THE Horse Sport Ireland 1.50m Premier Series got off to an exciting start last Sunday at Barnadown when Sligo’s Kevin Gallagher and Ballypatrick Flamenco claimed victory and the winner’s share of the €15,000 prize fund on offer.

The combination had finished last year’s series with victory in the final round in Portmore and took the runner-up position in the overall series, just one-point behind the eventual National Champions, Captain Geoff Curran. They then won a two-star international Grand Prix in Valencia at the end of 2020 and have picked up where they left off.