The chesnut topped the ridden display marks of Gisela Holstein and shared top billing with the unplaced Willows Dexter (Daisy Duggan) of jump suitability and potential judge, Madelaine Gervais. Ard Cleudo, who was bred by Richard and Heather Wright out of the Clover Hill mare Cloverhill Girl, was ridden at Rincoola by international show jumper Kellie Allen who is based at Dollanstown and who was ringside to see his winning round on Thursday.

Allen rode the horse at the first qualifier as Young was still recovering from her disappointing and painful Tattersalls. However, the Kildare native was in the saddle at Forth Mountain, where the combination finished sixth, and qualifying here will have helped Young put Tattersalls firmly in the past.