LOUTH’s Mark McAuley landed a five-star victory in Rome last weekend aboard his wife Charlotte’s home-bred gelding Valentino Tuiliere, and finished the show by winning the leading rider prize.

The French-based show jumper has been in fantastic form of late and won last Friday’s 1.50m Table A aboard the 10-year-old, with a clear in 56 seconds, ahead of Israel’s Robin Muhr with Uline de Channay in second (0/ 56.84). McAuley collected €6,250.