PONY riders got the early morning call on Friday with the North Star-sponsored 138cm Championships kicking off the show jumping action for the day in the main arena. A total of 14 hopefuls put their best foot forward in a bid to take the title and in the end, Tipperary’s Charlie Flynn and Knud Van Orchid’s claimed the title.

A delighted Charlie said: “To get to Dublin was always one of my dreams, but to win the qualifier in Simmonscourt and then to win in the Main Arena is just a dream come true for me. Team work makes the dream work.”