SPLITTING the Dublin potential event horse three-year-old qualifier from recent show days paid off for the Newcastle West Show team. A similarly wise move this year was to transfer the competition to Clonshire Equestrian Centre.

This class, the first of its kind, was previously held at the Leonard family farm in Ballynoe, from where one of the top points earners in US eventing history - Ballynoecastle RM - was sourced. What may have been lost in history was made up for by Clonshire’s indoor facilities, as several heavy rainshowers fell during Monday evening’s event.