this. Having the opportunity to ride at these shows against the world’s best at a young age, due to being a U25 rider for a GCL team, is amazing. It’s given me a fantastic platform to make a step up in my career and winning today is great!"

Calleryama was jumping amazing and she has a huge stride which helps in this grass arena. It is an amazing atmosphere here, like in Mexico, so many people are here - this is real sport!"

Currently sitting third in the overall Longines Global Champions Tour ranking, Thomas then added: "This is my third event of the Global (LGCT) season and all three have been very good. Next week I go to St Tropez as well, so I hope for a good result and I can move up in the rankings."