THE Cruising Six-Year-Old National Championship at Dublin has a high number of returning finalists from the 2015 Five-Year-Old Flexing National Championships. Seven horses have again made the grade, with some exceptionally strong combinations entered. Eddie Moloney and Cruicerath Flexianna (Flex-A-Bill x Holland) took the blue rosette last year and went on to win the inaugural Horse Sport Ireland Mares Championship in October.

KBS July Johnson, ridden by Jordan Coyle, was just behind Moloney in the Dublin line-up and took second place in the Millstreet Ruby. Christian Coyle has now taken up the reins on the OBOS Quality 004 gelding and will no doubt be hoping to maintain previous form.