Samantha sets the standard at Portmore's Summer Show
Samantha Kirk and ‘FSS Indigo’ won the 1.30m Grand Prix at the Three-Day Summer Show at Portmore
Competitors had prepared well for the Three-Day Summer Show at Portmore Equestrian Centre, Aghalee and, as a result, onlookers were treated to some highly competitive classes through the course of the weekend.
The feature class of the three days was the 1.30m Grand Prix on Sunday, where Samantha Kirk and her own ‘FSS Indigo’ set a very fast time of 40 seconds exactly to claim the top spot, more than a second ahead of runner-up, Johan Fitzpatrick Burns riding his mother Jenna Fitzpatrick Burns’s promising seven-year-old ‘Causeway Star’ (41.04). The margin between second and third places was much slimmer, with Shane Treanor finishing a mere 0.03 seconds behind to take third place with Sean Jordan’s ‘Nikittaire Van’T Oosterzand’ in 41.07.
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Suzanne Posnett and her mother Pamela Posnett’s ‘Maxim Van Overis Z’ won the 1.20m class on the final day, while the honours in the 1.10m class went to Rebecca Mooney on her own ‘Knockroe Decies Girl’. Sunday saw a great turnout across the 80cm, 90cm and 1m classes.
Saturday’s highlight was a 1.25m Speed class, which was won in fine style by Catherine Spence riding a super-fast round on her own ‘Flyhigh Mable’ (64.78) that proved unbeatable - the pair finished almost three seconds faster than their nearest challenger, Jaymie Crawford on ‘Crystal Ben Magna’ (67.73), with Ben Foster on his own ‘Fazall’ in third (68.63).
The 1.15m class saw Amy Roberts steering Morris G Smyth And Elaine Smyth’s ‘Elamo Eye Candy’ into first place, ahead of Amy McCormick on Stephen McCormick’s ‘GSS Macey Grey’ in second and Ellie McDowell on Colin McDowell’s ‘Vanderbitt’ in third.
Meanwhile, the day’s 1.10m class was won by Niccola Hall on her own ‘Ladykiller’, with Rebecca Mooney on her own ‘Knockroe Decies Girl’ taking second and Laura Brown-McCann on Victoria Brown’s ‘Calgot Cruise’ in third. Clear rounds were plentiful across the 80cm, 90cm and 1m classes.
Friday’s classes proved a good warm-up for the rest of the weekend and saw Cara McFadden riding McFadden Equine’s ‘Orville Jack’ to win the 1.30m class. Hannah McCoosh rode her own ‘Neras Diamond’ to take victory in the 1.20m class, with Eva Sloan riding Clare Sloan’s ‘MCS Zita’ into second place and Clare Sloan on her own ‘MCS Lord Muze’ taking third.
In the 1.10m class, Danni Jennings once again proved her own ‘Super Star’ to be well-named, when they took first place, with Stephen Gibson on his own ‘Sgs Pride Of The Hill’ finishing second and Alex Best riding Charlotte Gibson’s ‘Milford Candy’ into third place.
There were no entries for the 80cm class on Friday, but the 90cm and 1m classes saw a pleasing number of clear rounds.
This weekend at Portmore sees the arena available for hire on Saturday, July 5, with an SJI Horse Show scheduled for Sunday, July 6.
RESULTS
Portmore Three-Day Summer Show
Friday, June 27, 2025
Horses - 80cm:
No Entries for this Class.
90cm:
=1) Victoria Loane’s Amaretto T, Oliver Holden; Carol Trimble’s Bo's Boy, Elizabeth Millar; Louise Reid’s Castlenavan Lux Rosé, Louise Reid; Clare Sloan’s Mcs Minella, Eva Sloan.
1m:
=1) Victoria McKee’s Cruise Flamenco, Ruth Baird; Elizabeth Eames’s Gannon Candy Girl, Mark Eames; Donna Campbell Campbell’s Kec Happy Days, Katie Campbell; Donna Campbell Campbell’s Something About Mary Lou, Donna Campbell Campbell.
1.10m:
1) Danni Jennings’s Super Star (IHR), Danni Jennings; 2) Stephen Gibson’s Sgs Pride Of The Hill, Stephen Gibson; 3) Charlotte Gibson’s Milford Candy, Alex Best; 4) Victoria Loane’s Lucardo, Victoria Loane; 5) Jessica Simpson’s Can You Tell Me The Future, Jessica Simpson; 6) Jessica Boyd’s Orestior, Maddison Boyd.
1.20m:
1) Hannah McCoosh’s Neras Diamond, Hannah McCoosh; 2) Clare Sloan’s MCS Zita, Eva Sloan; 3) Clare Sloan’s MCS Lord Muze, Clare Sloan; 4) Elizabeth Eames’s Royal De Ness, Paddy Eames.
1.30m:
1) McFadden Equine’s Orville Jack, Cara McFadden.
Saturday, June 28, 2025
Horses - 80cm:
=1) Stacey Watling’s Ecclesville Pretty Nix, Stacey Watling; Alix Robinson’s Ms Julie, Alix Robinson; Wesley Long’s Omard Hawaii Copper, Lydia Long; Michael Press’s R Evros, Michael Press.
90cm:
=1) Niccola Hall’s Clonfads Whispering Angel, Niccola Hall; Stacey Watling’s Ecclesville Pretty Nix, Stacey Watling; Alix Robinson’s Lakeland Dream, Alix Robinson; Wesley Long’s Omard Hawaii Copper, Lydia Long; Rachelle Harding’s Rjc King Des Etisses, Charlotte Harding; Tiarna McGrath’s Super Kali Fragalistic, Martina King.
