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Caccia can't be caught

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A THRILLING 22-horse jump-off for the Al Shira'aa CSI*YH seven-year-old final was another that fell to Irish conquest, when Sean Monaghan snatched victory in the final throes with the “unbelievable” Tiberio Della Caccia.

“I'm hoping he gets to stay with me – he is a horse who could be very helpful for my career,” said 24-year-old Sean, who overthrew the lightning lead of Glain Watkin Jones and Heroine Pasquier in a tight contest.

“He's got a different level of stride to any other horse I've ever ridden. He's so talented, you can gallop him up to the jump and he'll always clear it. It was a massive advantage the way the

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