Irish dominate at Dublin Horse Show
Saturday, 8 August 2009 23:11Irish riders dominated all three international classes at the Fáilte Ireland Dublin Horse Show on Saturday, with only the irrepressible Frenchman Roger Yves Bost spoiling a hat-trick of victories.
Bost, who has had one of his best Dublin shows in some years, won the Accumulator with 'Jovis de Ravel', but snapping at his heels was Cork's Billy Twomey with the Irish-bred 'Cavinem' who slotted into the runner-up spot.
Fifth place was taken by an in-form Dermott Lennon and 'Lanceretto', with Shane Breen in eighth and Jessica Kurten in ninth.
County Down-born Lennon had an outright victory in the big jump-off competition with Woods Rosbotham's Hallmark Elite, with Conor Swail and Glen Leddy's stallion Gold Digger in second.
Dave Quigley and Ulot placed ninth in the class and Edward Doyle had three unfortunate mistakes in the last round with the Irish-bred Flexible to take tenth.
The Puissance wall stopped all five survivors of the previous rounds when it reached 2m20 and the prize money was shared between four Irish riders, Captain Shane Carey, Cameron Hanley, Dermott Lennon and Alex Duffy, with the Netherlands' Jur Vrieling settling for fifth after an elimination.
