MHS High Hopes showed off the star quality expected of a full-brother to Olympic horse MHS Going Global (Greg Broderick) when Ger O’Neill guided him to the top spot in last Sunday’s 1.50m Horse Sport Ireland Premier Series Grand Prix at Mullingar Equestrian.

Owned by Mill House Stud’s Sinead Brennan, and bred by her late mother-in-law Ita, the nine-year-old is by Quidam Junior out of Gowran Lady (Cavalier Royale).