The 2008 Dublin Horse Show was hosted by the Royal Dublin Society (R.D.S.) at Ballsbridge, Dublin, Ireland, taking place between 6 August and 10 August. The competition was named after its main sponsor, Fáilte Ireland.

The show events were divided into two main areas, showing horses and show jumping. The showing classes are a major showcase of the best of the Irish horse. Some classes are restricted to Irish-bred horses.

This article concentrates on the major show jumping competitions.

The main arena and grandstand during the 2008 show.

The Anglesea stand.

Results

6 August

Fáilte Stakes

Thirty-one riders competed in the 4,750 € Fáilte Stakes. The jumping height was 1.40 m for the Table A event. The top eight riders placed and received financial prizes.

	Rider	Horse	Penalties	Time (s)
1	Peder Fredricson	Maloubet De Pleville	0	70.86
2	Gert-Jan Bruggink	Cash Jr.	0	71.24
3	Denis Lynch	Upsilon D'Ocquier	0	73.24

Speed Stakes

Thirty-five riders competed in the 10,500 € Speed Stakes. The jumping height was 1.40 m for the Table C event. The top nine riders placed and received financial prizes.

	Rider	Horse	Time (s)	Penalties	Total time (s)
1	Gert-Jan Bruggink	Acodetto	58.74	0	58.74
2	Cian O'Connor	Baloufina	61.33	0	61.33
3	Peder Fredricson	Felini Skovsby	61.36	0	61.36

Irish Sports Council Classic

Fifty-eight riders competed in the 21,000 € Irish Sports Council Classic. The jumping height was 1.50 m for the Table C event with jump-off. The top fifteen riders placed and received financial prizes.

	Rider	Horse	Round 1		Jump-off
			Penalties	Time (s)	Penalties	Time (s)
1	Markus Fuchs	La Toya III	0	69.34	0	39.35
2	Lauren Hough	Casadora	0	71.07	0	39.49
3	Darragh Kerins	Night Train	0	70.84	0	40.60

7 August

Power and Speed

Fifty-three riders competed in the 21,000 € Power and Speed. The class was sponsored by Knight Frank LLP. The jumping height was 1.50 m for the Table A event. The top fourteen riders placed and received financial prizes.

	Rider	Horse	Round 1		Jump-off
			Penalties	Time (s)	Penalties	Time (s)
1	Jessica Kürten	Castle Forbes Cosma	0	59.14	0	37.23
2	Conor Swail	Gold Digger	0	62.19	0	37.63
3	Niels Bruynseels	Upsilon D'Ocquier	0	64.98	0	38.13

Speed Derby

Twenty-nine riders competed in the 21,000 € Speed Derby. The jumping height was 1.40 m for the Table C event. The top eight riders placed and received financial prizes.

	Rider	Horse	Time (s)	Penalties	Total time (s)
1	Philippe Putallaz	Maastricht D	85.43	0	85.43
2	Shane Carey	Cashla Bay	85.78	0	85.78
3	Cameron Hanley	Siec Royal Star	86.01	0	86.01

Six Bar

Nineteen riders competed in the 16,000 € Six Bar. The top eight riders placed and received financial prizes.

	Rider	Horse	Round 1	Jump-off 1	Jump-off 2	Jump-off 3	Jump-off 4
			Penalties	Penalties	Penalties	Penalties	Penalties
1	Lauren Hough	Pits Daughter	0	0	0	0	0
	Dirk Demeersman	Cicero Z Van Paemel	0	0	0	0	0
3	Shane Breen	Lyssegan Clover Diamond	0	0	0	0	4
	Jurgen Stenfert	BMC Vayom	0	0	0	0	4

8 August

Samsung Super League

Main article: 2008 Dublin Horse Show - Samsung Super League

Eight teams of four riders competed in the 156,000 € Samsung Super League event, the seventh event in the 2008 Samsung Super League series. There were two rounds to the event, with all teams placing and receiving financial prizes.

	Team	Rider	Horse	Round A	Round B	Total penalties
				Penalties	Penalties
1	United Kingdom	Peter Charles	Murka's Rupert R	1	1
		Tim Gredley	Omelli	5	5
		Robert Smith	Vangelis S	9	6
		Nick Skelton	Arko III	1	1
				7	7	14
2	Ireland	Denis Lynch	Nabab's Son	1	1
		Eddie Macken	Tedechine Sept	14	2
		Jessica Kürten	Castle Forbes Libertina	4	0
		Cian O'Connor	Rancorrado	11	Retired
				16	3	19
3	Germany	Marcus Ehning	Noltes Kuchengirl	8	1
		Thomas Voss	Leonardo B	8	1
		Alois Pollmann-Schweckhorst	Lord Luis	5	1
		Holgar Wulschner	Clausen	12	1
				21	3	24

9 August

Accumulator

Thirty-five riders competed in the 15,750 € Accumulator. The jumping height was from 1.35 m to 1.60 m for the accumulator with joker event. The top nine riders placed and received financial prizes.

	Rider	Horse	Points	Time (s)
1	Robert Smith	Mr. Springfield	65	60.35
2	Piet Raymakers	Van Schijndel's Now Or Never	65	60.72
3	Markus Fuchs	Sylver II	65	61.19

Speed Derby

Forty-five riders competed in the 21,000 € Dublin Stakes. The jumping height was 1.50 m for the Table A event. The top twelve riders placed and received financial prizes.

	Rider	Horse	Round 1		Jump-off
			Penalties	Time (s)	Penalties	Time (s)
1	Peter Charles	Murka's Pom D'Ami	0	84.73	0	47.37
2	David O'Brien	Mo Chroi	0	84.21	0	47.76
3	Marcus Ehning	Vulkano Frh	0	86.24	0	47.88

Land Rover Puissance

Eleven riders competed in the 36,000 € Land Rover Puissance. The class was sponsored by Land Rover. The top five riders placed and received financial prizes.

	Rider	Horse	Round 1	Jump-off 1	Jump-off 2	Jump-off 3	Jump-off 4
			Penalties	Penalties	Penalties	Penalties	Penalties
1	Neal Fearon	Candileto 4	0	0	0	0	0
2	Patrik Spits	Sherlock K	0	0	0	0	4
3	Michael Morrissey	Scaraberas	0	0	0	4
	Shane Breen	Lyssegan Clover Diamond	0	0	0	4
	Dermott Lennon	Lanceretto	0	0	0	4

10 August

Speed Championship

Twenty riders competed in the 26,000 € Speed Championship. The class was sponsored by Walls Construction Ltd. The jumping height from 1.40 m to 1.50 m for the Table C event. The top seven riders placed and received financial prizes.

	Rider	Horse	Time (s)	Penalties	Total time (s)
1	Gert-Jan Bruggink	Acodetto	72.13	4	76.13
2	Hillary Dobbs	Corlett	77.80	0	77.80
3	Dirk Demeersman	Phaline K	78.16	0	78.16

Longines International Grand Prix

Thirty-nine riders competed in the 130,000 € Longines International Grand Prix. The class was sponsored by Longines. The jumping height was 1.50 m for the Table A event which occurred over two rounds. The top ten riders placed and received financial prizes.

	Rider	Horse	Round A		Round B		Total penalties
			Penalties	Time (s)	Penalties	Time (s)
1	Jessica Kürten	Castle Forbes Libertina	0	83.78	0	63.56	0
2	Patrik Spits	Withney Van De Dwerse Hagen	1	85.27	0	70.43	1
3	Alois Pollmann-Schweckhorst	Lord Luis	1	87.81	0	73.97	1

External links

• Official website