PATRICK Hickey and the home-bred GRS Lady Amaro shone as the Christmas stars of the seven- and eight-year-old 1.30m Autumn Development series in Cavan last weekend.

Owned and bred by Denis Hickey the seven-year-old mare by Amaretto Darco out of Legal Lady (Over the River) produced a jump-off time of 40.83, well ahead of the rest of the 31-strong field to secure the win and the lion’s share of the €4,000 prize fund.