THE Francis Derwin Bloodstock-sponsored 1.35m Grand Prix took centre stage at Cavan on Saturday with 61 combinations going to post. Of the original starters, 22 booked their place against the clock. Taking the win was Aidan Killeen when he crossed the line clear in 27.25 aboard Helianthus H. Owned by Tynagh House Stud Ltd & Trefoil Farm LLC, the nine-year-old KWPN mare was bred by J. Haanen and is by Quality Time out of the Ovidius-sired Zonneglans. The mare was previously campaigned by American rider Julie Welles.

Emily Turkington was certainly on form as she took the runner-up placing. Riding Susanne Macken’s eight-year-old Nobel, she kept the poles in place in 27.52. Robyn Moran added to her record sheet as she took third place with Vera Griffin’s seven-year-old Cushlas Fryday, clear in 28.43.