WITH so many counter-attractions last Saturday, including the nearby Castlewellan Show, it wasn’t too surprising that there wasn’t a huge entry at Tullymurry when the Turley and O’Connor families welcomed the Northern Region of Eventing Ireland for the second week running.

Once again, the going came in for praise thanks to the efforts of Pat Turley, David Turley and Alan Tormey who spiked, aerated and watered the ground, while the decision to run the track from the top of the hill down to the meadows was appreciated by riders who also lauded the fences designed and built by David Turley and Johnny Hagan. As ever, those fences were beautifully decorated by Marian Turley and Elaine O’Connor.