Teen saddles up for first-prize trip

A GLAMOROUS 18-year-old whose ambition is to become a fashion model sashayed away from the Fáilte Ireland Dublin Horse Show last evening with the first prize worth €10,000 as overall winner of the Evian Ladies Day fashion showpiece.

Alison Garvey, South Circular Road, Dublin, who recently sat her Leaving Certificate, took the top prize from a record entry of more than 400 ladies.

The competition was the social and fashion highlight of the five-day show, which continues at the RDS complex in Ballsbridge until Sunday.