“It’s only his first season this year, so you’d think they’ll only get better with the more they do.”

“I had a bit of making up to do after Friday’s performance, so I’m glad to get this one across the line."

Shaun and Hazel Fannin’s pair of talented jumpers in Jesko and Fourty Eight will clash for the first time over fences in Sunday’s hotly-contested Ben and Ryan Foote Great New Zealand Steeplechase (6200m) at Te Aroha.