Talent on display at Meadows' Spring Championships
Fantastic turnout for three days of top-class show jumping at Lurgan venue
The Meadows Equestrian Centre in Lurgan held their Spring Championships including the MEC Young Horse Challenge Finals, DAFM Studbook Series and National Grand Prix, over the weekend of April 25 to 27. There was a fantastic turnout over the three days and some very talented combinations put on a display of top-class jumping.
The highlight of the weekend was Sunday’s Premier Performance National Grand Prix and it was brilliant to see Jonathan Smyth return to top form following an injury last year to win the class on board Noletta Smyth and Roy Craig’s ‘Mulvin Lights Out’. David Campbell’s ‘Derryinver Truffle’ was ridden in to the runner-up position by Catherine Thornton, followed by Dermott Lennon on his own and Gerry Marron’s ‘Kinmar Right On Time’ in third.
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Friday’s classes ran from 80cm up to 1.30m, with plenty of clear rounds being jumped. Katie McLaughlin took home the red ribbon in the1.10m class on board Paula McLaughlin’s ‘Star La Tuliere’, while Cara McFadden won both the 1.20m class and the 1.30m class, riding McFadden Equine’s ‘Orville Jack’ and Karen McFadden’s ‘Genitus Pommex Z’ respectively.
Saturday saw the MEC Young Horse Challenge classes being held, with a number of joint winners sharing the €1000 prize fund and €125 Breeder Prize in both the Four-year-old and Five-year-old classes. The Six-year-old class was won by Emma Jackson riding Roy Shields’s ‘Rockrimmon Legacy’, while the Seven-year-old win went to Shane O'Reilly on board Brian McConville’s ‘Derena Something Special’.
Shane was obviously on a roll and also won the 1.30m Grand Prix, this time riding ‘BWE Special Rose’, also owned by Brian McConville. Meanwhile, the 90cm and 1m classes both saw an impressive number of clear rounds, with the 1.10m win going to Tegan White McMorrow on her own ‘Peregrine Point’ and the 1.20m going to Danni Jennings on her own ‘Super Star’.
On Sunday, the Meadows hosted the DAFM Studbook Series show jumping classes, with Max Foley riding Marion Hughes’s ‘HHS Colorado’ to win the Five-year-old class; LT Michaeli Byrne on the Minister For Defence’s ‘LVS Galtee’ winning the Six-year-old class and Dermott Lennon on Sandra Lennon’s ‘CMG Winchester’ taking the top spot in the Seven-year-old class.
The day’s classes ran from a metre up to 1.30m, with a number of clears sharing the metre win. The 1.10m class was won by Caroline Gaston on her won ‘Mhb Magnum Splendor’; the 1.20m class went to Ella Kenny riding Mark Kenny’s ‘Ballinamurra Eargon’ and the 1.30m went to Niamh Devlin on Maurice Devlin’s ‘HHS Toronto’.
RESULTS
Meadows Spring Championships inc. MEC Young Horse Challenge Finals, DAFM Studbook Series and National Grand Prix
Friday, April 25
Horses - 80cm (M):
=1) Rachelle Harding’s Crossmaglen Bandit, Alexandra McKenna-Roy; Jade Scott’s Eva Du Rouet, Jade Scott; Jacqui Avery’s Kaamen, Charlotte Harding; Andrea McParland’s Kydan Rose, Conrad McGuinness; Lynsey Lunney’s Supreme Meadow, Niamh Lunney.
90cm (M) inc MEC Four-Year-Old Young Horse Challenge:
=1) Stephen Lowry’s Cal Bos Rock Princess, Joshua James Lynch; Harold Megahey’s Chopalido VA, Jonny Mulligan; Conrad McGuinness’s Coolrock Dark Angel, Conrad McGuinness; Ruth Pearson’s EX Dolce Vita III 2016 (GB), Maria Pearson; Tara O'Neill’s Haileys First Lady, Tara O'Neill; Niki Cullen’s Lexi’s Ludo Breezer, Niki Cullen; Katharina Wildling’s Moonlight Quay, Katharina Wildling; Victoria Teuton’s Painted Cavalier, Daniel O'Sullivan; Marie-Therese Trainor’s Rocket V.S, Eoghan Trainor.
