Magnificent mares perform at NIHB show
Mares’ Development classes attract top competitors to The Meadows
The Northern Ireland Horse Board held a show including Mares’ Development classes, with prizes funded by the Irish Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and the Marine (DAFM) through a Horse Sport Ireland grant.
Shane O’Reilly made the day his own with a double and firstly took the win in the 1.30m class, which included the Premium Mares’ Development class, with Brian McConville’s ‘BWE Windsor’. The runner-up spot went to Jodie Creighton riding Carol M Armstrong’s ‘Cornascriebe Electra Diamond’,with Laura Cazzato riding Eric Smith’s ‘Corkhill Quality’ in third.
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O’Reilly took his second win in the 1.20m class, which included the Gold Mares’ Development class, with another of Brian McConville’s horses, ‘BWE Vain Hero’, while James O'Reilly rode yet another of McConville’s horses, ‘Derena Something Special’, into second place. Enda Ivanoff took third place with his own ‘Nubalia DHF’.
The 1.10m class, which included the Silver Mares’ Development class, was won by Caroline Gaston with her own ‘Miss Roman Kora’, ahead of Egle Zakaraite and her own ‘Talbot Siss’ in second and Beverly Irwin on Lisa Rosbotham’s ‘Novellent’ in third.
The 1m class, which included the Bronze Mares’ class, saw 13 combinations jumping clear, while two combinations jumped the 90cm track without penalty.
RESULTS
Wednesday, July 9
N.I.H.B Horse Show inc Mares Development Classes
Horses - 90cm (M):
=1) Fiona Thompson’s Sweet Illusion, Fiona Thompson; Eimear Rogers’s Wee Tilly Clover (Ihr), Ella Rogers.
1m - Open To All [Inc Bronze Mares’ Classes] - (Additional Prize Fund For Mares):
=1) Edward Mulligan’s CBI Allure, Edward Mulligan; Charlotte Brown’s CJE Valentine, Shane Treanor; Dermott Lennon’s Doulisa Hero Z, Dermott Lennon; Steven Greer’s Dundrum Symphony, Steven Greer; Courtney Sloan’s Golden Korona, Courtney Sloan; Jacqueline Browne’s Goldsmith Cavalier, Jonathan Smyth; Una McSorley’s Kilmainham Roan, Una McSorley; Nicole Galbraith’s Marylynn Tn, Zac Hanna; Sarah Hamilton’s Mr Grey Killea, Ryan Hunter; Eavan White’s O'Harabrook, Fiona Thompson; Emmet McCourt’s Ringmackilroy Alannah, Lucy Telford; Rachelle Harding’s RJC Della Cassa, Charlotte Harding; Oliver Francis Savage’s Thornhill Jenny, Ríona Savage.
1.10m - Open To All [Inc Silver Mares Dev. Class]- Additional €850 Prize Fund (DAFM/ Horse Sport Ireland Grant) For Eligible Mares:
1) Caroline Gaston’s Miss Roman Kora, Caroline Gaston; 2) Egle Zakaraite’s Talbot Siss, Egle Zakaraite; 3) Lisa Rosbotham’s Novellent, Beverly Irwin; 4) David Thompson’s Neat Regina, Hannah Thompson; 5) Ian Moore’s Triple C (Ihr), Ian Moore; 6) Robert McKee’s Diamond Beach Babe, Melissa McKee.
1.20m - Open To All [Inc Gold Mares Dev. Class]- Additional €850 Prize Fund (DAFM/ Horse Sport Ireland Grant) For Eligible Mares:
1) Brian McConville’s BWE Vain Hero, Shane O'Reilly; 2) Brian McConville’s Derena Something Special, James O'Reilly; 3) Enda Ivanoff’s Nubalia Dhf, Enda Ivanoff; 4) Marie-Therese Trainor’s Marah, Eoghan Trainor; 5) Sandra Duffy/ Ireland Horse Sport & Leisure Ltd’s Seapatrick Black Emerald, John McEntee; 6) Brian McConville’s Susan II, Shane O'Reilly.
1.30m - Open To All [Inc Premium Mares Dev. Class]- Additional €850 Prize Fund (DAFM/ Horse Sport Ireland Grant) For Eligible Mares:
1) Brian McConville’s BWE Windsor, Shane O'Reilly; 2) Carol M Armstrong’s Cornascriebe Electra Diamond, Jodie Creighton; 3) Eric Smith’s Corkhill Quality, Laura Cazzato; 4) Samantha Kirk’s FSS Indigo, Samantha Kirk; 5) Enda Ivanoff’s Nubalia DHF, Enda Ivanoff; 6) Leanne Marshall’s GHS Corriana, Jodie Creighton.
