Eventing World Championships

Four Irish Sport Horses have finished in the top 10 of the six-year-old division, at the FEI World Breeding Championships for Young Eventing Horses at Le Lion in France.

I Spye, bred by Thomas Ryan from Co Tipperary, finished in fourth place with Jesse Campbell (NZL) on a score of 43.4

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Elizabeth Power and DSL The Entertainer, bred by Caroline Bjoerk from Co Kildare, were just one place further back in fifth on a score of 45.0, while Rio Olympian Jonty Evans with John The Bull, bred by James Byrne from Co Westmeath, finished in ninth place on a score of 46.6. Youve got the Lux, bred in Co Kilkenny by Jane Darragh, finished 10th with Hayden Hankey (GBR) scoring 46.7.

In the seven-year-old competition, two Irish Sport Horses went on to finish in the top eight. Direct Cassino (ISH), bred in Co Cork by Mary McCarthy, took the silver medal with Izzy Taylor (GBR), while SRS Kan Do (ISH), bred in Co Westmeath by Michael Donner, finished eighth with Kylie Roddy (GBR).

The best three scores of each studbook in both age categories counted towards the overall standings, with The Irish Sport Horse Studbook crowned champions ahead of the Selle Francais (SF) studbook in second, and the Dutch Sport Horse Studbook (DSP) in third.

Allen wins at Helsinki World Cup show

Bertram Allen has made a flying start at the Finnish five-star World Cup Show in Helsinki, winning last Friday's 1.45m power and speed competition with the 9-year-old stallion Dino W.

The contest attracted 46 starters and Allen posted what proved to be an unbeatable target of clear in 54.29 seconds to take the winners prize of €8,750.

Second place went to Dutch rider Eric van der Vleuten with Zigali P S (54.97), while Belgium's Gregory Wathelet took third spot aboard Eldorado van het Vijverhof (55.07).

Moloney grabs podium finish in USA

Richie Moloney and the 14-year-old stallion Carrabis Z have taken third place on the podium in the $380,000 Rolex five-star Grand Prix at Tryon, USA in the early hours Last Sunday morning.

Moloney was one of just three riders who managed to jump clear in the first round of the contest.

Moloney was drawn last to go in the jump-off and was chasing a target of clear in 34.67 seconds set by American world number one Kent Farrington with Gazelle.

The Irish rider was clear until the very last fence which unfortunately fell to the floor leaving him in third place with a time of 35.63. Farrington collected the winners prize of $125,000 with Mexico’s Eugenio Garza claiming $76,000 when finishing second with Bariano when a clear in 35.91, while Moloney and Carrabis Z took home $57,000 for their third place finish.