STEPHANIE Stammschroer made what she terms a ‘brief return’ to eventing last Saturday at Tullymurry (2) where she partnered her mother Paula’s Irish Sport Horse gelding Brownstown Theodore to victory in the EI100.

Stammschroer, whose previous start had been in the CCI4*-L at Blenheim last September, completed on her Janet Hall-awarded dressage score (25.8 penalties) with the six-year-old OBOS Quality 004 gelding who was dropping down a level following three runs in EI110 company under Michael McNally.

Finishing a second over the time across the country didn’t affect Joseph Murphy’s finishing position of second on Sarah Hughes’ Holstein gelding Shannondale Connor (26.7) with Steven Smith partnering Herbie Walker’s home-bred Newferry Aga Khan (28) into third place on his third start.

The leaders after dressage, Adam Haugh and Elamo Sugar Candy Kisses (28.3) and Casey Webb with Tykillen Jazz (29.5) both had a fence down show jumping.

“We bought this fellow as a three-year-old at Goresbridge’s September Sale,” said Stammschroer who plans to resume her travels – this time heading to Central America – in September. “He did the Stepping Stones as a five-year-old, winning one leg, and has since been eventing and show jumping. Michael has been doing a good job with him but, since I returned home, there seemed little point in having him in another yard so he came back home and I’ve jumped him at 1.10m level locally.

“He was due to go to Glenpatrick but, as that has been cancelled, his next outing will be at Loughanmore. However, he’s definitely for sale as is a five-year-old we have at home,” concluded Stammschroer. Brownstown Theodore was bred in Co Cork by Tim O’Sullivan out of the unraced British-bred Terimon mare Precious Moneen who comes from the family of 1972 Gold Cup winner, Glencaraig Lady, one of just four mares to land chasing’s top prize.