TO the relief of some and the despair of others, the search for tickets for the working hunter pony section of the Gallagher Dublin Horse Show came to a conclusion on Wednesday at Sceilig Equestrian, where the Irish Pony Society ran the fourth and final qualifier.

Having hit the crossbar on a couple of occasions, persistence certainly paid off for Ellen O’Gorman, who, having competed at the previous three qualifiers in Banner Equestrian (May 24th), Raheen Na Gun (May 31st) and Knockagh View (June 7th), not only bagged a ticket in the starter stakes on Wednesday, but did so in first place on 79 marks.