FIRST of the young rider divisions to contest a championship was the 1.30m one on Friday afternoon. As expected, this class went down to the wire with 33 combinations battling it out for the €1,500 prize fund.

Taking the win was in-form local rider Shane Dalton withChimay, fastest of the 18-way jump-off when clear in 39.91 seconds.

Almost two seconds behind was Galway’s Raphael Lee with Mb Daddy’s Dollars, who broke the beam in 42.32. Dungarvan native Nicholas Connors and Just Jump took third when they clocked 42.56, ahead of English rider Shannon Robinson and Auburn Luna in 43.89. Fifth place was occupied by Darragh Ryan and Apache Vd Lange Vos in 43.97, ahead of Mayo-based Australian rider Jake Hunter and Robinstown Lux Lovely in 44.15.

Victory in the 1.20m went to Lee Carey and Mt Cruise when they clocked the winning round of the jump-off in the 37.56.

It was a good outing for 14-year-old Carey as he went on to win the Hitchmough Bursary final with Mt Cruise.

Tori Dunn put up a good fight with Victoria Z, but a slower time of 38.87 only proved good enough for second place, ahead of Ciaran Nallon and Candis who crossed the line in 40.57

Jake Hunter was back in the ribbons, this time taking fourth place with Knightfield Ella in 40.68, while Charlotte Quinn and Unique were fractions behind in 41.93 for fifth.

Completing the line-up was Jessica Burke and Sir Creevagh Diamond in 42.69.

COMPETITIVE

The 1.10m final went down to the wire as the 33 qualified combinations all had a title on mind.

In what proved to be a very competitive jump-off, it was Aisling McGuinness and Boomerang Breeze who took the win when they galloped home in 32.66 seconds.

Tori Dunn took another runner-up place when she partnered Morabito to a clear in 32.92, ahead of Jessica Lee and Harry Beau Bay in 33.04.

Fourth place was occupied by Mark Murphy and Horseware Foxy in 33.42.

Galway’s Jessica Lee returned with Prince Allie to take fifth place in a time of 33.47, ahead of Sven Hadley and Clouvers Facon in sixth on 34.26.

Blistering round

The 1m Grand Prix final on Saturday again proved very competitive with the top six placed riders all coming home within the 36-second mark.

Taking the honours, following a blistering round aboard Furmoyle Fairer, and in a time of 31.85, was Galway rider Adam Kelly.

Little separated the next placings as Patrick Joyce and Nelgara Vixen galloped home in 32.55, ahead of Sven Hadley and Clouvers Facon in 33.13.

Kevin McCabe and Carramore Oasis took fourth when they crossed the line in 33.21, while Kerry Taggart and Erregals Little Gem finished fifth when breaking the beam in 34.14.

Nayyara Mirdad filled the placings when sixth with Mirdads Jebreeel in 35.86.