World silver medallist Lisa Dobriskey claimed victory in the Aviva British Grand Prix at the Gateshead International Stadium on Monday.

It capped a good weekend for the Ashford athlete whose time of 3:59.50 in Zurich on Friday night put her second behind double Olympic champion Kelly Holmes on the UK all-time list for the women’s 1,500m.

Dobriskey ran her usual tactical race in Gateshead to cross the line first in 4:13.60.

American Erin Donohue had taken the lead with one lap to go, but Dobriskey had got herself into a good position at the bell. With 200m left, she powered away and held off a challenge from Hannah England to take first place.

Dobriskey described the victory as “fantastic” and said she was worried before the race.

She said: “I didn’t want to come here and finish second or third, I wanted to celebrate properly and give the crowd something to cheer for.

“It’s been crazy since Berlin. I don’t think it’s had a chance to sink in yet. It was amazing to run so fast in Zurich and it’s phenomenal to be just behind Kelly Holmes on the UK all-time list.”