AN entry of just 138 is scant reward for the time, money and effort that goes into staging an Eventing Ireland-affiliated one-day, so one can only admire the pragmatism of Fiona O’Meara, event secretary for last Sunday’s event at Clyda.

“It’s not ideal having two events in the south of the country running over the same weekend,” commented O’Meara, referencing without naming Rosanna on Saturday. “The old way of having one in the north on a Saturday and one down south on a Sunday worked really well, but things have been a bit different over the last couple of years and especially this season with the weather.