ALL present were on a winner from the off at the Burghley young event horse qualifier held during the Millstreet international horse trials as the highly informative commentary of Chris Ryan guided spectators through the two classes, aided by Tom Lawlor.

There are only two references to Diarmuid Ryan under ‘riders’ on the Eventing Ireland website, and they are from 2019. However, the Graiguenamanagh vet holds a dominant position when it comes to producing winners on the young horse performance circuit and he needed all his skills here as the jumping track was a genuine mix of cross-country and show jumping fences.