THERE is always a tinge of trepidation about running an event for the first time. Just as when Cormac Hanley and the team wondered if Eddie Macken would turn up for the first Grand Prix show held at Claremorris School of Equitation, you’d wonder in this bizarre year what level of support a new fixture would attract.

However, Liam Lynskey, who, together with Charles Hanley, organised the inaugural Ireland West Foal Championship and Sale, produced an event that was well supported by grateful owners and would-be buyers.