1 metre (M) inc A Amateurs & MEC Five-Year-Old Challenge:
=1) Elaine Morrow’s Caltra Leader, Elaine Morrow; Harold Megahey’s Clover kcx, Jonny Mulligan; Liam McKee’s Colina Van De Gordendijk, Tori Dunn; Noel Elliott’s Corgary Goodluck, Noel Elliott; Hibernia Horses Ltd’s Created of Picobello Z, Lucy Morton; Joan Ruttledge’s Cs Chacco Latte, Katharina Wildling; Lynn Kelly’s Donaghmore Dolly (aes), Lynn Kelly; Elizabeth Eames’s Gannon Candy Girl, Mark Eames; Philip Campbell’s Initiative, Katie Campbell; Judy Murphy’s Javas Midnight Star, Liam McGarry; Noletta Smyth’s Mulvin Make Me A Winner, Jonathan Smyth; Samantha Smyth’s Neat Ruby Blue, Zara Smyth; Dale Adams’s Playboy ASJ, Lauren Adams; David Heaney’s Quality Quick Star, Grace McGarry; Brian McConville’s Ucando van Hd, James O'Reilly.
1.10m (M) inc AA Amateurs & MEC Six-Year-Old Challenge:
1) Paula McLaughlin’s Star La Tuliere, Katie McLaughlin; 2) Jordan Parr’s Drumiller Toledo, Jordan Parr; 3) Katharina Wildling’s Indoctros Little Miss, Katharina Wildling; 4) Allison Mercer’s Corraghoe Natural Ability, Ellie Humphries; 5 )Brian McConville’s Billy Super Trouper, Shane O'Reilly; 6) Alana Lavery’s Lucy Ludo, Alana Lavery.
1.20m (M) inc MEC Young Horse Seven-Year-Old Challenge:
1) McFadden Equine’s Orville Jack, Cara McFadden; 2) Jane Clarke’s Ukato Cruise, Maeve Clarke; 3) Danni Jennings’s Super Star (IHR), Danni Jennings; 4) Brian McConville’s Billy Santandiago, Shane O'Reilly; 5) Brian McConville’s BWE Windsor, Shane O'Reilly; 6) Heinrich Anhold’s Concordia Humlan, Heinrich Anhold.
1.30m (M):
1) Karen McFadden’s Genitus Pommex Z, Cara McFadden; 2) Markus Buser’s Kesha, Markus Buser; 3) Heinrich Anhold’s Concordia Humlan, Heinrich Anhold; 4) Aiden McGrory’s Leestone Stockholm, Daren Hopkins; 5) Danni Jennings’s Super Star (IHR), Danni Jennings; 6) Jane Allen Collins’s Lougherne Kingfisher (IHR), Ellie Humphries.
Saturday, April 26
Horses - Four-Year-Old MEC Young Horse Challenge (€1000+ €125 Breeder Prize):
=1) Stephen Lowry’s Cal Bos Rock Princess, Joshua James Lynch; Tori Showkum’s Carnone Lui Touch, Tori Showkum; Brogen McCrum’s Keeford Kingdom, Ryan Stewart; Beth O'Leary’s Lisbeg Echo, Beth O'Leary; Paul Tang’s Premadonna, Paul Tang; Rachelle Harding’s RJC King Des Etisses, Charlotte Harding; Christopher Brown’s Sensations Optimus Prime, Christopher Brown; Carrickanee Sporthorses Ltd’s Willcost Ophelia, Joshua James Lynch.
Five-Year-Old MEC Young Horse Challenge (€1000+ €125 Breeder Prize):
=1) Paula McMaster’s Brookfield Queen C, Alex McMaster; Carl Webb’s CBI Lucinda, Beth Burton; Gillian Creighton’s Charlotte Z, Jodie Creighton; Jodie Creighton’s Creevyquinn Ace, Jodie Creighton; Joan Ruttledge’s Cs Chacco Latte, Katharina Wildling; Kerry Taggart’s L Tango, Kerry Taggart; Kathryn Morton’s Ogue Toy Boy, Kathryn Morton; Aoife Owens’s Omard Hawaii Ruby, Aoife Owens.
Six-Year-Old MEC Young Horse Challenge (€1000+ €125 Breeder Prize):
1) Roy Shields’s Rockrimmon Legacy, Emma Jackson; 2) Paul Caves’s Quality Clinton, Josh Mark; 3) Mark Quigley’s Choctaw (Ihr), Shane McCloskey; 4) Connie McConville’s Billy Hopper, Shane O'Reilly; 5) Sandra Duffy/ Ireland Horse Sport & Leisure Ltd’s Seapatrick Black Emerald, John McEntee; 6) Conor McEneaney’s K-Dalrock, Conor McEneaney.
