CONGRATULATIONS to regular Irish Horse World contributor Laurence Dunne, who was on the other side of the camera this week, when the foal he owns and bred with his wife, Mary Ellen Rice, won the Horse Sport Ireland eventing foal championship qualifier at Kernans EC in Co Armagh on Tuesday.

The filly foal is named Cool Obsession. She is by the thoroughbred Yaakooum (Cape Cross x Rock Of Gibraltar), out of the dam Cool Dakota (Natal x Golden Skylight).

The judges commented on the filly being a “nice modern type” sport foal. They now go forward to the final at Emerald EC, in late October.

For full results of the qualifier, see www.horsesportireland.ie.