LUCCA Stubington ended her 2022 Eventing Ireland campaign at Punchestown (3) last Saturday with a win and third-place finish from two rides and was particularly delighted with her victory in the seven-runner EI115 on Kiltown Watson who she describes as “the best horse I’ve ever ridden”.

The nine-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding by Carrick Diamond Lad ‘won’ the Paula Geiger-judged dressage phase on 26.8 penalties and held on to record his first Intermediate success despite having a pole down show jumping. Rachel Rendle, who rode the winner five times in 2019, finished second here with her 13-year-old Cyrano mare Ballyvally Bay whose total of 34 also included four show jumping penalties.