Local competitors on form in Dublin showing classes
Ribbons, sashes, cups and trophies make their way north from the RDS
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The Dublin Horse Show showing classes attracted the usual high standard of entry, with tough competition across the various sections, but the northern contingent gave a fantastic account of themselves and brought numerous ribbons, sashes and cups back home!
Huge congratulations must go to all those who went above and beyond to train, prepare and present their animals to such an impeccable level. There are too many successes to go through them all, but those who deserve particular mention include James Smyth, Caroline McParland, Caitie Slater, Sharon Kelly-Murphy, Zoe Price, Elly-Rose Dixon, Samuel McAteer, Andrea Latto, Myia Emily Latto, Teresa McKenna, Eileen Millar, Casey-Lee Millar, Amanda Torrens, Katie Wyse, John Hagan, Ciara Mullan, Yvonne Pearson, Lesley Jones and Rachel Moore, who won their classes and, in some cases, secured championships. What an achievement!
Runner up positions went to Alistair McDonald, Ann Lyons, Lisa and Alison Mitchell Talbot, Gillian Torrens, Terry and Sally Johnston, Simone and Ava Murphy, Paula Howard, Kate Chissel, Katie Cathcart, Chloe Thompson, Colleen Letters, Chloe Connon, Lynne Shields and Gwen Scott. Very well done to all!
The full show results are available here but please see below for the placings of Ulster connections!
RESULTS
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9
Ring 1
Riding Horses
Class 25 Small Riding Horse: 1) Ronnie Harrod’s Lulu De Beau, James Smyth (Belfast); 3) Samuel McAteer’s Randalstown Speculation, Ciaran Feldman (Randalstown, Co. Antrim).
Class 26 Large Riding Horse: 4) Olaf Kerr’s Castleviews Erindales Eclipse, Dawn Hanna Kerr (Kilkeel, Co. Down).
Perpetual Challenge Cup (Cup 121), presented by the RDS for the Champion Riding Horse: Ronnie Harrod’s Lulu De Beau, James Smyth (Belfast).
Small Hunters
Class 20 Small Hunters, four or five years old: 1) Ryan Anderson’s Highview Overado, James Smyth (Belfast); 4) John Hagan’s Chantilly On The Rocks, Aoife-Rose Hagan (Feeny, Co. Derry).
Class 21 Small Hunters, six years or older: 1) Caroline McParland’s Harkway Hooligan, Caroline McParland (Annaghmore, Co. Armagh).
Perpetual Challenge Cup (Cup 35), presented by the RDS for the Champion Small Hunter: Ryan Anderson’s Highview Overado, James Smyth (Belfast).
Three-year-old Potential Event Horse
Class 61 Three-year-old Potential Event Horse: 3) Carolyn Greene’s Edentrillick Casandro (Hillsborough, Co. Down).
Cup 152: No Ulster connections.
Ring 2
Performance Irish Draught
Class 43 Performance Irish Draught, four or five years old: No Ulster connections.
Class 44 Performance Irish Draught, six years or older: 5) John Roche (Co. Wexford)’s Assagart Hope and Glory, Emma Jackson (Newtownards, Co. Down).
Champion: No Ulster connections.
Connemara Performance Hunter
Class 70 Connemara Performance Hunter, five to seven years old: No Ulster connections.
Cup 153: No Ulster connections.
Class 71 Connemara Performance Hunter, eight to 15 years old: No Ulster connections.
Cup 162: No Ulster connections.
Young Event Horse
Class 63 Four-year-old Young Event Horse - Day One: 1) Roy Shields’ Rockrimmon Legacy, Emma Jackson (Newtownards, Co. Down); 2) Margaret Fullerton (Tassagh, Co. Armagh)’s TBS Callan Valley Cruise, Steven Smith (Gilford, Co. Armagh); 6) Richard Ames (Co. Kilkenny)’s Belline Special Lady, Caitie Slater (Banbridge, Co. Down).
Class 64 Five-year-old Young Event Horse - Day One: 1) Karen McKee (Newry, Co. Down)’s Carrickview Calvani, Steven Smith; =2) Gail McNab (Ballymena, Co. Antrim)’s Greenhall Gold Dust, Steven Smith.
Class 65 Junior/ Young Rider Event Horse - Day One: =4) Richard Ames (Co. Kilkenny)’s Belline Imperial Diamond, Caitie Slater (Banbridge, Co. Down); 6) Sarah McMahon’s Creevagh Hilfiger, Sadie McMahon (Markethill, Co. Armagh).
THURSDAY, AUGUST 10
Main Arena
Junior/ Young Rider Event Horse
Class 65 Junior/ Young Rider Event Horse: 3) Sarah McMahon’s Creevagh Hilfiger, Sadie McMahon (Markethill, Co. Armagh).
Cup 167: No Ulster connections.
