THE Nigrasine gelding Nigra Flight made his third Eventing Ireland appearance on Saturday and his third at Killossery Lodge Stud where each time his performance has improved. He finished fourth on this occasion under Emma Jackson.

The brown five-year-old had narrowly failed to qualify for the young event horse class at Dublin the previous Thursday when problems in the Derby arena during the Young Event-horse Series (YES) qualifier at Tattersalls neutralised his good marks in the ridden display and those for suitability and potential.

Nigra Flight was bred by Desmond Noctor of the Tara Hill Stud in Co Wexford out of the Big Sink Hope mare Enniskeane Flight. He is a half-brother to Timpany Flight Hero (by Cult Hero), who successfully competed here at novice level with Richard Irwin. In further removes, this family features names such as Kildalton Cooley, who is eventing at international two-star level in the United States, and the three-star show jumping mare Victoria Rose.