Young Irish showjumper wins Dublin’s feature Grand Prix

Nineteen-year-old Irish Gaelic showjumper Bertram Allen trounce unopen to of the world’s best showjumpers to lead keep out the prestigious Longines Grand Prix at the Discover Republic of Ireland Dublin Horse Show on Sunday.

Bertram Allen as well as Molly Malone V.

Allen, who turned xix before this month, was the only Irish combination to become inwards through to the viii Equus caballus jump-off. He rode Ballywalter Farms’s grayness mare Molly Malone V to the fastest fourth dimension of the finally round, but the abode crowd was on border equally finally human in, the celebrated Canadian passenger Ian Millar as well as his 11-year-old gelding Dixson, attempted to snatch the Longines trophy alongside a swifter finish.

However, non but did Millar as well as Dixson neglect to jibe Allen’s time, they also had ane scrap downward for 4 faults, relegating them to 6th overall.

A delighted Allen, who had shown shape before this calendar week alongside his clear circular inwards the Aga Khan Trophy, also alongside Molly Malone, picked upward the winner’s check of €66,000.

The runner-up prize of €40,000 went to the USA’s Kent Farrington as well as the thirteen year-old gelding Uceko, patch France’s Timothée Anciaume alongside Padock du Plessis*Hn received €25,000 for 3rd place.

Ireland’s Thomas Ryan placed 10th inwards the Grand Prix aboard the grayness gelding Caribo, beingness the fastest of the laid out circular four-faulters.

Forty international riders as well as horses took purpose inwards the competition, which was the finally international degree of this year’s Discover Republic of Ireland Dublin Horse Show.

• Greg Broderick won the 4,5 & 6 yr sometime Horse Sport Republic of Ireland Young Horse classes inwards the RDS this week. 

Broderick was victorious alongside BP Castlefield (ISH), owned jointly yesteryear the passenger as well as Ger O’Neil, patch the five yr sometime degree was claimed yesteryear Alberta Mist (ISH) owned yesteryear Caledonia Stables. His finally win of the calendar week was achieved alongside Super Chilled (ISH) also owned yesteryear Caledonia Stables.

This remarkable achievement was combined alongside many placings during the week, including a quaternary inwards the 4 Year Old HSI Young Horse Class alongside Hybernia (ISH), 6th inwards the HSI five yr sometime degree alongside Boleybawn Mystique (ISH), as well as a 4th house inwards the CSIO5* 1m50 boundary off alongside MHS Going Global (ISH).

The Horse Sport Republic of Ireland 4YO degree was judged yesteryear World No.1 as well as two demo jumping riders Scott Brash (GBR) as well as Ludger Beerbaum (GER) respectively, equally good equally winning Nations Cup passenger Jessica Springsteen.

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