1m:
=1) Elaine Morrow’s Caltra Leader, Elaine Morrow; Abbi Cocking’s Creevagh Bliss, Abbi Cocking; Rachelle Harding’s Crossmaglen Bandit, Justine Harding; Holly Wray’s Echo Bukayo, Holly Wray; Teaghán Eamonn Burns’s Gee Que, Geraldine Ferran; Jacqueline Browne’s Goldsmith Country Nora, Emily Browne; Tara O'Neill’s Haileys First Lady, Tara O'Neill; Malcolm Keys’s Killadeas Dancing On Air, Luke Campbell; Una Mcsorley’s Kilmainham Roan, Una McSorley; Chloe Crozier’s Lightning Strikes (HSI), Chloe Crozier; Lisa O’Donnell’s Mulvin Luna, Lisa O’Donnell; Paul McAleer’s My Cool Boy, Conall Kelly; Louise Thompson’s Pacini, Louise Thompson; Conall Kelly’s Roshin Cruis, Conall Kelly; Sophie Clugston’s Something Similar, Sophie Clugston.
1.10m:
1) Niccola Hall’s Ladykiller, Niccola Hall; 2) Rebecca Mooney’s Knockroe Decies Girl, Rebecca Mooney; 3) Victoria Brown’s Calgot Cruise, Laura Brown-McCann; 4) Christopher Brown’s Magherard Cornets Shadow, Christopher Brown; 5) Hugh McDowell’s Roscrib Ladybird, Ellie McDowell; 6) Danni Jennings’s Glasdrumman Girl On Fire, Danni Jennings.
1.15m:
1) Morris G Smyth And Elaine Smyth’s Elamo Eye Candy, Amy Roberts; 2) Stephen McCormick’s GSS Macey Grey, Amy McCormick; 3) Colin McDowell’s Vanderbitt, Ellie McDowell; 4) Rory Osborne’s Jacky Boy, Rory Osborne; 5) Melanie Haire’s Django X, Harry Haire; 6) Paul McAleer’s MCA Sky Blue, Conall Kelly.
1.25m Speed:
1) Catherine Spence’s Flyhigh Mable, Catherine Spence; 2) Jaymie Crawford’s Crystal Ben Magna, Jaymie Crawford; 3) Ben Foster’s Fazall, Ben Foster; 4) Robert Jenkinson’s Hanslough Warrior, Shane Treanor; 5) Raymond Nolan’s Páirc Tír Conaill, Jonathan Smyth; 6) Charlotte Harding’s Ballysteen Candy Girl, Charlotte Harding.
Sunday, June 29, 2025
Horses - 80cm:
=1) Connor Stewart’s ECS Horatio, Connor Stewart; Carol Trimble’s The Superior, Elizabeth Millar; Liz Brown’s Turlough Cavalier Clover, Liz Brown.
90cm:
=1) Kyla McLaughlin’s Chariot Warrior, Kyla McLaughlin; Carmel Conroy’s Killarn PG, Carmel Conroy, George Newton’s Simply Radical, George Newton; Carol Trimble’s The Superior, Elizabeth Millar.
1m:
=1) Carol Trimble’s Bo's Boy, Elizabeth Millar; Elaine Morrow’s Caltra Leader, Elaine Morrow; Eimear Higgins’s Chillout Sheddy, Eimear Higgins; Liam McKee’s Colina Van De Gordendijk, John Higgins; Lynn Spence’s Drummiller Tic Tok, Suzanne Posnett; Judy Murphy’s Javas Sophia, Liam McGarry; Kevin Cullen’s Meenkeargh, Kieran Cullen; George Newton’s Simply Radical, George Newton; Christine McKnight’s Tassagh Sky Doctor, Taylor McKnight; Cara Murphy-Maclennan’s Wild Blu Yonder, Eva Murphy.
1.10m:
1) Rebecca Mooney’s Knockroe Decies Girl, Rebecca Mooney; 2) Lisa Patterson’s Little Miss Shutterfly, Lisa Patterson; 3) Christine McKnight’s Tassagh Sky Doctor, Taylor McKnight; 4) Grace McGarry’s Imanthos, Grace McGarry; 5) Arlene Nee’s K&T Expensive, Casey Phair; 6) Danni Jennings’s Glasdrumman Girl On Fire, Danni Jennings.
1.20m:
1) Pamela Posnett’s Maxim Van Overis Z, Suzanne Posnett; 2) David Thompson’s Neat Regina, Hannah Thompson; 3) Laura Brown-McCann’s Gracefield Aberama Gold, Laura Brown-McCann; 4) Stephen Gibson’s SGS Pride Of The Hill, Stephen Gibson; 5) Rebecca Mooney’s Galwaybay Jack, Rebecca Mooney; 6) Kathryn O'Hagan’s Cafre Scarlett Luxann, John O'Hagan.
1.30m Grand Prix:
1) Samantha Kirk’s FSS Indigo, Samantha Kirk; 2) Jenna Fitzpatrick Burns’s Causeway Star, Johan Fitzpatrick Burns; 3) Sean Jordan’s Nikittaire Van’T Oosterzand, Shane Treanor; 4) Andrew Farren’s Nevada Te, Andrew Farren; 5) James Donaghy’s Tms Freedom, Eimhear Donaghy; 6) Rachel Chapman’s Os Pouilly Fusse, Rachel Chapman.
