He snatched the trophy at Cavan Equestrian Centre by a fifth of a second from young rider Gerard Clarke and Colorado in a 14-horse jump off that yielded eight double clear rounds.
Robert, who was riding Sean Walsh's Irish-bred stallion Kimberlite said: "The owner was unable to come to Cavan to compete tonight, so I took his place and ended up winning, which I must say was a real pleasure. He's a beautiful horse, home-bred from my own stallion Coolcorron Cool Diamond."
Third place was taken by Meath's Mark Kinsella on Ozy Clover, one of five Irish-bred horses in the top six tonight. Sixty-six combinations took part.
The HSI Chippison Spring Tour is in association with TRI Equestrian and the Showjumpers' Club and is supported by Showjumping Ireland, Darragh Equestrian Solutions, Comfort Zone and Jumpinaction.net.
Click here to see Robert's winning round
Results
1) Kimberlite (ISH); Robert Splaine Faults 0.00/0.00 Time 43.24
2) Colorado; Gerard Clarke (YR) Faults 0.00/0.00 Time 43.47
3) Ozy Clover (ISH); Mark Kinsella Faults 0.00/0.00 Time 45.60
4) Its Gold (ISH); Gerard O'Neill Faults 0.00/0.00 Time 46.52
5) Ben Mullier (ISH); Catherine Thornton Faults 0.00/0.00 Time 47.82
6) Touched Up (ISH); Tara Dunne Faults 0.00/0.00 Time 48.01
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