IRISH Sport Horses are well positioned on the leaderboard after Saturday's cross-country phase at the four-star Rolex Kentucky three-day event in the USA, with two Irish horses in the top three and no less than seven Irish Sport Horses in the top 25.

Fernhill Fugitive (ISH), (pictured), who was bred by Maurice Cousins from Barnadown Stud in Co Wexford, lies in second place with American rider Philllip Dutton.