Show jumpers book Balmoral places at Portmore three-day show
RUAS Balmoral qualifiers prove competitive at the Aghalee venue
There was great excitement as Portmore Equestrian Centre, Aghalee not only got their registered show jumping competitions back underway following storm damage, but the centre also played host to a number of RUAS Balmoral qualifiers during a three-day show over the weekend of February 28 until March 2.
Friday’s classes ran from 80cm up to 1.30m, with Saturday’s schedule including an RUAS Amateur qualifier and a 1.25m Mini Grand Prix, alongside the height classes for the day. Sunday saw RUAS qualifiers for the age classes, namely five-year-olds and six/seven-year-olds, and for 1.35m competitors, as well as registered classes at 90cm and 1m.
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Competition in the RUAS Balmoral qualifiers was tough, with riders keen to book their place at Balmoral Park in May, so the top spots were hard won. Saturday’s Amateur qualifier was won by Sophie McKeen riding Ian Moore’s ‘Pinecroft Kamiro’, followed by Naomi McCavana on her own ‘Ferro Charm’ in second place.
Meanwhile, Saturday’s 1.25m Mini Grand Prix was claimed by Rebecca Smyth on board Katharine Smyth’s ‘Creevagh Imp II’, with John McEntee on his own and Greenvale Transport’s ‘Hobalo’ in the runner-up position.
Sunday’s RUAS Balmoral Five-year-old qualifier went the way of Catherine Thornton riding her own and Patricia Kavanagh’s ‘Millonix’ into first place, followed by Katie Conlon on Marble Arch Equine Ltd’s ‘LS Epic Leap’ in second.
The Six/Seven-year-old qualifier was won by Lucy Morton riding Hibernia Horses Ltd’s ‘Jungfrau Du Thot’, with Andrew Farren on his own ‘Nevada TE’ in second place.
It was Lucy’s day, as she also secured the win in the 1.35m qualifier, this time riding Maureen Moore’s ‘Cassclo Beach’. Harrison Blair slotted Rockmount Farms’s ‘L'Esprit Hero Z’ into the runner-up spot.
This weekend sees Portmore host a two-day SJI Ulster Region Spring Pony Tour show, so it will be another busy weekend at the centre.
RESULTS
Portmore Three-day Horse Show including Balmoral Qualifiers
Friday, February 28
Horses - 80cm:
=1) Niki Cullen’s Lexi’s Ludo Breezer, Niki Cullen; Tiarna McGrath’s Super Kali Fragalistic, Martina King.
90cm:
=1) Margaret Horan’s Burst of Classe, Ruth Will; Ruth Will’s BWE Splash Of Hero, Ruth Will; Rachelle Harding’s Crossmaglen Bandit, Alexandra McKenna-Roy; Harry Haire’s Grandessa, Harry Haire; Emma Jackson’s Western Warrior, Emma Jackson.
1m:
=1) Niamh McFall’s Bay of Biscay, Ryan Stewart; Micheal O’Neill’s Clabbystown Emilia, Chanelle O’Neill; Sonia Graham’s Cocochino, Emma Jackson; William Greene’s Edentrillick Twisted Pixie, Hannah Agnew; Ronan McLaughlin’s El Bayo Z, Ben Walsh; Angela Waras’s Hallsmill Bon Vivant, Angela Waras; Ronan McLaughlin’s Kamikaze Z, Ben Walsh; Rhonda J Carson’s Lismon Russel Cream, Rhonda J Carson; Caroline Gaston’s Mhb Magnum Splendor, Caroline Gaston; Brooklyn Edwards’s Mr Cava Blue, Brooklyn Edwards; Rebecca Sim's Queen of Carrickadawson, Rebecca Sim; Jacqueline Malone’s Ramako Vd Berghoeve, Jacqueline Malone; Rachelle Harding’s RJC Della Cassa, Charlotte Harding.
1.10m:
1) Emma Jackson’s Kylestone Cashel, Emma Jackson; 2) Arlene Nee’s K&T Expensive, John McEntee; 3) Rebecca Mooney’s Galwaybay Jack, Rebecca Mooney; 4) Jacqueline Malone’s Ramako Vd Berghoeve, Jacqueline Malone; 5) Micheal O’Neill’s Clabbystown Emilia, Chanelle O’Neill; 6) Ben Foster’s Fazall, Ben Foster.
1.20m:
1) Bronte Stables’s Ensor Z, Dermott Lennon; 2) Emma Jackson’s Kylestone Cashel, Emma Jackson; 3) Hilary Weston’s Daphne (IHR), Sammy Weston; 4) Mavis Stewart’s Sylene van Twelve Oaks, Patricia Stewart Greer; 5) Victoria Loane’s Lord of the Rings BMH, Sean Foley; 6) Robyn McFadden’s Red Hot Chili Piper, Robyn McFadden.
1.30m:
1) Ronan McLaughlin’s Imcarthina, Ben Walsh; 2) Andrew Farren’s Holga, Andrew Farren; 3) Allison Mercer’s Rossmount Luis, Ellie Humphries; 4) Judith Dunlop’s Gidion B, Jenny Dunlop; 5) Dessie Irwin’s Trebra Premier Douglas, Darren Irwin; 6) Teaghán Eamonn Burns’s Gee Que, Teaghán Eamonn Burns.
