THE late Ailish Connolly was remembered during the Cavan Indoor Championships last weekend when Saturday evening’s 1.35m Grand Prix was held in her memory. The much loved show jumper from Maynooth passed away in February after an illness and on hand to present the prizes on Saturday was her mother, Margaret, as well as her siblings, nieces, nephews and group of friends.

The €3,000 class attracted a large entry of 79 and, in the end, it was Dermott Lennon who took home the beautiful Ailish Connolly memorial trophy. Drawn 50th to go in the class, Lennon guided his own eight-year-old gelding Anthem In My Heart to the fastest clear round in 55.27 seconds. The Irish Sport Horse, who has no breeding recorded on the Irish Horse Register has shown good results this season, including a four-star 1.30m win in Vejer de la Frontera and placings in Bolesworth and Lier.