THE property if the late Phonsie O’Brien, Landscape Stud in Co Tipperary, has come on the market with a stunning Georgian residence on 91 acres.

Built in the 1970s, Landscape House was originally part of the Mount Congreve Estate. The Congreves, who had an eye for the future, planted many specimen trees that are still there to this day. Phonsie O Brien and his wife Ann bought the property in the late 1970s and have maintained the grounds in a way that the original owners would have been proud of.

Phonsie was a successful amateur rider for his brother, the famous Vincent O’Brien, and among many other races rode the winner of 10 Gloucester Hurdles at the Cheltenham Festival.

In 1956, Phonsie took out a trainer’s licence and is best remembered for his four consecutive winners of the Galway Plate (which is a record to this day) and winning the Irish Derby with Chamour.

Phonsie dedicated the next 40 years to Landscape and turned his attention to breeding and pinhooking National Hunt foals with notable success.

His second passion was fishing and many hours were spent with friends on the river, telling yarns and catching salmon and trout.

Now back on the market, the 91-acre property extends a huge opportunity for horse lovers in the Tipperary/Waterford area to continue the success story.

The compact stud yard comprises 14 boxes, a three-bedroom staff flat, an eight-horse walker, lunge ring, walled garden and three isolation boxes in a wonderful mature settling overlooking the River Suir. The property has a three-quarter-mile single bank fishing on the River Suir with plenty of trout and salmon.

The land is mainly limestone laid out in eight paddocks, all in permanent pasture, with superb shelter and extensive road frontage.

Situated in the heart of good hunting country, the Kilkennys, Tipperarys, Waterfords and Kilmoganny Harriers all hunt nearby. Racing is in Clonmel, Gowran Park, Tramore, Tipperary and Cork.

The property is for sale by public auction on Wednesday, July 25th at 12pm in the Hotel Minella, Clonmel unless previously sold. Auctioneer Paddy Jordan is guiding €1.3m and commented that it is seldom that such an attractive property comes on the market, and while it is being run as a private stud, it is also ideally suitable for the sport horse enthusiast, pinhooker, sales prep with a lovely family home.