'I always scream like that watching Alpinista - I'm very much all in'

Pride and joy. It's a phrase often used about those we care for, but rarely demonstrated as vividly as it was by Annabel Willis on Yorkshire Oaks day.

As Alpinista battled to her first Group 1 victory on home soil, her devoted groom was a bouncing, shouting, urging ball of excitement in the middle of the parade ring. This was pure passion and people loved it. A 30-second YouTube clip of her wildly energetic performance has had more than half a million views.

Willis laughs when the subject comes up. "I couldn't help myself. I always scream like that when I'm watching her," she says. "Normally I try to go somewhere more private but being in the middle of the parade ring it was kind of hard to hide.