IRELAND’s Jordan Coyle bagged a big five-star double on the opening day of the Gallagher Dublin Horse Show, where it was a stunning start for Irish equestrians with Francis Derwin securing the day’s opening international class of the week in the brand new Laya Arena at the RDS.

Coyle recorded a brace of victories in the first two days of the 2026 renewal, but to supply two of the day’s three renditions of Amhrán na bhFiann as the wraps were taken off the new-look show jumping stadium in Ballsbridge must have been very special indeed for the New York-based Derry pilot. After missing the last three months of 2025 with a broken leg, Coyle has been building momentum this season and his team of Elan Farm horses appear to have been tuned to the minute to perform on his return to familiar terrain.