WIN number two for Sarah Ennis at Killossery Lodge Stud last Saturday came in the Irish Sport Horse Studbook CNC1* class for six-year-olds.

There, she completed on her dressage score with the Thomas Ryan-bred MTH Shannondale Sarco Khaleesi (29.3) who, on her debut at this level at the same venue three weeks previously, finished 12th with the addition of 12 cross-country time penalties. Prior to that, the Shannondale Sarco St Ghyvan mare, who is out of a Maltstriker mare, won both of her two EI100 starts.

From April through to November last year, MTH Shannondale Khaleesi was campaigned by Derek McConnell for Sorcha Hennessy and accumulated 37 Showjumping Ireland points. “The mare is being produced for sale but is being aimed at Le Lion (d’Angers) at the end of the year,” said Ennis. “She is very straightforward, can really jump and is brave.”

Two cross-country time penalties prevented Ennis from making it a one-two for the yard with the dun mare Tullabeg Tango who, on a total of 32.3, dropped below Emma Jackson and her OBOS Quality 004 gelding Carra Lux Quality (31.5).

The Fraser Duffy-ridden Fernhill Sky High led after dressage (28) but had a pole down and was then taken handily across the country for a total of 44 penalties which saw him finish eighth.

Duffy was compensated in the ISH Studbook EI100 class for five-year-olds where many of the horses who competed had clashed in the first of the Young Event-Horse Series qualifiers at Scarteen the previous Wednesday.

QUICK DOUBLE

Ian Cassells won that day with Bridget McGing’s home-bred Master Point and looked as if a quick double was on the cards when that Pointilliste gelding led after dressage here on 24.3. However, four show jumping penalties dropped them to fourth as Duffy scored narrowly on Carol Gee’s Fernhill Candy Crush (26) ahead of the Ennis-partnered Derroon Diplomat (26.3), a winner twice already this season, and the Amanda Goldsbury-ridden Arkan Babe (27.5).

Having finished second to Master Point at Scarteen, Fernhill Candy Crush has qualified for a return trip to Dublin which, last year, was followed by two EI90 wins from two starts. He has also competed in ISH and RDS show jumping qualifiers this season having spent a month in Belgium with other Fernhill inmates earlier in the year jumping in young horse classes.

“He is a lovely horse,” commented Duffy of the bay who was bred in Co Sligo by Padraig Howley who stands his sire, Sligo Candy Boy, outside Enniscrone. “He is wonderful to ride down to a fence and is very careful.”