2008 Dublin Horse Show

The 2008 Dublin Horse Show was hosted by the Royal Dublin Society (R.D.S.) at Ballsbridge, Dublin, Ireland, taking place between August 6 and August 10. The competition was named after its main sponsor, Fáilte Ireland.

The show events were divided into two main areas, and show jumping. The showing classes are a major showcase of the best of the Irish horse. Some classes are restricted to Irish-bred horses.

This article concentrates on the major show jumping competitions.

Results[]

August 6[]

Fáilte Stakes[]

Thirty-one riders competed in the 4,750 € Fáilte Stakes. The jumping height was 1.40 m for the Table A event. The top eight riders placed and received financial prizes.

	Rider	Horse	Penalties	Time (s)
1	Peder Fredricson		0	70.86
2	Gert-Jan Bruggink		0	71.24
3	Denis Lynch		0	73.24

Speed Stakes[]

Thirty-five riders competed in the 10,500 € Speed Stakes. The jumping height was 1.40 m for the Table C event. The top nine riders placed and received financial prizes.

	Rider	Horse	Time (s)	Penalties	Total time (s)
1	Gert-Jan Bruggink		58.74	0	58.74
2	Cian O'Connor		61.33	0	61.33
3	Peder Fredricson		61.36	0	61.36

Irish Sports Council Classic[]

Fifty-eight riders competed in the 21,000 € Irish Sports Council Classic. The jumping height was 1.50 m for the Table C event with jump-off. The top fifteen riders placed and received financial prizes.

	Rider	Horse	Round 1		Jump-off
			Penalties	Time (s)	Penalties	Time (s)
1	Markus Fuchs		0	69.34	0	39.35
2	Lauren Hough		0	71.07	0	39.49
3			0	70.84	0	40.60

August 7[]

Power and Speed[]

Fifty-three riders competed in the 21,000 € Power and Speed. The class was sponsored by Knight Frank LLP. The jumping height was 1.50 m for the Table A event. The top fourteen riders placed and received financial prizes.

	Rider	Horse	Round 1		Jump-off
			Penalties	Time (s)	Penalties	Time (s)
1	Jessica Kürten		0	59.14	0	37.23
2		Gold Digger	0	62.19	0	37.63
3	Niels Bruynseels		0	64.98	0	38.13

Speed Derby[]

Twenty-nine riders competed in the 21,000 € Speed Derby. The jumping height was 1.40 m for the Table C event. The top eight riders placed and received financial prizes.

	Rider	Horse	Time (s)	Penalties	Total time (s)
1			85.43	0	85.43
2			85.78	0	85.78
3			86.01	0	86.01

Six Bar[]

Nineteen riders competed in the 16,000 € Six Bar. The top eight riders placed and received financial prizes.

	Rider	Horse	Round 1	Jump-off 1	Jump-off 2	Jump-off 3	Jump-off 4
			Penalties	Penalties	Penalties	Penalties	Penalties
1	Lauren Hough		0	0	0	0	0
	Dirk Demeersman		0	0	0	0	0
3	Shane Breen		0	0	0	0	4
			0	0	0	0	4

August 8[]

Samsung Super League[]

Eight teams of four riders competed in the 156,000 € Samsung Super League event, the seventh event in the 2008 Samsung Super League series. There were two rounds to the event, with all teams placing and receiving financial prizes.

	Team	Rider	Horse	Round A	Round B	Total penalties
				Penalties	Penalties
1	United Kingdom	Peter Charles		1	1
				5	5
		Robert Smith		9	6
		Nick Skelton		1	1
				7	7	14
2	Ireland	Denis Lynch		1	1
		Eddie Macken		14	2
		Jessica Kürten		4	0
		Cian O'Connor		11	Retired
				16	3	19
3	Germany	Marcus Ehning		8	1
				8	1
				5	1
				12	1
				21	3	24

August 9[]

Accumulator[]

Thirty-five riders competed in the 15,750 € Accumulator. The jumping height was from 1.35 m to 1.60 m for the accumulator with joker event. The top nine riders placed and received financial prizes.

	Rider	Horse	Points	Time (s)
1	Robert Smith		65	60.35
2	Piet Raymakers		65	60.72
3	Markus Fuchs		65	61.19

Speed Derby[]

Forty-five riders competed in the 21,000 € Dublin Stakes. The jumping height was 1.50 m for the Table A event. The top twelve riders placed and received financial prizes.

	Rider	Horse	Round 1		Jump-off
			Penalties	Time (s)	Penalties	Time (s)
1	Peter Charles		0	84.73	0	47.37
2			0	84.21	0	47.76
3	Marcus Ehning		0	86.24	0	47.88

Land Rover Puissance[]

Eleven riders competed in the 36,000 € Land Rover Puissance. The class was sponsored by Land Rover. The top five riders placed and received financial prizes.

	Rider	Horse	Round 1	Jump-off 1	Jump-off 2	Jump-off 3	Jump-off 4
			Penalties	Penalties	Penalties	Penalties	Penalties
1			0	0	0	0	0
2			0	0	0	0	4
3	Michael Morrissey		0	0	0	4
	Shane Breen		0	0	0	4
	Dermott Lennon		0	0	0	4

August 10[]

Speed Championship[]

Twenty riders competed in the 26,000 € Speed Championship. The class was sponsored by The jumping height from 1.40 m to 1.50 m for the Table C event. The top seven riders placed and received financial prizes.

	Rider	Horse	Time (s)	Penalties	Total time (s)
1	Gert-Jan Bruggink		72.13	4	76.13
2			77.80	0	77.80
3	Dirk Demeersman		78.16	0	78.16

Longines International Grand Prix[]

Thirty-nine riders competed in the 130,000 € Longines International Grand Prix. The class was sponsored by Longines. The jumping height was 1.50 m for the Table A event which occurred over two rounds. The top ten riders placed and received financial prizes.

	Rider	Horse	Round A		Round B		Total penalties
			Penalties	Time (s)	Penalties	Time (s)
1	Jessica Kürten		0	83.78	0	63.56	0
2			1	85.27	0	70.43	1
3			1	87.81	0	73.97	1

External links[]

• Official website