KATIE O’Sullivan had three smart horses to ride in the EI 100 class at Tyrella (4) last Saturday but the one we’re concentrating on is MHS Cooley Vegas whose breeder, Ita Brennan, sadly died two days earlier.

The six-year-old grey Heritage Fortunus gelding, who has 17 SJI points, is a son of the Cavalier Royale mare Lady Ligustra whose previous produce include the Grade A jumper Ballypatrick Mystique, who won a bronze medal at the WBFSH/FEI World Breeding Jumping Championships for Young Horses at Lanaken as a seven-year-old under Greg Broderick.