BOYD Exell (AUS) has entered the history books by winning the FEI World Cup™ Driving Final for the fourth consecutive time.

Dutch drivers IJsbrand Chardon (NED) and Koos de Ronde (NED) were unable to better Exell, who was unbeatable.

Last starter Boyd Exell felt the pressure on his shoulders despite his eight-second head start on Chardon after the first competition on Friday evening. Boyd however proved to be in a class of his own and put down a fast and clear round with his solid team of horses and widened the gap further on Chardon and De Ronde, who were in second and third place.

Boyd Exell said: “My tactics were to first monitor what the other drivers did. I went steady until the fourth gate and I picked it up after that. In the winning round my team got faster on me and I had to decide whether to fight them or steer them. I decided to let them run but I did not want to make any careless mistakes so I held them back in the very last part of the course. I am very thrilled about my performance, which I owe very much to my team of horses and the team of people who have been with me all season.”