Saturday, March 1
Horses - Amateur Qualifier:
1) Ian Moore’s Pinecroft Kamiro, Sophie McKeen; 2) Naomi McCavana’s Ferro Charm, Naomi McCavana; 3) Rebekah Tansey’s Cherished, Rebekah Tansey; 4) Grace Carlisle’s Something Smart, Grace Carlisle; 5) Tara Elizabeth Patton’s Castleroche Pretty Women, Tara Elizabeth Patton; 6) Jason Patterson’s Downshire Game of Thrones, Jason Patterson.
1m:
=1) Rachel Chapman’s Battlehill PepperLu, Rachel Chapman; Tara Elizabeth Patton’s Castleroche Pretty Women, Tara Elizabeth Patton; Kyle Johnston’s Cuffesgrange Caballus, Jessica Johnston; Sarah Kinnear’s Dstud Jessie J, Sarah Kinnear; Naomi McCavana’s Ferro Charm, Naomi McCavana; Zoe Harvey’s Mullabrack Sir Knight, Ellie Rose Martin; Carrickanee Sporthorses Ltd’s Ohjee F, Joshua James Lynch.
1.10m:
1) Tori Dunn’s BWE Caprice Semilly (IHR), Sophie Dunn; 2) Anne Marie O'Gorman’s Karma hdh, Tori Dunn; 3) Nadia Scanlon’s Lenamore Pure Music, Nadia Scanlon; 4) Lisa Patterson’s Rockmount Ivy, Lisa Patterson; 5) Sarah Irwin’s Charlie De Reve, Luke Campbell; 6) Katie McEntee’s Kinmar Flash, John McEntee.
1.20m:
1) Laura Cazzato’s Daisy Diamond (ISH), Tyrone Flanagan; 2) Samantha Kirk’s FSS Indigo, Samantha Kirk; 3) JP McGranaghan’s KEC Harrison, JP McGranaghan; 4) Carrickanee Sporthorses Ltd’s Otis Van Het Weyenshof, Joshua James Lynch; 5) JP McGranaghan’s Killeenan Ted, JP McGranaghan; 6) Linda Courtney’s LCC Maserati, Tori Dunn.
1.25m Mini Grand Prix:
1) Katharine Smyth’s Creevagh Imp II, Rebecca Smyth; 2) John McEntee & Greenvale Transport’s Hobalo, John McEntee; 3) James McKean’s Cafre Olympic Dream, Katie Campbell; 4) Jane Allen Collins’s Lougherne Caravaggio, Ellie Humphries; 5) Rachel Chapman’s OS Pouilly Fusse, Rachel Chapman; 6) Sandra Lennon’s CMG Winchester, Dermott Lennon.
Sunday, March 2
Horses - 1.35m Qualifier:
1) Maureen Moore’s Cassclo Beach, Lucy Morton; 2) Rockmount Farms’s L'Esprit Hero Z, Harrison Blair; 3) Jean Finney’s Absolutely Kingmar Z, Alex Finney; 4) Andrew Dunlop’s Questro Z, Jenny Dunlop; 5) Sandra Duffy/ Ireland Horse Sport & Leisure Ltd’s CSF Andrew, John McEntee; 6) David Campbell’s Derryinver Truffle, Catherine Thornton.
Five-year-old Qualifier:
1) Patricia Kavanagh and Catherine Thornton’s Millonix, Catherine Thornton; 2) Marble Arch Equine Ltd’s LS Epic Leap, Katie Conlon; 3) Adam Ferris’s Newmarket Pretty Lady, Barry Griffin; 4) Jennifer Torrens’s Parrera, Jennifer Torrens; 5) Ronan McLaughlin’s Kamikaze Z, Ben Walsh; 6) Andrew Farren’s Entertainer Z, Andrew Farren.
Six/ Seven-year-old Qualifier Handicap:
1) Hibernia Horses Ltd’s Jungfrau Du Thot, Lucy Morton; 2) Andrew Farren’s Nevada TE, Andrew Farren; 3) Michelle McElhatton’s Cazadee, Barry McCormack; 4) Hallie Crowe’s Nikita (KWPN), Hallie Crowe; 5) Andrew Farren’s Oceangold, Andrew Farren; 6) Sandra Duffy/ Ireland Horse Sport & Leisure Ltd’s Creevyquinn Cisco, John McEntee.
1m:
=1) Linda Buchanan’s Ballyginniff Touch of Chaccon, Linda Buchanan; Elaine Morrow’s Caltra Leader, Elaine Morrow; Jenny Dunlop’s Charmeur vd Donkhoeve Z, Jenny Dunlop; Edna Gamble’s Garryduff Living Doll, Katie Gibson; Angela Waras’s Hallsmill Bon Vivant, Rory Lavery; Edna Gamble’s MHB Million Magic, Ted Gibson; Adam Ferris’ Newmarket Pretty Lady, Barry Griffin; Joanne Gibson’s Villanelle, Joanne Gibson.
90cm:
=1) Stephanie Wilding’s Bannside Belle, Stephanie Wilding; Elaine Morrow’s Caltra Leader, Elaine Morrow; Hannah Agnew’s Calulah de Lorette Z, Hannah Agnew; Gabrielle Kirk’s Drumkee Bay Boy, Gabrielle Kirk; Pam Moore’s Marlacoos Ralph, Kym Moore; Anne Mary Duignan’s May Ball, Katy Connor.