MICHAEL Ryan will be the first of Ireland’s four riders to tackle the opening dressage phase at the four-star Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials today.

Riding Ballylynch Aventure, Ryan lines out at 9:54am this morning and will be quickly followed by Joseph Murphy and DHI Top Story at 10:02am.

Sarah Ennis and BLM Diamond Delux are scheduled for 11:42am and Camilla Speirs and the Connemara part-bred and crowd favourite Portersize Just a Jif will go at 15:04.

Murphy will ride the second his two entries, Sportsfield Othello, at 16:44 tomorrow.

Four of the five Irish entries are Irish Sport Horses.

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