“ABSOLUTELY amazing, the stuff of dreams,” said Valerie Davis after winning The Irish Field Breeders’ Championship’s show jumping section last Friday. Taking their place in Sunday’s parade of champions too were Martin and Mary Murphy after a stag night purchase 14 years ago resulted in their win in the eventing division of this mare and foal combination final.

A full complement of eight finalists filed into Ring 1 for the opening show jumping section and it was Becca Baby and her Landino VDL colt foal Cloughroe Maximus that topped the line. By O.B.O.S Quality 004, the winning mare’s dam Frenchfort Loughehoe Lady is by Loughehoe Guy.