GIVEN the excellent prize money on offer, there was a very disappointing entry at The Meadows on Saturday for the second of two spring legs of the 2026 DAFM Development Series in arena eventing and combined training.

This round at the McCusker family’s Lurgan venue was advertised, and run, as the latter with what was by far the largest field of 13 appearing before the day’s dressage judge, Julie Green, in the six and seven-year-old class.