IT was good to see such a large number of Northern Region members at last weekend’s Eventing Ireland national championships at Kilguilkey House and two of the contingent always topped the TopSpec CNC1* championship where Lucca Stubington finally got the better of Andrew Turley.

Riding his 10-year-old Ghareeb gelding Colenomer, Turley headed the leaderboard on 27.8 penalties after Saturday morning’s dressage phase which was judged by Britain’s Jane Tolley and Ireland’s own Vida Tansey.