KEVIN Acres was crowned Dressage Ireland’s national champion for the second time last Saturday as he landed the Grand Prix on Ganesh, repeating his 2023 victory on the Dutch Warmblood gelding.

“I was really happy with my marks (a combined 318.75 for a score of 69.295%),” said the 28-year-old. “There were still a few little blips in the test but I had nearly 5% in hand over the runner-up (Josephine Delahoyde on Barroso (65)).