Young Event Horse
Class 63 Four-year-old Young Event Horse: 1) Richard Ames (Co. Kilkenny)’s Belline Special Lady, Caitie Slater (Banbridge, Co. Down); 5) Roy Shields’ Rockrimmon Legacy, Emma Jackson (Newtownards, Co. Down).
The ‘Lt Col Ronnie MacMahon’ Perpetual Challenge Trophy (Cup 146), presented by the RDS in memory of the late Lt Col MacMahon to the winner of the Four-year-old Young Event Horse class: 1) Richard Ames (Co. Kilkenny)’s Belline Special Lady, Caitie Slater (Banbridge, Co. Down).
Class 64 Five-year-old Young Event Horse: =3) Gail McNab (Ballymena, Co. Antrim)’s Greenhall Gold Dust, Steven Smith.
Cup 147: No Ulster.
Ring 1
Young Horses - Two-year-olds
Class 54 Two-year-old gelding or colt: 1) Sharon Kelly-Murphy’s Annaghmore Dunkirk (c/o Hurst Show Horses, Co. Fermanagh); 5) Mark English’s BLS Rock And Roll (Craigavon, Co. Armagh).
Class 55 Two-year-old gelding or colt: No Ulster connections.
Class 56 Two-year-old filly: 5) Donnie McGale’s Parkroe Milly (c/o Hurst Show Horses, Co. Fermanagh).
Perpetual Challenge Cup (Cup 40), presented by the RDS for the Champion Two-year-old: Reserve: Sharon Kelly-Murphy’s Annaghmore Dunkirk (c/o Hurst Show Horses, Co. Fermanagh).
Irish Draught Mares and Foals
Class 37 Irish Draught Mares, three or four years old: No Ulster connections.
Class 38 Irish Draught Mares, five years old or over, with foal at foot: 3) Jim McNulty’s Edenagor Lilly (Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal).
Cup 100: No Ulster connections.
Young Horses - Three-year-olds
Class 57 Three-year-old gelding: 3) Shaun Doherty’s Glenveagh Viewpoint (Letterkenny, Co. Donegal).
Class 58 Three-year-old gelding: 4) Lisa Spratt’s LS Firecracker (Comber, Co. Down).
Class 59 Three-year-old filly: 4) Hurst Show Horses’s Tattygare Me Me Me (Lisbellaw, Co. Fermanagh).
Cup 73: No Ulster connections.
Irish Draught Mares and Foals
Class 39 Irish Draught Colt Foal: No Ulster connections.
Class 40 Irish Draught Filly Foal: 5) Jim McNulty’s Edenagor Lilly (Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal).
Ring 2
Lightweight Hunters
Class 2 Lightweight Hunter gelding, four years old: 4) Yvonne Pearson’s Woodview Firestarter, Lesley Jones (Newtownards, Co. Down).
Class 3 Lightweight Hunter mare, four or five years old: 4) Dr Karen King’s Diamonds Breeze, Victoria Mullen (Crossgar, Co. Down); 5) Corinne Robb and D&G Robb’s Braeview My Diamond Swatch, Corinne Robb (Broughshane, Co. Antrim).
Ridden Connemara Ponies
Class 73 Ridden Connemara Ponies, four or five years old: 1) Zoe Price’s Lough Derg Star, Zoe Price (Randalstown, Co. Antrim); 3) Emily McGowan’s Derrylackey Playboy, Lesley Jones (Newtownards, Co. Down).
Class 74 Ridden Connemara Ponies six years old or over: 4) Elly-Rose Dixon’s Donaghmore Melody Song, Asya Dixon (Bangor, Co. Down); 5) Aidan Jones’s Cityview Fuinnseoig, Malgorzata Gornik (Portadown, Co. Armagh).
Ladies Side Saddle
Class 27 Ladies Side Saddle: 5) Leonie O'Gorman’s Lackaghbeg Augustus Star, Leonie O'Gorman (Clones, Co. Monaghan).
Cup 50: No Ulster connections.
Cup 160: No Ulster connections.
Lightweight Hunters
Class 1 Lightweight Hunter gelding, five years old or over: 3) Gillian Gill’s Brymars Universal Time, Rebecca Reid (Ballynahinch, Co. Down); 4) Declan Rafferty’s Bannside Dancer (Keady, Co. Armagh); 6) Leonie O'Gorman’s Lackaghbeg Augustus Star, Leonie O'Gorman (Clones, Co. Monaghan).
Class 5 Lightweight Hunter mare, six years old or over: No Ulster connections.
Ridden Connemara Ponies
Class 75 Ridden Connemara Ponies, mare or gelding six years old or over: 1) Alyson Dixon’s Monaincha Belle, Elly-Rose Dixon (Bangor, Co. Down); 4) Deborah Donnell’s Lusmagh Echo, Sophie Donnell (Bangor, Co. Down).
Class 76 Ridden Connemara Ponies, stallion, four years old or over: 2) Jane Kinsella (Co. Wicklow)’s Drumree Dandy Man, James Smyth (Belfast); 4) Joanne Flynn Hunter’s Réaltaí Tadhg, Rachel Moore (Newtownards, Co. Down).
