AMONG the many successful horses over the weekend with Cooley in their names were two Kilkenny International-owned geldings, who won the highest-graded classes at Loughanmore on Saturday in the hands of John Tilley.

The 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood Licence To Cooley, a son of Balou du Rouet Z, led from start to finish in the EI115 (Open), despite picking up 9.6 cross-country time penalties for a total of 40.3. The more locally-based Joseph Murphy was second-fastest across the country (4.8), but had a pole down show jumping with Barberstown Castle Rehy (41.3), while Co Cork’s Momo Sheehy finished third with Da Vinci whose completion score (42.7) included 6.8 for time over the fixed fences.