CLARE Abbott was doubly delighted to win the DAFM Studbook Series EI100 for five-year-olds on the Irish Sport Horse gelding MT Kenobis Touch, as she landed the equivalent class last year on the bay’s Cazaan half-sister, MT Luxaan, who is now competing in the USA.

The Co Down rider adopted the same tactics on both youngsters by completing on her winning dressage score which, in this instance, was 26.4. Two other combinations finished on their sub-30 penalty flatwork marks on Sunday to place second and third, namely Caitlin Woods on her father Michael’s ISH gelding Greygrove Delight (28.6) and Sarah Dowley with the traditionally-bred Manhatton 19 (29.6). Costly time penalties saw Sadhbh Bolger drop from fourth (29.9) to ninth with Grantstown Imperial (36.7).