Pender and Trunkfield share Puissance, Curran scores in RDS Stakes

A packed RDS witnessed the Saturday drama. 

Joseph Trunkfield of Great Britain competing on Cruze celebrates being made joint winner alongside Michael Pender on Ireland. Pic:  Tyler Miller/Sportsfile

Two huge showjumping stallions, one at 18 hands were the stars of the Defender Puissance Big Wall class in a packed-to-the-rafters main arena spectacular at the RDS on Saturday evening.

Ireland's Michael Pender and GB rider Joseph Trunkfield with their stallions Hearton du Bois Halleux and the grey supergiant Cruze battled it out to a fifth round at 2.20m having cleared the wall at 2.15m when Elliott Smith and Flamboyant III were eliminated.