IT was a very long session for the hard-working committee behind the St Luke’s Charity Derby Show held at the Kilronan Equestrian Centre last Sunday but, if they were tired, they were delighted too, as their decision to open up the event to horses this year resulted in a vastly-increased entry and thus increased funds for the Friends of St Luke’s.

The jumping action in the Derby Arena stopped for two Tiggy’s Trust championships – and lunch – during the day, the first being for the winners and reserves from both the horse and pony 60cm and 70cm classes. Here the champion, chosen by judges Philip Scott and George O’Malley, was Rita Dunne’s Kells Tattoo, winner earlier of the Becky Gibney 60cm pony class.