Day two at the Dublin Horse Show saw Irish riders add to their already impressive run of results, not least by Kildare’s Mikey Pender who recorded his second international victory in the space of 24 hours. Pender partnered the Marion Hughes-owned and bred mare HHS Fortune (ISH) to victory the Speed Derby, finishing two seconds ahead of Niamh McEvoy in second with Aconzina PS. Irish riders filled all of the top five places with Trevor Breen taking third spot with Gonzalo. In the later Anglesea Stakes, Aga Khan team member Cian O’Connor and his World Championship mount C Vier 2 finished as runners-up after a hugely competitive 14-horse jump-off. They finished just over half a second behind Egyptian winner Nayel Nassar with Coronado who took the winners prize, while Switzerland’s Steve Guerdat finished third with Albfuehren’s Maddox. Among the national competitions that took place in the main arena, Brendan Murphy guided […]
