FRIDAY’s night’s torrential downpours may have caused some trepidation about Gorey Show the following day. However, its 160th anniversary event sailed ahead, despite ominous rainclouds overhead.

Show president Lorcan Allen was one of many disappointed when Gorey lost its Breeders Championship qualifier. The former Junior Minister for Agriculture, who describes himself as a “great advocate of Irish horses” had won the Dublin final 20 years ago with his own Courtown Web.