All too often, equestrianism is ignored when the role of women in sport is being discussed but it was most definitely ladies’ day at Killossery Lodge Stud last Saturday, where just one of the 14 classes was won by a male rider.

This was the second one-day event to be held at the Glynn family’s re-vamped grounds in three weeks and was staged as a replacement for the cancelled Ravensdale Lodge. As was to be expected, there wasn’t much change to the cross-country track but it will be interesting to see what alterations are made for the next Eventing Ireland competition at the north Co Dublin venue on Saturday, July 5th.