THIS statement by Richard Sheane is an impressive one, and indeed Diamond Roller features prominently among Ireland’s proven event horse sires. He is an upstanding athletic stallion by High Roller (Cavalier Royale) out of the well related Joes Lurgan Lady by Flagmount Diamond.

Carrying a superb performance pedigree, he is out a full sister to the international show jumper Special Diamond (1.60m), while his siblings include the international event horse Purbeck (Tim Price). In addition, both sire and dam’s pedigree (unrecorded in places) feature the thoroughbred sires Peacock (sire of the Olympic event horse Ringwood Cockatoo), the grade A thoroughbred show jumper Majestic Streak, and back further, the influential Snuff Box.