Sophie O’Keeffe celebrated the perfect end to her intermediate career by winning the Jackson Fine Homes Ltd BSPS supreme intermediate championship aboard Rosemore Midnight Rendezvous (Dissy) at the 2026 Agria Royal International Horse Show (RIHS).
The 12-year-old bay gelding, owned by Jane O’Keeffe, qualified for the supreme after winning the Jackson Fine Homes Ltd BSPS intermediate show horse championship. Earlier in the week, Dizzy also finished third in the riding horses.
”I went into today with no expectations, so to win the class was unbelievable, never mind taking the supreme,” said Sophie.
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A dual contender, Sophie has enjoyed tremendous success with him as an intermediate, with wins including at Windsor. She’s shared him with producer Justine Armstrong Small, who has piloted him to be champion riding horse at Windsor and to win at Horse of the Year Show (HOYS).
“We've owned him since he was four years old and he’s won at Windsor and at HOYS, but this was the one show he hadn't won, so to finally do it is just spectacular.”
Dizzy has enjoyed an outstanding 2026 season, remaining unbeaten before Hickstead and adding another major title to an already glittering record after also taking reserve championship at Royal Windsor.
Now also produced by Will Morton alongside Justine, the gelding once again demonstrated the consistency that has made him one of the leading intermediate horses in the country.
“He’s won every time out this year and he’s just really on form,” said Sophie. “He’s an absolute dream.”
The victory carried extra significance as it marked Sophie’s final season competing in the intermediate ranks.
“It’s my last year as an intermediate, so to finish it like this is really special.”
Reserve supreme intermediate honours went to Grace Lockyer aboard Littletons Tiger Lily, the seven-year-old by Tiger Attack out of Wasima, owned by Charlotte Coppard, after winning the Jackson Fine Homes Ltd BSPS Intermediate show hack championship.
The final intermediate class, the hunter type, was once again topped by Alice Homer and Tidy Town, who also posted a third win in the small hunters.
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