Two wins for Irish riders on Saturday's penultimate day at the 2019 Dublin Horse Show, brought Ireland’s tally of five-star international victories to six so far this week at the RDS.
Elizabeth Power aboard her horse Doonaveeragh O One, took a fantastic win in RDS Stakes.
Despite being drawn early in the one round speed class, Power put down a marker of clear in 57.41 seconds which proved unbeatable.
Sweden’s Angelie Von Essen finished as runner-up with Tiger ahead of McLain Ward (USA) in third with Up Des Chaines. Louth’s Mark McAuley and Miebello took fourth place while Kilkenny’s Ger O’Neill and Castlefield Vegas (ISH) finished fifth.
In the later Longines Dublin Stakes 1m50, Mark McAuley claimed his second win of the week when he partnered Utchan De Belheme to the top prize after a 14 horse jump-off. Shane Breen and Golden Hawk finished fourth while Bertram Allen and Harley V Bisschop slotted into fifth place.
The Land Rover Puissance was the feature of the day and French rider Mathieu Billot took the win he was the only rider to clear the wall in the third round when it stood at 2m15 (7ft).
A group of four riders - Richard Howley (Notis Me), Nano Healy (KMS Clintland (ISH), Michael Pender (Hearton Du Bois Halleaux) and Germany's Alexander Kisselbach (Gannan), shared second place when all finishing with four faults in the final round.
