AMONG the many Northern Region riders at Killossery Lodge Stud last Saturday was Emily Corbett who landed the O/CNC1* with Tyrella Whiskey whose total of 38.5 included 2.8 cross-country time penalties.

The CCI2* at Camphire is the seasonal target of the 10-year-old Clover Brigade gelding who was bred by Mary McCann out of a Calido I mare. Tyrella Whiskey obviously likes Killossery as, on his two previous visits, he won the CNC1* class last June having finished fourth the previous month.

Bethany Burton led after dressage with Fagrusus H (33.25) but, with two fences down show jumping and two time penalties, she took it handy across the country.

The eight-year-old Cardento gelding started out mainly as a show jumper here with Paul and Beverley Caves but has been in Britain since the start of the 2016 season and competed at intermediate level last year with Selina Milnes.

There were a few fallers throughout the day including two in this open novice class where Hollybrook Star (Louise Bloomer) slipped up on the flat in the grass show jumping field while Neil Morrison’s new body protector was called on to do its job when he parted company from Shannador at the B element of the oxer to skinny at four on the final leg.

Most of the problems at this level came at fences 20ab and 21. Riders had to have a controlled jump over the birch top roller at A to align themselves up for the B birch angled skinny which was followed by another at 21. These could be jumped straight, which many attempted (most doing so successfully) while others circled around to fence 21, losing a considerable amount of time in the process.

There were no fallers at this fence but Jennifer Kuehnle and Fernhill Silk Road took a heavy fall on the flat when turning sharp right towards the next in the CNCJ1* where they led after phase one (31) on their first outing together.

That five-runner class was won by the in-form Co Louth pairing of Millie-Jane Bell and her mother Sharon’s seven-year-old OBOS Quality 004 gelding Hillview Quality Control (45.8). None of the five starters show jumped clear (the winner had one down) but the top three were all home within the time across the country.

In contrast, there were three show jumping clears in the CNC2* but none of the five starters managed to make the time on the final leg. Fastest of the quintet (with 13.6 penalties) was Robyn McKenna with her mother Cecilia’s 13-year-old bay gelding Freddie who were recording their first success at this level.