Mackey takes the top spot at Portmore
Kevin Mackey and 'Caugherty Ronan' won the 1.30m class at the Aghalee venue
The SJI Horse Shows continued at Portmore Equestrian Centre, Aghalee on Sunday, June 22, with competitors getting an opportunity to prepare for the three-day show at the venue from June 27 to 29.
Kevin Mackey was the star of the show, winning the 1.30m class on board Alyson Henry’s Caugherty Ronan. Paul Caves took the runner-up spot with his own ‘Quality Night’ and also placed third with his own ‘Cafre Quality Clover’.

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The 1.20m class had seen the places reversed, with Caves and ‘Quality Night’ finishing in first place, with Mackey and ‘Caugherty Ronan’ in second.
Meanwhile, it was the girls who saw success in the 1.10m class, with the win going to Sophie Boyce on board Jackie Short’s ‘Otis Redding’, with Erin Mathieson riding her mum Hilary Mathieson’s ‘DG Cool Dawn’ into second and Rebecca Mooney on her own ‘Knockroe Decies Girl’ in third.
Seven combinations jumped double clear in the 1m class, with five sharing the honours in the 90cm class and Alix Robinson on her own ‘Ms Julie’ the only double clear over the 80cm track.
This weekend sees a Three-day Summer Horse Show being held at Portmore, from Friday, June 27 until Sunday, June 29.
RESULTS
Sunday, June 22, 2025
Portmore SJI Horse Show
Horses - 80cm:
1) Alix Robinson’s Ms Julie, Alix Robinson.
90cm:
=1) Lourene Abbi’s Bludhaven, India Abbi; Louise Reid’s Castlenavan Lux Rosé, Louise Reid; Niki Cullen’s Danske Coevers Lass, Niki Cullen; Alix Robinson’s Lakeland Dream, Alix Robinson; Caroline Crossin’s Warpaint (ISPA), Caroline Crossin.
1m:
=1) Laura Mackey’s Bombinate HH Z, Laura Mackey; Elaine Morrow’s Caltra Leader, Elaine Morrow; Lorraine Lyttle’s Coolas, Lorraine Lyttle; Hilary Mathieson’s DG Dawn Chorus, Erin Mathieson; Niki Cullen’s Lexi’s Ludo Breezer, Niki Cullen; Jessica Boyd’s Orestior, Maddison Boyd; Jackie Short’s Otis Redding, Sophie Boyce.
1.10m:
1) Jackie Short’s Otis Redding, Sophie Boyce; 2) Hilary Mathieson’s DG Cool Dawn, Erin Mathieson; 3) Rebecca Mooney’s Knockroe Decies Girl, Rebecca Mooney; 4) Rebecca Mooney’s Galwaybay Jack, Rebecca Mooney; 5) Jessica Simpson’s Can You Tell Me The Future, Jessica Simpson; 6) Hilary Mathieson’s Dg Dawn Chorus, Erin Mathieson.
1.20m:
1) Paul Caves’s Quality Night, Paul Caves; 2) Alyson Henry’s Caugherty Ronan, Kevin Mackey.
1.30m:
1) Alyson Henry’s Caugherty Ronan, Kevin Mackey; 2) Paul Caves’s Quality Night, Paul Caves; 3) Paul Caves’s Cafre Quality Clover, Paul Caves.