FRIDAY, AUGUST 11
Ring 1
Young Horses - Yearlings
Class 52 Yearlings, colt or gelding: 2) Alistair McDonald’s TMS Point Break (Crumlin, Co. Antrim); 4) Valerie Davis’s Cascari Clover (Ballybofey, Co. Donegal).
Class 53 Yearlings, filly: 2) Ann Lyons’s Greenhall Striking Lady (Ballynahinch, Co. Down); 3) Yvonne Pearson’s Doublact (Newtownards, Co. Down).
Yearlings (Cup 39), presented for the Champion Yearling: Reserve: Alistair McDonald’s TMS Point Break (Crumlin, Co. Antrim).
Cup 145: No Ulster connections.
Traditional Bred Young Horse (Cup 7), presented by the RDS to the Champion Traditional Bred Young Horse: 2) Ann Lyons’s Greenhall Striking Lady (Ballynahinch, Co. Down).
The ‘Laidlaw’ Perpetual Challenge Cup (Cup 46), presented by the RDS in memory of the Right Honourable T K Laidlaw, PC for the Overall Champion Young Horse: Reserve: Sharon Kelly-Murphy’s Annaghmore Dunkirk (c/o Hurst Show Horses, Co. Fermanagh).
Breeders’ Championship
Class 49 Breeders’ Championship - Show Jumping: No Ulster connections.
Cup 122: No Ulster connections.
Class 50 Breeders’ Championship - Eventing: 2) Yvonne Pearson’s Kief Queen B (Newtownards, Co. Down); 3) Paula Howard’s Dernahatten Out Of Touch (Ballynahinch, Co. Down).
Perpetual Challenge Cup (Cup 124), presented to the winner of the Breeders’ Championship, class 50: Reserve: Yvonne Pearson’s Kief Queen B (Newtownards, Co. Down).
Irish Draught Stallions
Class 42 Irish Draught Stallions, Section A: No Ulster connections.
Class 42 Irish Draught Stallions, Section B: No Ulster connections.
Cup 22: No Ulster connections.
Pembroke Cup (Cup 45): No Ulster connections.
Combined Training
Class 84 Intermediate Combined Training - Dressage Phase: 6) Margaret Daniel’s Anvil Lodge Pinnochio, Zoe Daniel (Richhill, Co. Armagh).
Class 85 Members Combined Training - Dressage Phase: No Ulster connections.
Coloured Horses
Class 29 Coloured Horses: 2) Lisa and Alison Mitchell Talbot’s Be Colour Blue, Lisa Mitchell Talbot.
Perpetual Challenge Cup (Cup 148), presented by the RDS for the winner of the Coloured Horses, class 29: Reserve: Lisa and Alison Mitchell Talbot’s Be Colour Blue, Lisa Mitchell Talbot.
Ring 2
Middleweight Hunters
Class 6 Middleweight Hunters, mare or gelding, four years old: 2) Gillian Torrens’ About A Master, Rachel Moore (Convoy, Co. Donegal).
Heavyweight Hunters
Class 9 Heavyweight Hunters, mare or gelding, four years old: 4) Rachel Moore’s Seabanks McArthur, Rachel Moore; 5) Natalie Irwin’s Rowgis Kieran, H Curran (Dromore, Co. Down); 6) Gerry Costello (Co. Galway)’s Shanbally Fieldmaster, Victoria Mullen (Co. Down).
Class 10 Heavyweight Hunters, mare or gelding, five years old: 1) Debbie Harrod’s Endeavour R, James Smyth (Belfast); 2) Terry & Sally Johnston’s Mr Ramsey, Brian Murphy (Portadown, Co. Armagh).
Middleweight Hunters
Class 7 Middleweight Hunters, mare or gelding, five years old: 2) Terry & Sally Johnston’s Hi Mr Red, Brian Murphy (Portadown, Co. Armagh); 3) Christopher Gibson’s Austenaco, James Smyth (Bangor, Co. Down).
Class 8 Middleweight Hunters, mare or gelding, six years old: 1) Polly Coles’ My Diamond Solitaire, James Smyth (Belfast).
Cobs
Class 22 Cobs (Lightweights), mare or gelding, four years old or over: 4) Sonya McKenna’s Draughtons Sinnerman, Rachel Moore (Fintona, Co. Tyrone).
Class 23 Cobs (Heavyweights), mare or gelding, four years old or over: 1) Samuel McAteer’s Randalstown Rigsby, Eva Lowry (Randalstown, Co. Antrim).
Class 24 Maxi Cobs, mare or gelding, four years old or over, exceeding 155cm: 3) Gillian Torrens’ Colossus, Rachel Moore (Convoy, Co. Donegal).
Perpetual Challenge Cup (Cup 48), presented by the RDS for the Champion Cob: Champion: Samuel McAteer’s Randalstown Rigsby, Eva Lowry (Randalstown, Co. Antrim).
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