YOUNG riders Jenny Rankin, Darragh Ryan, Mikey Pender and Susan Fitzpatrick represented the tricolour in fantastic fashion at the three-star show in Redefin, Germany, last weekend when all four picked up top results. The riders were invited to compete at the show as a trial for the 2018 Young Riders Academy.

The best of those came from Rankin in Friday’s 1.40m Table A class aboard Deirdre Bourns’ consistent Bennys Legacy (Lupicor x Voltaire). A huge start list of 67 combination started the one-round speed class and the 10-year-old stallion was the fastest in a time of 54.05 seconds to collect €825.