THERE was action aplenty at Kernan’s Equestrian Centre as riders flocked to contest a qualifier for RUAS Balmoral Show 2018 at the Co Armagh venue.

Last Saturday’s first competition was the amateur division where a field of 49 competitors kicked off in good time with the As going first. From the 28 combinations through to the jump-off, 16 came from the A category and 12 from the AAs. The eventual winner AA rider Sheikh Samir Mirdad on Mirdads Maaa Shaaa Allah whose fast time of 40.79 seconds set a pace that couldn’t be bettered, even by his second horse Mirdads Nayyyarat Alrahmaaan who finished on a close time of 41.84 seconds, giving him the runner-up slot.