Seven-Year-Old MEC Young Horse Challenge (€1000+ €125 Breeder Prize):
1) Brian McConville’s Derena Something Special, Shane O'Reilly; 2) Hugh Ward’s Aganix De La Mer, Dylan Ward; 3) Brian McConville’s BWE Windsor, Shane O'Reilly; 4) Sean Jordan’s Nikittaire Van’t Oosterzand, Shane Treanor; 5) Aiden McGrory’s Leestone Stockholm, Daren Hopkins; 6) Michael Kelleher’s Martello Chapella, Mark Cleary.
MEC 1.30m Grand Prix:
1) Brian McConville’s BWE Special Rose, Shane O'Reilly; 2) Andrew Dunlop’s Questro Z, Jenny Dunlop; 3) Ballywalter Stables’s Elite Della Caccia, Daren Hopkins; 4) Victoria Loane’s Lord of the Rings BMH, Sean Foley; 5) Ailsa Sexton’s Sparky Lad (IHR), Ailsa Sexton; 6) John McEntee & Greenvale Transport McEntee’s Hobalo, John McEntee.
90cm (M):
=1) Laura Mackey’s Bombinate HH Z, Laura Mackey; Holly Wray’s Echo Bukayo, Holly Wray; Ruth Pearson’s EX Dolce Vita III 2016 (GB), Maria Pearson; Carmel Conroy’s Killarn PG, Carmel Conroy; June Burgess’s Maxwelton, June Burgess; Ellen Hughes & Michelle Connelly’s Rosco Special Boy, Ellen Hughes.
1m (M):
=1) Hollie Williamson’s Annyalla Ferro, Kevin Mackey; Katy Connor’s Ardlonnan Fizz With Me, Emma Jackson; Stephanie Wilding’s Bannside Belle, Stephanie Wilding; Charlotte Eakin’s CE Alfred, Charlotte Eakin; Jenny McLeigh’s Errigal Willow, Jenny McLeigh; Courtney Sloan’s Golden Korona, Courtney Sloan; Mavis Stewart’s GSS Vaughn, Patricia Stewart Greer; Anneka Knox’s Hanslough Lad, Darren Irwin; Chloe Crozier’s Lightning Strikes (HSI), Chloe Crozier; Wilma Farquhar’s Liminary Dynamite, Wilma Farquhar; Lisa Allen’s Lougherne Bellisima, Lisa Allen; David Thompson’s Neat Regina, Hannah Thompson; John Jackson’s Nimrod Ihr, Anna Jackson; Kathryn Smiley’s Pandita WS, Jodie Creighton; Martin Duffy’s Perina, Mark Cleary; Camryn Clarke’s Perla TN, Camryn Clarke; Ellen Hughes & Michelle Connelly’s Rosco Special Boy, Ellen Hughes; Fiona Thompson’s Sweet Illusion, Fiona Thompson; Ash-Lee Brown’s Van Dijk, Patricia Stewart Greer; Joanne Sloan Allen’s ẀKD Special Spice, Jodie Creighton.
1.10m (M):
1) Tegan White McMorrow’s Peregrine Point, Tegan White McMorrow; 2) Joanne Morton’s Creevyquinn Bella, Kathryn Morton; 3) Stephen Nolan’s Caricell Supercharge, Stephen Nolan; 4) Paula McLaughlin’s Star La Tuliere, Katie McLaughlin; 5) David Thompson’s Neat Regina, Hannah Thompson; 6) Micheal O’Neill’s Clabbystown Emilia, Chanelle O’Neill.
1.20m (M):
1) Danni Jennings’s Super Star (IHR), Danni Jennings; 2) Mindaugas Milius’s Panache Am, Shane McCloskey; 3) Lisa Priestley’s Derryinver Premier Sarah, Lisa Priestley; 4) Carrickanee Sporthorses Ltd’s Mister Peabody, Jordan Lynch; 5) Jayne Clarke’s Velvet Flare, Charlotte Harding; 6) Claire Penny’s KPCM Contessina, Darryl Walker.
