WE singled Dartans Atom Man out for special mention in our preview of the Northern Ireland Festival and he rewarded our faith in him by taking the show’s top accolade of Festival working hunter supreme champion in the Cavan Equestrian Centre last Sunday night.

Owned by Castlecomer’s Helena Hennessy Ruane and ridden by her daughter Aoibhinn, Dartans Atom Man had a very busy weekend, starting on Friday when heavy rain did its best to spoil the action in the outdoor grass rings. The 10-year-old chesnut gelding’s first engagement was in the 95cms performance working hunter pony class, which he won, going on to stand reserve supreme to the 85cms class winner, the Lucy Doyle-ridden Who’s Jardin B.