Gemma Stevens Claims Double Victory at Millstreet 2025

Great Britain’s Gemma Stevens enjoyed a brilliant weekend at the Millstreet International Horse Trials, Co Cork, Ireland, winning both the Noel C. Duggan Engineering CCI4*-L and Goresbridge Horse Sales CCI3*-L on two Cooley Irish-bred horses.

She took the top slot in the CCI4*-L on Pru Dawes’s handsome grey Flash Cooley, a 13-year-old bred by Jim O’ Neil by CSF Mr Kroon out of an OBOS Quality mare. The combination led throughout, finishing with a clear show jumping round to stay ahead of Brazil’s Marcio Cavalho Jorge  with Royal Encounter, and Italy’s Giovanni Ugolotti  with Duke of Champions. Aoife Clark wasthe highest placed  Irish rider in fourth on Full Monty de Lacense.

“It’s such a relief because I’ve been second in a CCI4*-L four times,” said a delighted Gemma. “Two years ago we came second here at Millstreet with a fence down and it was a sore subject. This really puts it to bed, along with a disappointment at Badminton.

“Flash Cooley was off last year with an injury, but he has come back so well, especially on the flat. He is a super little horse.”

Gemma triumphed in the CCI3*-L on TJM Equestrian’s “extremely talented” Cooley Park Muze, a clear show jumping round keeping them comfortably ahead of fellow Briton Caroline Harris, who rose two places to second with a fault-free round on Lester Ckv. Robbie Kearns was best of the home side, also rising two places with a clear, to third place on Sorella Blue.

Noel C Duggan Engineering CCI4*-L

1. Gemma Stevens with FLASH COOLEY (ISH) (GBR)
2. Marcio Jorge with ROYAL ENCOUNTER (ISH) (BRA)
3. Giovanni Ugolotti with DUKE OF CHAMPIONS (ITA)

Connolly’s RED MILLS CCI4*-S

1. Kevin McNab with FARO IMP (AUS)
2. Patrick Whelan with ALTITU (ISH) (IRL)
3. Daniel Alderson with ISLANDWOOD QUALITY CONTROL (ISH) (GBR)

Goresbridge Horse Sales CCI3*-L

1. Gemma Stevens with COOLEY PARK MUZE (ISH) (GBR)
2. Caroline Harris with LESTER CKV (GBR)
3. Robbie Kearns with SORELLA BLUE (IRL)

Joseph Murphy riding Austin O’Callaghan and Amanda Torrens’s Barberstown Castle Rehy, had their third consecutive  win, taking the victory in the Foran Equine CCI3*-S

1. Joseph Murphy with BARBERSTOWN CASTLE REHY (ISH) (IRL)
2. Kevin McNab with NEWMARKET AMY (ISH) (AUS)
3. Cathal Daniels with BARRICHELLO (IRL)

Donagh Hickey Motors CCI2*-L

There was a home victory in the Donagh Hickey Motors CCI2*-L with Robbie Kearns riding Richard and Tanja Ames’ Belline Thistle Bethelastime, a seven-year-old by Grafenstoltz out of a Kannan mare bred by John Brodie.

Robbie’s clear round put the pressure on overnight leader Giovanni Ugolotti (Magherard Candy), who was left with no margin for error and dropped to third with just one rail down. Australia’s Kevin McNab,  second on Chanel Rf.

1. Robbie Kearns with BELLINE THISTLE BETHELASTTIME (ISH) (IRL)
2. Kevin McNab with CHANEL RF (AUS)
3. Giovanni Ugolotti with MAGHERARD CANDY (ISH) (ITA)

Eventing Ireland CCI2*-S

Alison Holden with Eamon Holden’s Lates Eddie (ISH), were the winners of the Eventing Ireland CCI2*-S

1. Alison Holden with LATES EDDIE (ISH) (IRL)
2. Sofie Walshe with KINSAU (TB)(IRE) (IRL)
3. Rosie Alcorn with CHRYSANTHOS (IRL

Connolly’s RED MILLS CCIP2-L

Hugh Kelly,topped the leaderboard in the Connollys Red Mills CCIP2-L  on Bronagh Kennedy’s seven-year-old mare Fairyhouse In A Pickle, finishing on their dressage score.

The overnight leaders, Kitty Cullen with Coppenagh Spring Sparrow finished second with one showjumping rail down.

1. Hugh Kelly with FAIRYHOUSE IN A PICKLE (ISH)(TIH) (IRL)
2. Kitty Cullen with COPPENAGH SPRING SPARROW (IRL)

Freya von Moltke with GRANTSTOWN TRUE LOVES (SWE)

Carr Day Martin CCI1*-Intro

1. Carla Williamson with KAROLITA O (IRL)
2. Patrick Whelan with MBF GALAVANTO (IRL)
3. Sarah Ennis with DS ARE YOU CALYPSO (ISH) (IRL)

CCIYH2*-S

1. Hallie Coon with BOLEYBAWN OLIVA (ISH) (USA)
2. Ian Cassells with RUTLAND FLAMENCO (ISH) (IRL)
3. Danielle McCormack with HILDARE TRUST ME (IRL)