FOLLOWING a very competitive series, the 1.10m and the 1.20m sections of the Mervue Equine Leinster Summer Tour came to a conclusion at the Leinster Summer Championships.

A consistent combination in the 1.10m, Marie Hartley led the final victory lap and with it, landed the leading amateur prize. Riding Kilpatrick Fred, she clocked the winning time of 33.19. Hartley has had a great season and among her good results was a fifth place in the National Amateur Dingo Final. She qualified for Dublin Horse Show in the amateur ranks with Scarthill Vendi. In this league, she took the win at Coilog with Scarthill Vendi and was third in Barnadown, finishing up as the leading Pro Am and runner-up of the league.