THE much anticipated Avonmore Summer Classic Finals were held at River Lodge Equestrian in Co Wexford last weekend. The original dates of the finals had been scheduled for late August but due to adverse weather were moved and then the organisers struggled to find a date on the SJI calendar.

After some deliberation, Michelle Kenny and Rafael Sanctuary decided to run the show unaffiliated. Despite it clashing with the Grand Prix show in CoilÓg, Sunday’s €10,000 feature 1.45m Grand Prix attracted 24 combinations.