Sunday, April 27
Horses - DAFM Studbook Series Show jumping Five-Year-Old:
1) Marion Hughes’s HHS Colorado, Max Foley; 2) Cooley Farm’s Cooley Showman, Amanda Goldsbury; 3) Victoria Golden’s Glenboy Goldie, Victoria Golden; 4) Aoife Owens’s Omard Hawaii Ruby, Aoife Owens; 5) Adam Ferris’s Newmarket Pretty Lady, Barry Griffin; 6) Tomas Hester’s Ardass Calluna Vulgaris, Derek McConnell.
DAFM Studbook Series Show jumping Six-Year-Old:
1) Minister For Defence’s LVS Galtee, LT Michaeli Byrne; 2) Harry Marshall’s El Classico, Harry Marshall; 3) Donal Lynch’s Thera Van Heiste, Jack Ryan; 4) Laura McHugh’s He Is Ace, Eddie Moloney; 5) Thomas Quigley’s Kds Flashdale Khan, Shane Dalton; 6) Richard J W Smyth’s Mulvin Ganesh Melanie, Jonathan Smyth.
DAFM Studbook Series Show jumping Seven-Year-Old:
1) Sandra Lennon’s CMG Winchester, Dermott Lennon; 2) McFadden Equine’s Orville Jack, Cara McFadden; 3) Alyson Henry’s Caugherty Ronan, Kevin Mackey; 4) Brian McConville’s BWE Windsor, Shane O'Reilly; 5) Michael Kelleher’s Martello Chapella, Mark Cleary; 6) Edward Little’s Carnlea Flamenco (IHR), Edward Little.
The Premier Performance National Grand Prix:
1) Noletta Smyth & Roy Craig’s Mulvin Lights Out, Jonathan Smyth; 2) David Campbell’s Derryinver Truffle, Catherine Thornton; 3) Dermott Lennon & Gerry Marron’s Kinmar Right On Time, Dermott Lennon; 4) Carrickanee Sporthorses Ltd’s Otis Van Het Weyenshof, Joshua James Lynch; 5) Allison Mercer’s Jalandra, Ellie Humphries; 6) Francis Donnelly’s Crystal Tom, Eve Donnelly.
1m (M):
=1) Elaine Morrow’s Caltra Leader, Elaine Morrow; Regula Wassmer’s Cash-Flow, Megan McGettigan; Jayne Moore’s CSF Tia, Jayne Moore; Linda Courtney’s DPS Dunkirk, James Courtney-Cadam; Tara O'Neill’s Haileys First Lady, Tara O'Neill; Judy Murphy’s Javas Midnight Star, Liam McGarry; Una McSorley’s Kilmainham Roan, Una McSorley; Edna Gamble’s MHB Million Magic, Ted Gibson; David Heaney’s Quality Quick Star, Grace McGarry; Robyn Hartley’s RH Live For Now, Robyn Hartley; Ellen Hughes & Michelle Connelly’s Rosco Special Boy, Ellen Hughes; Mya McDowell’s Seapatrick Clarimo, Abby Morton; Thomas Quigley’s Tonagha Roosakker, William Flood; Lisa Smith’s Tummery Tinkerbelle, Lori Smith.
1.10m (M):
1) Caroline Gaston’s Mhb Magnum Splendor, Caroline Gaston; 2) Hannah McCoosh’s Neras Diamond, Hannah McCoosh; 3) Ava Stubbs’s Tullyhill Lucy Diamond, Ava Stubbs; 4) Darren Tracey’s Glenties Grey Rebel, Darren Tracey; 5) Rachel Whann’s Olita KWPN, Jackson Laing; 6) Edna Gamble’s MHB Million Magic, Ted Gibson.
1.20m (M):
1) Mark Kenny’s Ballinamurra Eargon, Ella Kenny; 2) Emma Jackson’s Kylestone Cashel, Emma Jackson; 3) Melanie Scott’s Cascum Lewis, Mackenzie Healy; 4) Ava Stubbs’s Tullyhill Lucy Diamond, Ava Stubbs; 5) Mark Kenny’s Ragazza Di Flamenco, Ella Kenny; 6) Brian Duff’s BEC Dixie, Brian Duff.
1.30m (M):
1) Maurice Devlin’s HHS Toronto, Niamh Devlin; 2) McFadden Equine’s Domar Van De Neerheide, Connie McFadden; 3) Henry Callaghan’s Lambourghini (KWPN), Sharon Callaghan; 4) Shane Treanor’s Trebra Lorenzo, Shannon Treanor; 5) Ennisnag Stud’s ESI Alexander, Billy Sinnott; 6) Owen Pagan’s Glyntown Blake, Billy Sinnott.