HORSE Sport Ireland this week announced the team of horses that will represent the Irish WBFSH Studbooks at the FEI WBFSH World Breeding Jumping Championships for Young Horses 2017.

The Championship will be held at Lanaken, Belgium, and will run from September 20th to 24th.

Chef d’equipe, Comdt. John Ledingham, said: “After our most successful championships ever in 2016, we have a lot to live up to this September. The team comprises exceptional horses and experienced riders and we are looking forward to the challenge.

“It was a pleasant, if difficult task to choose from the wealth of talent in the young Irish horses currently competing around the world.”

The selected horses are:

Five-Year-Olds:

• BP FIRST EDITIONS (ISH). Rider: Darragh Ryan

• DOTHRAKI WARLORD (ISH). Rider: Derek McConnell

• FORTY ROSES (ISH). Rider: Michael Pender

• PEARLS PRINCESS GERVANTUS (ISH): Rider: Vincent Byrne

• BBS MCGREGOR (ISH). Rider: Jack Ryan

Six-Year-Olds:

• CASTLELAWN CAPTAIN JUNIOR (ISH) (TIH): Rider: Jessica Burke

• LACKAMORE STORM (ISH). Rider: Darragh Ryan

• COLUMBCILLE GIPSY (ISH). Rider: Gerard O'Neill

• BOLEYBAWN ACTOR. Rider (ISH): Darragh Ryan

• SEA TOPBLUE (ISH). Rider: Jenny Rankin

Seven-Year-Olds:

• CASTLEFIELD VEGAS (ISH). Rider: Gerard O'Neill

• MHS ATTRACTION. Rider (ISH): Jenny Rankin

• BALLYPATRICK FLAMENCO. Rider (ISH): Darragh Ryan

• HHS WASHINGTON (ISH). Rider: Michael Pender

• EXPRESS TREND (ISH). Rider: Jessica Burke

Chef d’Équipe, Comdt. John Ledingham, said; “After our most successful championships ever in 2016, we have a lot to live up to this September. The team comprises exceptional horses and experienced riders and we are looking forward to the challenge. It was a pleasant, if difficult task to choose from the wealth of talent in the young Irish horses currently competing around the world”.

Breeding of the above horses:

• BP First Editions (ISH) – 2012 mare by Verdi (KWPN) out of Ballypatrick Flight (ISH) by Laughton’s Flight (ISH) bred by Austin Broderick owned by Ronan Rothwell ridden by Darragh Ryan

• Dothraki Warlord (ISH) by M Mermus R (KWPN) out of Tiamo Diamant (SF) by Diamant De Semilly (SF) bred by Patrick J Kearns owned by Tom Hennessy ridden by Derek Mcconnell

• Forty Roses (ISH) mare by Heritage Fortunus (HANN) out of HHS Diamond Exchange (ISH) by Ramiro B (BWP) bred by Declan Kehoe owned by Marion Hughes ridden by Michael James Pender

• Pearls Princess Gervantus (ISH) – 2012 mare by Luidam (KWPN) out of Guinness 38 (WURT) by Gervantus II (OLD) owned and bred by Pearl Roach, ridden by Vincent Byrne

• BBS Mcgregor (ISH) gelding by Cardento (HOLST) out of Random Chance (ISH) by Mark Twain (TB) bred and owned by Marguerite Ryan and ridden by Jack Ryan

• Castlelawn Captain Junior (ISH) (TIH) Stallion by Captain Clover (ISH) out of Diroe (ISH) by Diamond Lad (ID) bred by Elizabeth Gallagher owned by Gabriel Slattery and ridden by Jessica Burke

• Lackamore Storm (ISH) – gelding by Kroongraaf (KWPN) out of Currabawn Shauna (ISH) by Indoctro (HOLST) bred by Ian Heslin owned by Gbbs Int Ltd & Liam Cleary ridden by Darragh Ryan

• Columbcille Gipsy (ISH) mare by Toulon (BWP) out of Gipsy III (HOLST) by Grundyman (TB) bred by Eamonn Murphy owned by Eamonn Murphy and ridden by Gerard O’Neill

• Boleybawn Actor (ISH) – 2011 gelding by Ars Vivendi (HOLST) out of Arina (KWPN) by Air Jordan Z (OLD) bred by Ronan Rothwell, Wicklow owned by Pearl Biedron and Greg Broderick, ridden by Darragh Ryan

• Sea Topblue (ISH) gelding by Chacco Blue (MECKL) out of Sea Top Lady (ISH) by Lux Z (HANN) bred by James and John Meade owned by Deirdre Bourns ridden by Jenny Rankin

• Castlefield Vegas (ISH) by Cassino (SWWB) out of Clarkes Quiet Optimistic (ISH) by Lux Z (HANN) bred by John Clarke, Co Cavan. Ger O’Neill

• MHS Attraction (ISH) mare by Numero Uno (KWPN) out of French Ballerina (ISH) by Diamant De Semilly (SF) bred by Michael Brennan owned by Deirdre Bourns and ridden by Jenny Rankin

• Ballypatrick Flamenco (ISH) – 2010 gelding by Je T’Aime Flamenco (BWP) out of Cruise Leaf (ISH), by Cruising. Breeder: Dr Noel Cawley, Co. Kildare. Owner: Greg Broderick. Rider: Darragh Ryan

• HHS Washington (ISH) gelding by Tinaranas Inspector (WESTF) out of Cadiz (ISH) by Cavalier Royale (HOLST) bred and owned by Miguel Bravo, ridden by Michael James Pender

• Express Trend (ISH) by Future Trend (OLD) out of Condios Express (ISH) by Condios (HOLST) bred by Liam Nicholas owned by Liam/Anthony Nicholas ridden by Jessica Burke