Moore continues form at Connell Hill SJI league

Ian Moore and 'Pinecroft Galaxy' won 1.10m class, while Aidan O'Brien and ‘Doneybrewer Quest’ won both the 1.20m and 1.30m classes

Connell Hill Equestrian Centre, Randalstown continued with their SJI Summer League on Thursday, July 11.

There was a high level of competition across the board, with Ian Moore continuing his great run of form in the 1.10m class, taking the win with ‘Pinecroft Galaxy’.

Ian Moore and ‘Pinecroft Galaxy’ won the 1.10m class at Connell Hill’s SJI Summer League. PICTURES: courtesy of Lyndon McKee

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Meanwhile, Aidan O'Brien did the double with Kieran O'Brien’s ‘Doneybrewer Quest’, winning both the 1.20m and 1.30m classes.

Alana Lavery and ‘Lucy Ludo’ were runners up in the 1.10m class at Connell Hill’s SJI Summer League.

Connell Hill is an excellent venue and first-class facility to school round, with jumping classes to suit all levels. Located just outside Antrim, the venue avails of both indoor and outdoor schools and is accessible just off the M2 and dual carriageway.

Details of all events can be found on Gillian Creighton and Connell Hill Facebook pages and SJI Registered show dates are available on www.sjilive

Photographs are available on Lyndon McKee Photography Facebook page.

RESULTS

Thursday, July 11

SJI Summer League

Horses - 80cm:

1) Angela Penman’s Lys Etoile, Angela Penman.

90cm:

=1) Ellen Mackay’s Annyalla Romeo, Ellen Mackay; Declan Cosgrove’s Guinness Des Bles, Hind Majed Abdulkarim Mohammad Julfar; Nicky Nesbitt’s Kinetic Blue, Nicky Nesbitt; Ellen Mackay’s Quality Lady, Ellen Mackay; Stephen Darragh’s SDS Tilly, Stephen Darragh; Declan Cosgrove’s Skywalker H, Alia Nasser Abdul Karim Alarif.

1m:

=1) Nadia Scanlon’s Castletown Tequila Sunrise, Nadia Scanlon; Eavan White’s Dashing Chap, Tegan White McMorrow; Leanne Marshall’s GHS Corriana, Jodie Creighton; Tegan White McMorrow’s Peregrine Point, Tegan White McMorrow; Ian Moore’s Pinecroft Lamiro, Ian Moore; Tegan White McMorrow’s Texan Style, Maria Carr.

Sarah Bailie and ‘Lisnamorrow Emerauder’ placed third in the 1.10m class at Connell Hill’s SJI Summer League.

1.10m:

1) Ian Moore’s Pinecroft Galaxy, Ian Moore; 2) Alana Lavery’s Lucy Ludo, Alana Lavery; 3) Sarah Bailie’s Lisnamorrow Emeraude, Sarah Bailie; 4) Sarah Irwin’s Charlie De Reve, Sarah Irwin; 5) Declan Cosgrove’s Ciamint, Omar Abdulla Hadi Ahmed Alhussaini; 6) Ella Boyle’s FJK Back To The Future, Ella Boyle.

Sarah Irwin and ‘Charlie De Reve’ on their way to fourth place in the 1.10m class at Connell Hill’s SJI Summer League.

1.20m:

1) Kieran O'Brien’s Doneybrewer Quest, Aidan O'Brien; 2) Daniel Coyle’s Nahla, Aidan O'Brien; 3) Clare Sloan’s MCS Zita, Eva Sloan; 4) Ian Moore’s Pinecroft Galaxy, Ian Moore; 5) Ella Boyle’s FJK Back To The Future, Ella Boyle; 6) Sarah Bailie’s Lisnamorrows Vancouver, Sarah Bailie.

Omar Abdulla Hadi Ahmed Alhussani and ‘Challenger’ competing in the 1.20m class at Connell Hill’s SJI Summer League.

1.30m:

1) Kieran O'Brien’s Doneybrewer Quest, Aidan O'Brien; 2) Daniel Coyle’s Nahla, Aidan O'Brien; 3) Henry Callaghan’s Macho T, John Higgins; 4) Joanne Sloan Allen’s WKD Lucia, Jodie Creighton.