2008 Dublin Horse Show

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

The show events were divided into two main areas, showing horses 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.

File:Dublin Horse Show 2008 - main arena.jpg

The main arena and grandstand during the 2008 show.

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The Anglesea stand.

Results

6 August

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	Template:Flagicon Peder Fredricson	Maloubet De Pleville	0	70.86
2	Template:Flagicon Gert-Jan Bruggink	Cash Jr.	0	71.24
3	Template:Flagicon Denis Lynch	Upsilon D'Ocquier	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	Template:Flagicon Gert-Jan Bruggink	Acodetto	58.74	0	58.74
2	Template:Flagicon Cian O'Connor	Baloufina	61.33	0	61.33
3	Template:Flagicon Peder Fredricson	Felini Skovsby	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	Template:Flagicon Markus Fuchs	La Toya III	0	69.34	0	39.35
2	Template:Flagicon Lauren Hough	Casadora	0	71.07	0	39.49
3	Template:Flagicon Darragh Kerins	Night Train	0	70.84	0	40.60

7 August

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	Template:Flagicon Jessica Kürten	Castle Forbes Cosma	0	59.14	0	37.23
2	Template:Flagicon Conor Swail	Gold Digger	0	62.19	0	37.63
3	Template:Flagicon Niels Bruynseels	Upsilon D'Ocquier	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	Template:Flagicon Philippe Putallaz	Maastricht D	85.43	0	85.43
2	Template:Flagicon Shane Carey	Cashla Bay	85.78	0	85.78
3	Template:Flagicon Cameron Hanley	Siec Royal Star	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	Template:Flagicon Lauren Hough	Pits Daughter	0	0	0	0	0
	Template:Flagicon Dirk Demeersman	Cicero Z Van Paemel	0	0	0	0	0
3	Template:Flagicon Shane Breen	Lyssegan Clover Diamond	0	0	0	0	4
	Template:Flagicon Jurgen Stenfert	BMC Vayom	0	0	0	0	4

8 August

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		Peter Charles	Murka's Rupert R	1	1
		Tim Gredley	Omelli	5	5
		Robert Smith	Vangelis S	9	6
		Nick Skelton	Arko III	1	1
				7	7	14
2		Denis Lynch	Nabab's Son	1	1
		Eddie Macken	Tedechine Sept	14	2
		Jessica Kürten	Castle Forbes Libertina	4	0
		Cian O'Connor	Rancorrado	11	Retired
				16	3	19
3		Marcus Ehning	Noltes Kuchengirl	8	1
		Thomas Voss	Leonardo B	8	1
		Alois Pollmann-Schweckhorst	Lord Luis	5	1
		Holgar Wulschner	Clausen	12	1
				21	3	24

9 August

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	Template:Flagicon Robert Smith	Mr. Springfield	65	60.35
2	Template:Flagicon Piet Raymakers	Van Schijndel's Now Or Never	65	60.72
3	Template:Flagicon Markus Fuchs	Sylver II	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	Template:Flagicon Peter Charles	Murka's Pom D'Ami	0	84.73	0	47.37
2	Template:Flagicon David O'Brien	Mo Chroi	0	84.21	0	47.76
3	Template:Flagicon Marcus Ehning	Vulkano Frh	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	Template:Flagicon Neal Fearon	Candileto 4	0	0	0	0	0
2	Template:Flagicon Patrik Spits	Sherlock K	0	0	0	0	4
3	Template:Flagicon Michael Morrissey	Scaraberas	0	0	0	4
	Template:Flagicon Shane Breen	Lyssegan Clover Diamond	0	0	0	4
	Template:Flagicon Dermott Lennon	Lanceretto	0	0	0	4

10 August

Speed Championship

Twenty riders competed in the 26,000 € Speed Championship. The class was sponsored by Walls Construction Ltd. 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	Template:Flagicon Gert-Jan Bruggink	Acodetto	72.13	4	76.13
2	Template:Flagicon Hillary Dobbs	Corlett	77.80	0	77.80
3	Template:Flagicon Dirk Demeersman	Phaline K	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	Template:Flagicon Jessica Kürten	Castle Forbes Libertina	0	83.78	0	63.56	0
2	Template:Flagicon Patrik Spits	Withney Van De Dwerse Hagen	1	85.27	0	70.43	1
3	Template:Flagicon Alois Pollmann-Schweckhorst	Lord Luis	1	87.81	0	73.97	1

External links

• Official website