NO less than four previous winners are due to return for year’s Irish Draught stallion classes, sponsored by the Department of Food, Agriculture & the Marine.

As has been the format in recent years, the Irish Draught stallion championship is divided into two sections (the spectators’ first view of the entries will be on ‘Draught Day’ next Thursday at 1.25 pm for the customary parade, followed by the actual judging on the following day (Friday) at 1.15 pm, all in Ring 1). The judges this year are Elizabeth Cooke and Jonathan Geake.