SIXTEEN-year-old Francis Derwin Jnr and AHG Whiterock Cruise Down put their first points on the board in the 1.40m Gain Alltech National Grand Prix last Saturday when they led the victory lap at Barnadown Showjumping in Co Wexford, marking the youngster’s first win at senior Grand Prix level on his first competitive outting with the horse.

Second to go against the clock, Derwin negotiated a very tight line back to the Cooley Farms vertical and again in the turn back to the double. A good pace for the remainder of the course saw them set the winning time of 31.69 and take home the lion’s share of the €4,000 in the Cooley Farms-sponsored class.