KILKENNY show jumper Ivan Dalton got his stint at the Sunshine Tour in Vejer de la Frontera off to a good start last week with a three-star victory in Saturday’s 1.45m two-phase class.

Dalton, who runs Butler Court Stables with his wife Sophie Geurts in Zandhoven, Belgium, won the class when he was the fastest of 10 clear rounds again the clock in 33.75 seconds aboard Madame Carole Mille’s Benitot des Carmilles (Ninto de Beaufour), which he has produced since October 2019.