HAVING been wrong footed by the weather three weeks ago, Danny Dulohery was determined to leave nothing chance at Kilguilkey last weekend. Running in the midst of the heatwave is never an easy task, but Dulohery and his team pulled out all the stops to water the ground and the riders were delighted with the outcome.

“We aggrovated the entire place, including the dressage and show jumping arenas on Friday evening, then spread 100,000 tons of water on Saturday morning,” commented Dulohery. “We then started watering again very early on Sunday morning, before rolling and watering again. This held the moisture in the ground, and while it was a massive amount of work, the feedback made it worth it. I have to say – it’s a lot easier to manage ground in a settled dry spell, than when you are expecting a lot of rain and it doesn’t arrive!”