SEAMUS Hughes Kennedy and the ISH Cuffesgrange Cavadora (Z Wellie 72 x Luidam), bred by Eamonn Sheehan, were second in the CS12* 1.45m Grand Prix in Vilamoura, Portugal, at the weekend. Alexander Butler and the ISH Pico (Chekhov PZK x Carrolls Flight) were fifth in the same class and Hughes Kennedy also finished eighth with his other ride Castlefield Hera, another Irish Sport Horse by Plot Blue out of Little Miss Puissance (Puissance) and bred by Jim O’Neill.

Some other Irish performances of note include Molly Taylor’s win in the CSI1* 1.20b Table A class with L-Piccol. She was also third with Hard to Beat (Arko III X Darco). Alex O’Connor and Kingsborough Verdiva (ISH) were sixth in the CSI1* 130a Table A and Isabel Fitzpatrick and Don Amour de Betze Z were third in the CSI1* 130b Two Phases Special. Frances Derwin was second with Parvati Aeg in the CSI2* Two Phases Special.