EMMA Jackson, and other local riders, failed to fend off the southern challenge at Gransha on Saturday, so she headed down to Wexford Equestrian for Wednesday’s fourth qualifier for the Pegus Horse Feed performance Irish Draught championship at Balmoral Show and won both classes.

Sally Parkyn, who shared the judging duties at the Eventing Ireland Western Region eventing starter series qualifier at Milchem Equestrian on Sunday, had the assessing stage to herself on Wednesday and, in the Draught section, was most impressed by Jackson’s ride in the four and five-year-old class, an unnamed gelding by Moylough Bouncer, awarding him a score of 130 marks.