TWO male riders topped the scores in the graded Preliminary classes at last Sunday’s Dressage Ireland Eastern Region show at Marlton Stud.

There were 13 starters in the DI6 judged by Paula Geiger (List 3) whose overall leaderboard was headed by Gerald Bloomer on board the Dutch Warmblood gelding Ready To Shine AVO (72.69%), a four-year-old from the first crop of the 2016 Ferdeaux stallion Las Vegas (PSG/Inter I). The tall bay was bred in The Netherlands by Anna Van Oort out of Vinesse AVO (by Ronaldo) whose previous produce includes the Lord Leatherdale gelding King Leatherdale O (PSG/Inter I).