JANET Murray’s role as judge for the qualifying rounds of the Balmoral Star of the Future performance horse championships concluded last Sunday when the fifth and final leg was staged in rather inclement weather at Lusk Equestrian Centre.

Olympic event rider Eric Smiley will judge the finalists in the five-year-old championship and the six- to eight-year-old championship in the Main Arena at the 153rd Balmoral Show on Friday, May 13th and Murray, probably best known as a selector and chef d’equipe of the young horse team for Le Lion d’Angers, is happy that she has sent forward some quality horses for the dual Olympian to access.