THE Spancil Hill-based Gateau Stables claimed national honours last week in Millstreet winning the prestigious 2017 Pony Young Irelander Championship with their four-year-old stallion D Drim the Brixia.

Valerie Gateau, from Gateau Stables, commented: “It was a very exciting week for Gateau Stables at the Millstreet International Horse Show. The Young Irelander Championships is a very prestigious class to win.