Red ribbon for Darcy at The Meadows

Darcy Fehnert and ‘Mexx Van Het Groene Dak’ won the 1.30m SJI class at Lurgan venue

The Meadows Equestrian Centre, Lurgan, held another of their Spring/Summer Horse Shows on Saturday, May 31, with registered horse classes running from 80cm up to 1.30m.

The 1.30m class saw 17 go to post, with 11 of them jumping double clear. Darcy Fehnert and her own ‘Mexx Van Het Groene Dak’ secured the red ribbon in a time of 37.34, over a second ahead of runner-up Jaymie Crawford on his own ‘Crystal Ben Magna’ in 38.40. Andrew Farren and his own seven-year-old ‘Nevada Te’ finished third in 38.72.

Darcy Fehnert and ‘Mexx Van Het Groene Dak’, winners of the 1.30m SJI class at The Meadows. PICTURES: courtesy of Tori O’Connor

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Just two competitors managed to jump double clear in the 80cm class, while 10 combinations shared the spoils in the 90cm class. There were 30 starters in the 1m class, with 14 of them keeping all the poles in place.

There was some impressive jumping in the 1.10m class, with 27 of the 47 on the start list jumping double clear rounds. Ellie McDowell came out on top with Colin McDowell’s ‘Vanderbitt’ in a very fast time of 34.44, followed by Shane McCloskey riding Liam McCloskey’s six-year-old ‘Clonterm Lorenzo’ into second place in 35.22, while Lucy Sullivan and her own ‘Brackenstown Billy’ placed third in 35.39.

Ellie McDowell and ‘Vanderbitt’, winners of the 1.10m SJI class at The Meadows.

Of the 29 starters in the 1.20m class, 18 jumped double clear, with the fastest of those being Shane McCloskey, who took the win with Declan Brennan’s six-year-old ‘Miss Communicate’ in a time of 33.47. Melissa McKee bagged the runner-up position with Robert McKee’s ‘Diamond Beach Babe’ (34.61); with Ellie McDowell back on the podium with Colin McDowell’s ‘Vanderbitt’ in third (35.04).

This weekend sees Banbridge Charity Horse and Pony Show being held at The Meadows, with horse classes being held on Saturday and pony classes on Sunday. Unregistered jumping will run in Arena 3 on Saturday.

RESULTS

Saturday, May 31

Spring/Summer Horse Show

80cm:

=1) Laura Gordon’s Le Echo Dream (4yo), Laura Gordon [A]; Angela Penman’s Lys Etoile (8yo), Angela Penman [S].

Angela Penman and ‘LYS Etoile’ jumped clear in the 80cm SJI class at The Meadows.

90cm:

=1) Jonny Bow’s Call Me Mama Mia (6yo), Jonny Bow; David Conlon’s Creeveroe George (5yo), Claire Conlon; Gabrielle Kirk’s Drumkee Bay Boy (6yo), Gabrielle Kirk (YR) (U); Jade Scott’s Eva Du Rouet (8yo), Jade Scott; Taryn McClurkin’s Glensensaw Mischievous (6yo), Taryn McClurkin [A]; Heather Bagchus’s Hello Archie (5yo), Ava Bagchus (JU/YR) (U); Fiona Cooper’s Lmk Annie (5yo), Fiona Cooper; June Burgess’s Maxwelton (7yo), June Burgess; Shirley Anderson’s Swatch This Diago, Shirley Anderson [S]; Gill McAreavey’s Wells Star Quality (8yo), Gill McAreavey [S].

Taryn McClurkin and ‘Glensensaw Mischievous’ jumped clear in the 90cm SJI class at The Meadows.

1m:

=1) Jonny Bow’s Call Me Mama Mia (6yo), Jonny Bow; Elaine Morrow’s Caltra Leader, Elaine Morrow [S]; Jennifer Griffin’s Glide On Lancer, Jennifer Griffin [A]; Michelle McElhatton’s Identified, Michelle McElhatton; Dean Cotton’s Imperial Darco Diamond, Dean Cotton [AA]; Donna Campbell Campbell’s Kec Happy Days (5yo), Katie Campbell (JU/YR) (U); Tanya Smith’s Levante, Mya Morrison [A]; Chloe Crozier’s Lightning Strikes (HSI), Chloe Crozier [A]; David Thompson’s Neat Regina (8yo), Hannah Thompson (JU/YR) (U); John Jackson’s Nimrod Ihr (7yo), Anna Jackson (YR) (U); Melissa McKinstry’s Oxendene Lui, Melissa McKinstry [A] (YR) (U); Tom Hearne’s Racket Slam (4yo), Ryan O'Neill; Emma McKenna’s Royal Ricardo, Emma McKenna [A]; Donna Campbell Campbell’s Something About Mary Lou, Donna Campbell Campbell.

Anna Jackson and ‘Nimrod IHR’, jumping double clear in the 1m SJI class at The Meadows.

1.10m:

1) Colin McDowell’s Vanderbitt, Ellie McDowell (JU/YR) (U) 34.44; 2) Liam McCloskey’s Clonterm Lorenzo (6yo), Shane McCloskey 35.22; 3) Lucy Sullivan’s Brackenstown Billy, Lucy Sullivan 35.39; 4) Shane McCloskey’s HHS Emerald (8yo), Shane McCloskey 35.83; 5) Niccola Hall’s Ladykiller, Niccola Hall [A] 36.35; 6) Ian Moore’s Pinecroft Lamiro (7yo), Ian Moore [AA] 36.56.

1.20m:

1) Declan Brennan’s Miss Communicate (6yo), Shane McCloskey 33.47; 2) Robert McKee’s Diamond Beach Babe, Melissa McKee 34.61; 3) Colin McDowell’s Vanderbitt, Ellie McDowell (JU/YR) (U) 35.04; 4) Jaymie Crawford’s Crystal Ben Magna, Jaymie Crawford 35.93; 5) Wendy Anderson’s Kec Lanz, Chloe Graham 36.08; 6) Jordan Parr’s Drumiller Toledo, Jordan Parr 36.15.

Shane McCloskey and ‘Miss Communicate’, winners of the 1.20m SJI class at The Meadows.

1.30m:

1) Darcy Fehnert’s Mexx Van Het Groene Dak, Darcy Fehnert (YR) (U) 37.34; 2) Jaymie Crawford’s Crystal Ben Magna, Jaymie Crawford 38.40; 3) Andrew Farren’s Nevada Te (7yo), Andrew Farren 38.72; 4) Gary Stewart’s GSS Impulse (7yo), Patricia Stewart Greer 41.80; 5) Henry Callaghan’s Lambourghini (Kwpn), Sharon Callaghan 41.82; 6) Mavis Stewart’s Dominance GSS Z (7yo), Patricia Stewart Greer 42.73.