COACHELLA and Catherine Thornton were crowned champions in the six-year-old Irish Sport Horse Studbook Series in Cavan on Sunday.

By Ustinov out of multiple 1.50m producing Icing (Cruising), the mare was bred by Tom and Linda Magee and is owned by Thornton and David Campbell. A league total of 30 points earned from some very consistent performances saw the duo take the top spot in what was a very hard fought series, just one point ahead of Cora Sharkey.