FOLLOWING the disappointing cancellation of the new event fixture at Castle Irvine, all roads led to Ballindenisk last weekend. Despite the appalling weather, which prompted Peter Fell to comment that it was one of the wettest weekends seen at the venue for many years, the two-day meeting ran to plan. Fell did count his blessings however, to have the new sand arena up and running for the show jumping, while the dressage was staged on good ground near to the stables.

Mindful of the elements, Fell had built the cross-country tracks on the drier north side of the farm, although, erring on the side of caution, he did have to take out a few fences on Sunday.