THE fact that the top-five horses in last Sunday’s 1.40m Cavan Grand Prix were aged eight years old or younger, goes to show the exciting batch of talented young horses we can look forward to in 2025.

Ballywalter Stables’ seven-year-old gelding Elite Della Caccia (Elvis ter Putte x Cardento) was guided to the top-spot in the €3,000 Showjumping Ireland-sponsored class by Daren Hopkins.