FIRST and second places in Saturday afternoon’s 1.35m Balmoral qualifier went to two talented, foreign-bred eight-year-old mares.

The winner, Shane Treanor was aboard Sean Jordan’s Dutch-bred Nikittaire Van’T Oosterzand (Comthago x Arezzo VDL). They posted the only sub 30-second jump-off time, when they flew through the finish line in 29.51.