COUNTY Tyrone’s Peter Smyth won the final leg of the 2016 Mervue Equine Leinster Summer Tour at the Irish Breeders Classic in Barnadown last Friday, where Waterford’s Francis Connors and Capitol Cruis were crowned overall league champions.

Connors and Ian Smyth’s Capitol Cruis have been the standout performers in the series, scoring wins at Tattersalls and Iverk, along with runner-up finishes at Louth, Wexford and Maryville.