THE cream of the world’s event riders will make their way to Millstreet next week where the Duggan family are preparing to host their biggest event fixture yet. Breaking records on several counts, the showcase has not only attracted four of the world’s top five ranked event riders but can boast the biggest entry ever recorded at an Irish international event. In another major coup, the venue has been awarded the fifth leg of the prestigious Event Riders Masters – the first time this lucrative competition has ever been held on Irish turf.

“To be honest we’re all quite overwhelmed,” said Thomas Duggan earlier this week. “I’m delighted with both the interest and more importantly with the quality of the interest. Our entry for the CCI4*L is our biggest to date, while it will be very interesting to host the ERM class.”