THE Midland & Western Region held a show last Friday at Annaharvey where the atmosphere became decidedly subdued when news came through of the sad and sudden death of regional stalwart Julia Hession.

The home-based Deverell family dominated proceedings by winning four of the six Vida Tansey-judged classes. Show organiser Aisling partnered the home-bred Annaharvey Firefly (69.62%) to win the four-runner Elementary DI46 and, on that eight-year-old Floriscount mare, saw off her sole rival in the Medium DI62 where she scored 69.03.