THERE were fewer runners in the under-age CNCJ* sector but impressing from the outset was Padraig Harrington and Tullabeg Vision. Posting an unbeatable dressage mark (32.0), they completed nearly seven marks ahead of Michelle O’Driscoll (Binrado) and Kate Lenehan with Rockmills. “He’s not all that fit yet,” said Rockwood student Harrington. “However, he really came home well and the ground is a credit to the organisers.”

Cillian Creedon picked up the only cross-country penalty, when he parted company with Shadow Indigo at the chicken coop (15).