THERE was plenty of pomp and ceremony at The Meadows last Saturday as, shortly after 1pm, Judy Maxwell, representing the sponsors Baileys Horse Feeds, started presenting the prizes in reverse order to the top 15 in the 2026 flexi eventing series.

The last of the league prize winners to have his name announced was the new champion, Dromore High School pupil Isaac McCarthy, who, through results and weekly attendance, had amassed 71 points with Dawn Carlisle’s 19-year-old bay gelding Suirvalley Little Monkey.