THE penultimate round of the 1.50m Plusvital Grand Prix took centre stage on Sunday afternoon at the Tattersalls July Summer Show, with 41 combinations going to post in the €20,000 Underwriting Exchange and SJI-supported leg. Along with the substantial prize fund, there was also two places on offer for the international classes at next week’s Gallagher Dublin Horse Show for the top two combinations in the league.

Claiming the win was Athlone’s Francis Derwin and Parvati Aeg, which sees him top the leaderboard at this stage on 36 points and, therefore, take the first golden ticket to Dublin. A third-place finish for Jason Foley and Cute Face moved him up to second on the leaderboard (25 points) and sees him gain the second spot for the RDS.