IRISH Sport Horse Mulberry Lane, bred by Brian Clinghan, claimed Hickstead’s Barberstown Castle Supreme Ridden Horse Championship for the second year in-a-row, ridden by Craig Kiddier. The 10-year-old gelding by O.B.O.S Quality 004 out of Lisnarree (ISH) by Hermes de Reve secured his place in the Supreme championship after winning the Working Hunter Championship for the third year in-a-row and had a tie-break ride-off against another Irish Sport Horse, lightweight hunter champion Flash Point (Watermill Swatch (TB) x Quality Dame (ISH)), a six-year-old gelding bred by Sean Jones and ridden by Robert Walker.

The two Irish-bred horses each scored 29 in the supreme ridden horse championship, so they had to battle it out to see who would claim the coveted title. In a surprise move during the tense final show for the judges, Craig and Mulberry Lane jumped the privet hedge in the International Arena, which brought spectators to their feet and secured them the title!