CON and Claire O’Keeffe’s Kilbarry Lodge Stud is conveniently situated on the western outskirts of Waterford City. They have stood National Hunt sires since 1997 and this year have added two new stallions to their roster, Joshua Tree (Montjeu) and Success Days (Jeremy), to stand alongside Diamond Boy (Mansonnien) and Pillar Coral (Zamindar).

Joshua Tree was a triple Grade 1 winner and his oldest crop are four-year-olds. He has made a good start with his first runners and had increasing levels of support during his time in France, with just short of 100 yearlings on the ground at present.