THERE was a very large entry for last Sunday’s Irish Pony Club/Connolly’s Red Mills eventing qualifier hosted by Area 7 at Tattersalls so it’s good that the Area representative, David Byrne, was able to be on site early as he lives right opposite the Co Meath venue.

Disappointingly, there were only seven entries (four from Kildare) in the Open competition and, of these, just the winner, Edel Whyte, completed without jumping penalties. Throughout the day, the show jumping phase proved the undoing of some who led after dressage.