O’Shea gets off the mark at the double

HAVING never won an international class at the Fáilte Ireland Dublin Horse Show, Paul O’Shea yesterday went and topped the leaderboard in two contests yesterday , writes John Tynan.

The 33-year-old from Kildimo, Co Limerick, ended his drought with victory in the Speed Derby and followed with a similar result in the Burlington Hotel Six Bar. Understandably, he was overjoyed.

“I’ve won at Dublin in the past, but not an international class, so to win two on one day is very special,” said the Skerries-based rider.”