ITALY’s Lorenzo de Luca charmed the Dublin crowd once again last week when galloping to victory in the prestigious eight-year-old championship on Sunday afternoon, before going on to finish third in the Grand Prix.

De Luca was aboard the Stephex Stables-owned mare Bellisma Ter Wilgen Z (by Bamako De Muze). Speaking to The Irish Field after the class, he said: “This is just a new ride for me. This is my third show with her. She has amazing quality and scope but I think this is the first time that she has jumped in a ring as big and as impressive as Dublin so I was delighted with how she went.