Tom Wachman and Do It Easy Thrill the Irish Crowd with Victory in the Gallagher Stakes CSIO5* in Dublin.

The young Irishman saved his best for last, and Dublin erupted with emotion.

Tom Wachman (IRL) claimed the Gallagher Stakes CSIO5* 1.50m at the Gallagher Dublin Horse Show 2026, the third and final qualifier for Sunday’s Rolex Grand Prix of Ireland, with €56,800 in prize money. Wachman crossed the finish in 37.02 seconds, beating Natalie Dean by just 0.59 seconds, to claim the last Irish victory before Sunday’s showpiece. Richard Vogel (GER), current world No. 2, had clocked 35.35 seconds but brought down the penultimate fence, leaving the win for the young Irishman.

Do It Easy is a 13-year-old bay SF gelding (Vigo Cece x Laeken), owned by Coolmore Showjumping, the same horse with which Wachman completed the podium in the Sport Ireland Classic at the start of the week.

Natalie Dean (USA) finished second with Pedro van de Barlebuis, an 11-year-old chestnut BWP gelding (Echo van’t Spieveld x Bioagrico Ohio vd Padenbo) owned by Marigold Sporthorses LLC, in 37.61 seconds; she had been the first to set the jump-off benchmark. Laura Kraut (USA), No. 2 in the Tu Mundo Ecuestre Pan American Show Jumping Ranking, completed the podium with Una Mariposa, a 10-year-old chestnut Westphalian mare (United Touch S x Hors la Loi II) owned by St Brides Farm, in 39.61 seconds.

Charlotte Leoni (FRA) finished fourth with Miss Marie van’t Winnenhof, a 14-year-old bay BWP mare (Edjaz van’t Merelsnest x Toulon) owned by SAS PLCB, in 42.34 seconds. Richard Vogel (GER) rounded out the Top 5 with Phenyo van het Keysersbos, an 11-year-old bay BWP stallion (Corydon van T&L x Heartbreaker) owned by Vogel & Will Equestrian GmbH, with 4 faults in 35.35 seconds, the fastest jump-off time but penalized at the penultimate fence.

Latin & Pan American Presence

Natalie Dean (USA) was second and Laura Kraut (USA), No. 2 in the Pan American Ranking, third, as the top Pan American performers. Yuri Mansur (BRA), former Tu Mundo Ecuestre Latin Ranking leader, was the top Latin finisher in eighth place with 4 faults in 36.66 seconds. Rodrigo Pessoa (BRA), No. 4 in the Latin Ranking, was tenth with 4 faults in 40.97 seconds. Kent Farrington (USA), world No. 1 and Pan American Ranking leader, was twenty-fourth with 5 faults in the first round; Karl Cook (USA) was twenty-eighth with 8 faults, Paris Sellon (USA) thirtieth with 9 faults and Kyle Timm (CAN) thirty-first with 9 faults.

Top 5 Results — Gallagher Stakes CSIO5* 1.50m | Gallagher Dublin Horse Show 2026