It is the Cup of Ireland Day of the Nations at the Dublin Horse Show in the RDS.
Eight teams will contest the week’s feature class for the AGA Khan Trophy award.
The Netherlands, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Mexico and the United States will compete in the CSIO5* 1.60m class.
Ireland’s Chef Decipe Michael Blake has named Dennis Lynch, Tom Watchman, Sams Hughes Kennedy and Sian O’Conar in the home team.
Tapirie’s German luncheon will be the first in the main field riding in the 12 -year -old Stalin Wisrord.
Tomorrow Anglia Speed Stacks winner Tom Watchman will run with the Tabasco de -Taxandria Z in owned by Colmor Shojumping.
Sams Hughes Kennedy and ESI Rocky, who have jumped their first 5* class here two years ago, is a third line of Irish. According to the Aquarting.com, ESI Rocky is the top rated horse of this class that has a surprising 70 % clear rate at 5* 160 levels.
Anchor leg for the Irish teams in so many years, so many years, will fill the role this afternoon, as he rides on a 14 -year -old Chestant Galling Bentley de Suri.
Ireland have won the runner -up position in the last two years, and will start this afternoon as a favorite choice.
According to the aquarting.com, Ireland is the defeat team on paper, their website rating is 34 % chances of winning Ireland, followed by Germany and last year’s winner, the United States, at 14 %.
Ireland’s Cup Cup for the Aga Khan Trophy Award continues at 3pm.
The TV coverage of the RT2 from the RDS will start at 1.45 pm.