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The Gatcombe British Open Championship (August 1st-3rd) found half of the top ten final placings taken by Irish Sport Horses. Moon Man (ISH) and William Fox-Pitt (GBR) took second place with Shear L’Eau (ISH) ridden by Leslie Law (GBR) finishing fourth. The Wexford Lady (ISH) ridden by Sarah Cutteridge (GBR) came in sixth, while Shear H2O (ISH), also ridden by Leslie Law (GBR), finished eighth followed by Captain Christy (ISH) ridden by Kristina Cook (GBR) in ninth.

In Showjumping, Dublin Horse Show week has started well for Irish Sport Horses. The International Speed Stakes class on Wednesday, August 6th, finished with first, second and third going to Windgates Mystique (ISH) ridden by Conor Swail (IRL), Gerry Maguire (ISH) ridden by Robert Smith (GBR) and That’s Life (ISH) ridden by Michel Hecart (FRA) respectively. In the Irish Sports Council Classic class on Wednesday, Splendido (ISH) and Harry Marshall (IRL) took fourth place and Chippison (ISH) ridden by Marie Burke (IRL) finished seventh. Last weekend, the €10,000 Dun Laoghaire Grand Prix was won by Laraghlease Western Desert (ISH) ridden by Steven Smith (IRL).

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Breeding of the above Irish Sport Horses

•Captain Christy (ISH) ~ 1992 Irish Sport Horse gelding by Cavalier (Holst), out of Free Flo (ISH), by Imperius (TB), bred by Clare Hughes, Graigue, uffesgrange, Co.Kilkenny.
• Chippison ~ 1993 Irish Sport Horse Stallion by Cavalier (Holst), bred by John and Marie Burke, Clare Equestrian Centre, Doora, Ennis, Co. Clare.
• Gerry Maguire ~ 1994 Irish Sport Horse gelding by Clover Hill.
•Laraghlease Western Desert~ 1993 Irish Sport Horse Stallion by Desert Prince (ISH), out of Laraghlease Lass (ISH), bred by Robert Hancock, 85 Clooney Road, Eglington, Co. Derry.
•Moon Man ~ 1991 Irish Sport Horse gelding by I’m a Star (TB), out of Stopford Eddy (ISH), by Prince Edward (RID), bred by Thomas Dowling, Mount Stopford House, Galmoy, Crossapatrick, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
•Shear H2O (ISH) ~ 1990 Irish Sport Horse Gelding by Stan the Man (TB), out of Starry Night II (ISH), by Carnival Night (TB) bred by Mr. Edward Walsh, Moveen East, Kilkee, Co. Clare.
•Shear L’Eau ~ 1991 Irish Sport Horse gelding by Stan the Man (TB), out of Starry Night II (ISH), by Carnival Night (TB) bred by Edward Walsh, Kilkee, Co Clare.
•Splendido ~ 1993 Irish Sport Horse gelding by Cavalier.
•That’s Life ~ 1994 Irish Sport Horse gelding by Clover Fields (ISH), out of Classy Madame (TB), by Ozymandias (TB), bred by Con Ryan, The Abbey, Templemore, Co. Tipperary.
•The Wexford Lady ~ 1993 Irish Sport Horse mare by Fine Blade (TB), out of Forth Diamond (ISH), by Whitehall Bridge (TB), bred by Letty O’Sullivan, Hayestown, Clonard, Co. Wexford.
•Windgate Mystique ~ 1994 Irish Sport Horse mare by Cruising (ISH), out of Winning Promise (TB), by Roi Guilaume (TB), bred by William Fenelon, Guileen Lodge, Guileen, Stradbally, Co. Laois.

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