Bermuda show jumper Patrick Nesbitt was all smiles after winning the 100,000-euro Grand Prix final at the Sunshine Tour in southern Spain.Nesbitt, riding Cantaro, beat 44 other riders to land the top prize in yesterday’s final after experiencing some highs and lows during the last five weeks of competition.He said he wasn’t expecting to win the Grand Prix final given the calibre of riders he was up against but was thrilled with his victory.“It was a super day, we have been down here competing in Spain for the last five weeks and today was the final Grand Prix which was worth 100,000 euros and we managed to come out with the win,“ said Nesbitt. “Cantaro was excellent on the track.“It was a big purse and the course was tough, but when I walked the course in the morning I told a good friend of mine that the track suited my horse. When he jumped clear in the first round I knew the jump off already and knew it would suit him. With all of this taken into account I fancied my chances.“I didn’t expect to win it, you have to qualify for the main event and we had our own bit of hardship before the win.“Cantaro had slipped on the asphalt and grazed and bruised his ribs a bit so we took a few weeks off to get him to a better condition.“I thought the time to recover would be crucial for both of us and the physio did his job and since then Cantaro has jumped well.”Nesbitt and Cantaro finished the course in a time of 44.48 seconds, well clear of second place Bruce Menzies of Great Britain riding Sultan who clocked 48.83 seconds but knocked down a few jumps. Great Britain’s Peter Charles, riding Murka’s Pom D’ami rounded out the top three in a time of 46.96.Reflecting on the weekend, Nesbitt was pleased with how Cantaro responded after his injury and how he bounced back from past disappointments at the same venue.“In the third week I knocked two fences down, but he still performed,” said Nesbitt.“Last week he was clear in the first round, and in the second round we dropped back to finish seventh.“On Friday, we had another Grand Prix for 25,000 euros and was clear in the first but knocked one down in the second to just miss the win.“There were 50 people here for the Grand Prix and some dropped out as they thought it would be too many people and too big for their horse, so for me I’m over the moon.“In the same Grand Prix last year we have some bad luck where we had a foot in the water but he jumped well enough to give us the thought of coming back to compete.”The Sunshine Tour has been running for more than ten years on different Spanish showgrounds and attracts riders from all over the world to the Spanish Atlantic coast.The competition lasts for weeks in February and March, with nowhere else in Europe hosting as many horses and riders on one square kilometre.