Berry enjoys storming season with powerful string

WHILE the home-based riders were battling against each on home soil, there was plenty of competition for those residing in England.

The core group of Aoife Clark, Susie Berry, Austin O’Connor, Padraig McCarthy and Fred Scala consistently picked up placings at both national and international level, while Alex Power (Lord Seekonig) claimed a CCI2*-S victory at Bicton in October.

Standing out, Susie Berry had a storming season with her powerful young string, as did Clark whose impressive double clear round with Celus d’Ermac was a highlight of Burnham Market’s strong CCI4*-L.

In October, a short format four-star class at Little Downham was dominated by Irish riders, with Austin O’Connor (Colorado Blue) and Susie Berry (John The Bull) both filling a top-six placing.