Irish Show Jumping riders have made an excellent start to the 2018 Stena Line Dublin Horse Show – winning all three international competitions on the opening day at the RDS in Ballsbridge. The feature Sport Ireland Classic saw Offaly’s Darragh Kenny come out on top with the Ann Thompson-owned Balou Du Reventon. They were among a massive 19 combinations who jumped clear in the opening round and took the winners prize with a clear in 35.83 seconds in the jump-off. Mark McAuley finished as runner-up with Miebello (36.46), ahead of Switzerland’s Steve Guerdat in third with Hannah (37.11). Along with his win in the Sport Ireland Classic, Darragh Kenny also chawked up two runner-up finishes, including in the 1m45 Minerva Stakes By Dublin Airport Central, where Cork’s Billy Twomey collected the winners prize. Twomey and the Joe-Flynn-owned Irish Sport Horse Ardcolum Duke finished half-a-second ahead of Kenny in second with […]
