Whitaker family stamp their class on Millstreet

It was a father/daughter affair for Britain’s legendary Whitaker family in the €50,000 Grand Prix at Millstreet International Horse Show yesterday, with Ellen winning the class and Steven taking the top prize in the Great Britain and Ireland Tour.

Eight combinations produced clear opening rounds, but Ellen was among three carrying four faults that also went through when the top 25% were called back to take on the clock in a jump-off.

Following her first-round error and, considering she was second to go in the decider, she was not overly-confident: “I thought it was all over when I hit coming out of that double.”