Show jumping/National: There were double celebrations at the Dublin Horse Show over the weekend for owner Anne-Marie O'Gorman and rider Michael Buckley who triumphed in the Dundrum four-year-old championship on Saturday with Suir Forever and then, for good measure, backed it up with victory in the Bellevue six-year-old championship final 24 hours later with Suir Clover.
The Canada Life sponsored six-year-old final, which was one of three national championships to take place yesterday in the main arena, saw six riders through to the jump-off, Tipperary-based Buckley landing himself in prime position when last to go with the White Clover-sired Suir Clover.
Alo McEntee provided the first of the double clears when setting a target of 44.01 seconds with Cairnhill Surprise, but that was quickly overtaken by Lieut David O'Brien and the stallion son of Clover Hill Cnoc Na Seimre, clear in 40.53 seconds.
Next to go Richie Moloney had the fastest time of the class in 39.17 with Early Days, but one fence on the floor gave Buckley the perfect opportunity to storm ahead and win out with the gelding Suir Clover when clear in 39.64.
The Moloney family had good reason to celebrate later though as Richie's older brother Eddie won the Sportsman five-year-old championship with Jimmy Lawler's home-bred mare Cavalier Starlight.
Moloney, who also won this title in 1999 with his own Future Flight, had the best of a 12-way jump-off in yesterday's Canada Life sponsored decider with a blistering clear in 28.78 to return the accolade to Kilkenny with the promising daughter of Cavalier Royale.
Mayo rider Gabriel Slattery, third in Wednesday's five-year-old qualifier with John Lee's Welcome Captain, moved up a notch to take runner-up in the final with the son of Slattery's own stallion Captain Clover.
In yesterday's Rockbarton seven and eight-year-old championship, Steven Smith provided Wexford supporters with the first of a county double with Maurice Cousins' seven-year-old Wise Crack.
Smith jumped one of only three double clears to take the honours with an unbeatable clear round in 32.57 seconds.
Linda Courtney, winner of Thursday's qualifier with Killy Jones, went on to secure runner-up slot in the final with Bryan McIvor's eight-year-old home-bred son of Dow Jones Courcel.
Another Wexford rider Louise Walsh completed her own fantastic double yesterday when, having earlier won the Holmestead 1.30 metres young riders' final with the 13-year-old gelding Impact, was then awarded an international bursary to train with top American show jumper Missy Clarke.
The 21-year-old business student, who was third in the same young riders' final 12 months ago with the same horse, took the coveted title with a time of 33.02 seconds in the jump-off, second place going to Conor O'Regan and Agapantus when clear in 33.48.
Galway resident Cathal McMunn rode Rickie Devine's Mr Know All to win the Holmestead 1.20 metres young riders' final, just ahead of runner-up Catherine Thornton and Futurama.
Former national champion Clement McMahon, joint winner of Friday's international Six-Bar competition with Gelvin Clover, also added a national win to his account on Saturday when claiming the Lady Georgina Forbes Grade A championship with Kathleen McDermott's Dark Flight.
Lieut Shane Carey on Shannondale came third and the runner-up spot went to Lieut David O'Brien on Grand Prix-winning Carraig Dubh.