WEATHER and ground conditions were perfect for last Sunday’s one-day event at Rosanna outside Ashford where, in contrast to most home fixtures, the margin of victory in the majority of classes was quite substantial.

While some recent equestrian activities at the Co Wicklow venue took place in bad weather, landowner and cross-country fence builder, John Wilding, had kept participants off the event tracks where the courses designed by Luke Drea and Pat Dickinson warranted respect on the undulating ground.