KILDARE’s Heike Holstein and the Irish-bred mare Sambuca ended what was another historic weekend for Irish dressage when they posted a sixth place finish in the Freestyle To Music Grand Prix at the CDI4* in Lier, Belgium.

The pair produced a score of 73.79%, just over one percentage point off their best score (74.91%) set in Windsor last year. Victory in the 15-starter Freestyle went to Dutch rider Marlies van Baalen with Ben Johnson with a score of 78.15%.