LIMERICK show jumper Oliver McCarthy had a great start to the Devon Horse Show in Pennsylvania as he landed the 1.40m $5,000 Welcome Jumper Stakes with the Irish Sport Horse MHS Automatic.

Owned by Cerulean Stables LLC, the 12-year-old gelding, who was previously ridden by McCarthy’s cousin Greg Broderick before being sold to Amanda Forte, set a blistering time of 28.80 to win the class by almost two seconds.